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 # Changelog
 
+## [7.9.0](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/compare/v7.8.0...v7.9.0) (2023-01-02)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **commands:** added build command to force rebuild of a plugin ([23c0587](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/23c0587791607bf77f7148c04722977f72537314))
+* **event:** track event trigger times ([46997de](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/46997de1c90620897e2a7f31bd9e4751c1223d21))
+* **help:** accept patterns for readme ([#269](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/issues/269)) ([d521a25](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/d521a25cfc8608057eade67bfe7991f1ce1ed1b9))
+* **loader:** incrementally install missing plugins and rebuild spec, so imported specs from plugins work as expected ([2d06faa](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/2d06faa941998f76f0348b7b69c5ecdcb5f3db2a))
+* **spec:** added `import` to import other plugin modules ([919b7f5](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/919b7f5de3ba78d2030be617b64ada17bddd47da))
+* **spec:** added support for importing multiple spec modules with `import = "foobar"` ([39b6602](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/39b66027a5c5db9ba6f3a7253cc6513882c27f2a))
+* **spec:** allow mergig of config, priority and dependencies ([313015f](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/313015fdb4b44a38f4b5c9fd045c5d29a65f7c7a))
+* **spec:** show spec warnings in checkhealth only ([bc4133c](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/bc4133cb3e2d3dceed11d416ab1a0ece2d37f759))
+* **ui:** show new version that is available instead of general message ([34e2c78](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/34e2c78e0690a93196b5e59bbc9e050dfd6f3986))
+* **ui:** when updating to a new version, show the version instead of the commit refs ([0fadb5e](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/0fadb5e1cec709de839ecd6937b338b9201734ad))
+* **util:** added trackfn that wraps a function and tracks timings ([50a456c](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/50a456c189a6ea68f7681c95fe5cfa9c968e4fc6))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **cache:** allow lazyvim as a plugin ([f6b0172](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/f6b0172e92c502bd4b1482cbb8bed4e6e3231357))
+* **cache:** autoloading was broken! ([9e90852](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/9e90852a471205e92e524e9052cc2df101a24d80))
+* **cache:** dont return directories in lsmod ([9893430](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/9893430187d70f69aed552e286223671e8ece72f))
+* **cache:** keep ordering of topmods the same as in rtp ([11eee43](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/11eee43c7ee63a71b08009769437e8a10814a48c))
+* **cache:** only autoload when plugins have been parsed. Needed to support `import` ([0bc73db](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/0bc73db503e550076c0a8effb976a778c7cf5a6a))
+* **cache:** properly return two values for finddir ([1ec8f08](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/1ec8f08480493ea1faffebcd3c89ce9e65732054))
+* **commands:** fixed plugin completion for commands ([205ce42](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/205ce42cdc93bc62b1c2ae1c754180c5a23be8de))
+* **fetch:** always fetch latest origin tags. Fixes [#264](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/issues/264) ([a9de591](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/a9de5910f22faf9036a8297c8fd4e3d47eb8baa6))
+* **handler:** properly show errors generated by setting up handlers ([4d77cf2](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/4d77cf2efea3ddec1bc2a335f90bf3a1cfe19db2))
+* **health:** always use main spec ([6ff480b](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/6ff480bdee276265e69f644877706ccb11892799))
+* **help:** properly escape helptags search pattern ([#268](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/issues/268)) ([1edd1b8](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/1edd1b8945ee91cdfd61654af96c427dce285a9d))
+* **loader:** always load init.lua in plugin mods ([60e96b4](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/60e96b478a5374ad1829a505549e3170332d1013))
+* **loader:** setup handlers after installing missing plugins. Fixes [#272](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/issues/272) ([b23a5dc](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/b23a5dc8d5d873e3c53283a376c9d9b5ee33697f))
+* **plugin:** only get plugin from spec when needed. ([ce3e1fc](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/ce3e1fc5603b9f81165f331350bd2dd54b000d32))
+* **spec:** allow a spec module to be on the rtp and not only in config ([51c23b6](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/51c23b661e695d3998893bfd71de2646a6190ad4))
+* **spec:** normalize deps before adding spec to make sure merging works as expected ([7d75598](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/7d755987ba6ea6ef8a3213f2119c5e31810ac913))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **cache:** cache all lua files till UIEnter instead of VimEnter ([77ff7be](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/77ff7beaa49769961b01b4d5b9099b4536ba1de4))
+* track some additional cputimes ([d992387](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/commit/d99238791289e7ee5bd847fd10ac3a93ab3422e6))
+
 ## [7.8.0](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim/compare/v7.7.0...v7.8.0) (2022-12-31)