diff --git a/lua/lualine.lua b/lua/lualine.lua
index dfa4d16..2e2d1bc 100644
--- a/lua/lualine.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine.lua
@@ -35,8 +35,32 @@ M.inactive_sections = {
   lualine_z = {  }
 }
 
-M.extensions = {
-}
+M.extensions = {}
+
+local function apply_configuration(config_table)
+  if not config_table then return end
+  local function parse_sections(section_group_name)
+    if not config_table[section_group_name] then return end
+    for section_name, section in pairs(config_table[section_group_name]) do
+      M[section_group_name][section_name] = config_table[section_group_name][section_name]
+      if type(section) == 'table' then
+        for _, component in pairs(section) do
+          if type(component) == 'table' and type(component[2]) == 'table' then
+            local options = component[2]
+            component[2] = nil
+            for key, val in pairs(options) do
+              component[key] = val
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  parse_sections('options')
+  parse_sections('sections')
+  parse_sections('inactive_sections')
+  if config_table.extensions then M.extensions = config_table.extensions end
+end
 
 local function check_single_separator()
   local compoennt_separator = M.options.component_separators
@@ -126,36 +150,31 @@ local function component_loader(component)
   end
 end
 
-
-local function load_components()
-  local function load_sections(sections)
-    for section_name, section in pairs(sections) do
-      for index, component in pairs(section) do
-        if type(component) == 'string' or type(component) == 'function' then
-          component = {component}
-        end
-        component.self = {}
-        component.self.section = section_name
-        component_loader(component)
-        section[index] = component
+local function load_sections(sections)
+  for section_name, section in pairs(sections) do
+    for index, component in pairs(section) do
+      if type(component) == 'string' or type(component) == 'function' then
+        component = {component}
       end
+      component.self = {}
+      component.self.section = section_name
+      component_loader(component)
+      section[index] = component
     end
   end
+end
+
+local function load_components()
   load_sections(M.sections)
   load_sections(M.inactive_sections)
 end
 
 local function  load_extensions()
-  for _, extension in pairs(M.extensions) do
-    if type(extension) == 'string' then
-      require('lualine.extensions.' .. extension).load_extension()
-    end
-    if type(extension) == 'table' then
-      extension.load_extension()
-    end
-    if type(extension) == 'function' then
-      extension()
-    end
+  for index, extension in pairs(M.extensions) do
+    local local_extension = require('lualine.extensions.' .. extension)
+    load_sections(local_extension.sections)
+    load_sections(local_extension.inactive_sections)
+    M.extensions[index] = local_extension
   end
 end
 
@@ -181,7 +200,27 @@ local function lualine_set_theme()
   theme_set = M.options.theme
 end
 
-local function statusline(sections, is_focused)
+local function statusline(is_focused)
+  local sections = nil
+  for _, extension in ipairs(M.extensions) do
+    for _, filetype in ipairs(extension.filetypes) do
+      if vim.bo.filetype == filetype then
+        if is_focused then
+          sections = extension.sections
+        else
+          sections = extension.inactive_sections
+        end
+        break
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  if sections == nil then
+    if is_focused then
+      sections = M.sections
+    else
+      sections = M.inactive_sections
+    end
+  end
   if M.options.theme ~= theme_set then
     _G.lualine_set_theme()
   end
@@ -252,9 +291,9 @@ end
 
 local function status_dispatch()
   if vim.g.statusline_winid == vim.fn.win_getid() then
-    return statusline(M.sections, true)
+    return statusline(true)
   else
-    return statusline(M.inactive_sections, false)
+    return statusline(false)
   end
 end