[Idea] Using lazy.nvim to manage non-plugin repositories

[pidgeon777]

Overview

The idea is to leverage lazy.nvim to manage repositories that are not necessarily plugins. Below is an example screenshot:

This was achieved with the following configuration:

return {
  {
    "ghdl/ghdl",
    dir = "C:/Work/Repositories/GitHub/ghdl/ghdl",
    lazy = true,
    enabled = true,
  },
}

Issues Encountered

1. When I press "u" to update a repository, it disappears from the plugin list without actually completing the pull. Upon the next restart of LazyVim, the repository reappears with the same commits as before.
2. Despite lazy.nvim indicating available updates for the repository, the repository name does not appear in the notify list of available updates when starting neovim. Only updates for actual plugins are displayed.

Insight

My intuition is that lazy.nvim already has the necessary functionality to update non-plugin repositories. However, I am unsure how to configure it properly. It would be very convenient to view new updates for a repository as if it were a plugin. Additionally, it would be possible to automatically execute certain commands like make or others for each update.

[pidgeon777]

EDIT: I just found out this:

#1488

I was wondering if there could be something else missing, or coming in the next future to make this a built-in "feature".