return {
  events = {
    'BufAdd',                 -- after adding a buffer to the buffer list
    'BufDelete',              -- deleting a buffer from the buffer list
    'BufEnter',               -- after entering a buffer
    'BufFilePost',            -- after renaming a buffer
    'BufFilePre',             -- before renaming a buffer
    'BufHidden',              -- just after buffer becomes hidden
    'BufLeave',               -- before leaving a buffer
    'BufNew',                 -- after creating any buffer
    'BufNewFile',             -- when creating a buffer for a new file
    'BufReadCmd',             -- read buffer using command
    'BufReadPost',            -- after reading a buffer
    'BufReadPre',             -- before reading a buffer
    'BufUnload',              -- just before unloading a buffer
    'BufWinEnter',            -- after showing a buffer in a window
    'BufWinLeave',            -- just after buffer removed from window
    'BufWipeout',             -- just before really deleting a buffer
    'BufWriteCmd',            -- write buffer using command
    'BufWritePost',           -- after writing a buffer
    'BufWritePre',            -- before writing a buffer
    'CmdUndefined',           -- command undefined
    'CmdWinEnter',            -- after entering the cmdline window
    'CmdWinLeave',            -- before leaving the cmdline window
    'ColorScheme',            -- after loading a colorscheme
    'CompleteDone',           -- after finishing insert complete
    'CursorHold',             -- cursor in same position for a while
    'CursorHoldI',            -- idem, in Insert mode
    'CursorMoved',            -- cursor was moved
    'CursorMovedI',           -- cursor was moved in Insert mode
    'EncodingChanged',        -- after changing the 'encoding' option
    'FileAppendCmd',          -- append to a file using command
    'FileAppendPost',         -- after appending to a file
    'FileAppendPre',          -- before appending to a file
    'FileChangedRO',          -- before first change to read-only file
    'FileChangedShell',       -- after shell command that changed file
    'FileChangedShellPost',   -- after (not) reloading changed file
    'FileReadCmd',            -- read from a file using command
    'FileReadPost',           -- after reading a file
    'FileReadPre',            -- before reading a file
    'FileType',               -- new file type detected (user defined)
    'FileWriteCmd',           -- write to a file using command
    'FileWritePost',          -- after writing a file
    'FileWritePre',           -- before writing a file
    'FilterReadPost',         -- after reading from a filter
    'FilterReadPre',          -- before reading from a filter
    'FilterWritePost',        -- after writing to a filter
    'FilterWritePre',         -- before writing to a filter
    'FocusGained',            -- got the focus
    'FocusLost',              -- lost the focus to another app
    'FuncUndefined',          -- if calling a function which doesn't exist
    'GUIEnter',               -- after starting the GUI
    'GUIFailed',              -- after starting the GUI failed
    'InsertChange',           -- when changing Insert/Replace mode
    'InsertCharPre',          -- before inserting a char
    'InsertEnter',            -- when entering Insert mode
    'InsertLeave',            -- when leaving Insert mode
    'JobActivity',            -- when job sent some data
    'MenuPopup',              -- just before popup menu is displayed
    'OptionSet',              -- after setting any option
    'QuickFixCmdPost',        -- after :make, :grep etc.
    'QuickFixCmdPre',         -- before :make, :grep etc.
    'QuitPre',                -- before :quit
    'RemoteReply',            -- upon string reception from a remote vim
    'SessionLoadPost',        -- after loading a session file
    'ShellCmdPost',           -- after ":!cmd"
    'ShellFilterPost',        -- after ":1,2!cmd", ":w !cmd", ":r !cmd".
    'SourceCmd',              -- sourcing a Vim script using command
    'SourcePre',              -- before sourcing a Vim script
    'SpellFileMissing',       -- spell file missing
    'StdinReadPost',          -- after reading from stdin
    'StdinReadPre',           -- before reading from stdin
    'SwapExists',             -- found existing swap file
    'Syntax',                 -- syntax selected
    'TabClosed',              -- a tab has closed
    'TabEnter',               -- after entering a tab page
    'TabLeave',               -- before leaving a tab page
    'TabNew',                 -- when creating a new tab
    'TabNewEntered',          -- after entering a new tab
    'TermChanged',            -- after changing 'term'
    'TermClose',              -- after the processs exits
    'TermOpen',               -- after opening a terminal buffer
    'TermResponse',           -- after setting "v:termresponse"
    'TextChanged',            -- text was modified
    'TextChangedI',           -- text was modified in Insert mode
    'TextYankPost',           -- after a yank or delete was done (y, d, c)
    'User',                   -- user defined autocommand
    'VimEnter',               -- after starting Vim
    'VimLeave',               -- before exiting Vim
    'VimLeavePre',            -- before exiting Vim and writing ShaDa file
    'VimResized',             -- after Vim window was resized
    'WinEnter',               -- after entering a window
    'WinLeave',               -- before leaving a window
  },
  aliases = {
    BufCreate = 'BufAdd',
    BufRead = 'BufReadPost',
    BufWrite = 'BufWritePre',
    FileEncoding = 'EncodingChanged',
  },
  -- List of neovim-specific events or aliases for the purpose of generating 
  -- syntax file
  neovim_specific = {
    TabClosed=true,
    TabNew=true,
    TabNewEntered=true,
    TermClose=true,
    TermOpen=true,
  },
}