Has anyone been able to find a formatting extension for Apex on visual studio code? And if so would they be able to share it?
Personally, I use the following extensions for vscode:
Salesforce Extensions for VS Code - A package of Salesforce made extensions for editing code. Provides syntax highlighting & will recognize salesforce files based on their extension. Pretty much a must have for working with sfdx.
Apex PMD - provides a tool to analyze code based on a ruleset. Comes with its own ruleset based on java best practices. Useful tool for new developers or old developers working with a codebase which could use a tuneup. It can be modified further to fit your needs.
I asked about supporting an official formatter & was told that it was supported, via a version of prettier. Installation
To install the Prettier Apex plugin:
Navigate to the top-level of your project
Check if your project contains the package.json file. If not, run: npm init and accept all the default options.
Run: npm install --save-dev --save-exact prettier prettier-plugin-apex.
You must create a configuration file .prettier in the root of your project. If you’d like to know more about formatting options of Prettier, read other config options.
{ "trailingComma": "none", "overrides": [ { "files": "**/lwc/**/*.html", "options": { "parser": "lwc" } }, { "files": "*.{cmp,page,component}", "options": { "parser": "html" } } ] }
NOTE: The "trailingComma": "none" setting is required for Aura.
After creating the local configuration file, install the Prettier extension for VS Code.
I'd install the Salesforce extensions for vscode, or some of the individual components. They provide hinting and syntax features which make editing files much easier.
2020: Mavensmate is no longer around. The Salesforce provided extensions work well with SFDX and should meet any other need you have. There is no formatter included in the sfdx package.
Personally, I use the following extensions for vscode:
Salesforce Extensions for VS Code - A package of Salesforce made extensions for editing code. Provides syntax highlighting & will recognize salesforce files based on their extension. Pretty much a must have for working with sfdx.
Apex PMD - provides a tool to analyze code based on a ruleset. Comes with its own ruleset based on java best practices. Useful tool for new developers or old developers working with a codebase which could use a tuneup. It can be modified further to fit your needs.
I asked about supporting an official formatter & was told that it was supported, via a version of prettier. Installation
To install the Prettier Apex plugin:
Navigate to the top-level of your project
Check if your project contains the package.json file. If not, run: npm init and accept all the default options.
Run: npm install --save-dev --save-exact prettier prettier-plugin-apex.
You must create a configuration file .prettier in the root of your project. If you’d like to know more about formatting options of Prettier, read other config options.
{ "trailingComma": "none", "overrides": [ { "files": "**/lwc/**/*.html", "options": { "parser": "lwc" } }, { "files": "*.{cmp,page,component}", "options": { "parser": "html" } } ] }
NOTE: The "trailingComma": "none" setting is required for Aura.
After creating the local configuration file, install the Prettier extension for VS Code.
I'd install the Salesforce extensions for vscode, or some of the individual components. They provide hinting and syntax features which make editing files much easier.
2020: Mavensmate is no longer around. The Salesforce provided extensions work well with SFDX and should meet any other need you have. There is no formatter included in the sfdx package.