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I have been looking for, but haven't found, a similar package for Java projects. Ideally my team can add it as a save-hook for everyone using IDEA, then we can

I have been looking for, but haven't found, a similar package for Java projects. Ideally my team can add it as a save-hook for everyone using IDEA, then we can have a pre-commit hook that checks to ensure compliance. Would be eternally grateful for anyone that can point me in the right direction!

ljm 7y ago
I've been using Spotless, which has been working well enough.
dodobirdlord 7y ago
I suggest https://github.com/google/google-java-format https://github.com/google/google-java-format
- davnicwil 7y ago
  I'm very happy using this, coming from prettier with JS/VSCode and looking for a similar dev experience in Java/Intellij - it has an IntelliJ plugin that works well. Last time I looked I couldn't find any good IntelliJ plugins for the Java implementation of prettier which was a dealbreaker - I need the format on save. Anyway, this is a great tool, just works. Only couple of issues it has is no 'ignore formatting for this piece of code' feature and it occasionally formats comments oddly (i.e. enough to make them unreadable) in certain edge cases like in ternary expressions, so you have to manually edit comments from time to time, but this hardly ever comes up.
  - tomnipotent 7y ago
    > I need the format on save Check out Preferences -> Tools -> File Watchers.
    - davnicwil 7y ago
      Great shout! Didn't know about this feature but this solves the problem elegantly. Will give it a try.
__initbrian__ 7y ago
At work, we use clang-format for java and c++. prettier for js, ts
thorn0x 7y ago
There exists a Java plugin for Prettier: https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java No idea how good it is though. Please tell us. :)
lipis 7y ago
https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java
j-f1 7y ago
There’s https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java, which expands Prettier to work with Java, but I’m not sure how complete or thoroughly-tested it is. It also requires that you have Node installed, which could be be a downside for people who only work with Java.

ljm 7y ago

I've been using Spotless, which has been working well enough.

dodobirdlord 7y ago

I suggest https://github.com/google/google-java-format https://github.com/google/google-java-format

davnicwil 7y ago
I'm very happy using this, coming from prettier with JS/VSCode and looking for a similar dev experience in Java/Intellij - it has an IntelliJ plugin that works well. Last time I looked I couldn't find any good IntelliJ plugins for the Java implementation of prettier which was a dealbreaker - I need the format on save. Anyway, this is a great tool, just works. Only couple of issues it has is no 'ignore formatting for this piece of code' feature and it occasionally formats comments oddly (i.e. enough to make them unreadable) in certain edge cases like in ternary expressions, so you have to manually edit comments from time to time, but this hardly ever comes up.
- tomnipotent 7y ago
  > I need the format on save Check out Preferences -> Tools -> File Watchers.
  - davnicwil 7y ago
    Great shout! Didn't know about this feature but this solves the problem elegantly. Will give it a try.

__initbrian__ 7y ago

At work, we use clang-format for java and c++. prettier for js, ts

thorn0x 7y ago

There exists a Java plugin for Prettier: https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java No idea how good it is though. Please tell us. :)

lipis 7y ago

https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java

j-f1 7y ago

There’s https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java https://github.com/jhipster/prettier-java, which expands Prettier to work with Java, but I’m not sure how complete or thoroughly-tested it is. It also requires that you have Node installed, which could be be a downside for people who only work with Java.