dprint - Visual Studio Code Extension

Visual Studio Code formatting extension for dprint—a pluggable and configurable code formatting platform.

Install

1. Install dprint's CLI
2. Install extension via Visual Studio Marketplace

Setup

1. Run dprint init in the root directory of your repository to create a dprint configuration file.
2. Set the default formatter in your vscode settings and consider turning on "format on save":

   {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "dprint.dprint",
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
     // or specify per language, for example
     "[javascript]": {
       "editor.defaultFormatter": "dprint.dprint",
       "editor.formatOnSave": true,
     }
   }
   

Features

Formats code in the editor using dprint.

Plugins are currently resolved based on the dprint configuration file in the current workspace folder.

Requirements

You must have dprint installed globally on the path.

Follow the instructions here: Install

Extension Settings

{
  // By default it will use `dprint` found on the path,
  // but use this when you want to specify a custom location.
  // Include the executable name (ex. on windows "C:\\some-dir\\dprint.exe")
  "dprint.path": "/home/david/otherPath/dprint",
  // Change this to `true` to get verbose logging
  "dprint.verbose": false
}

Known Issues

• No support for custom config locations.

Developing and Testing Locally

1. npm install
2. Go to "Run and debug" in VS code and run the "Run Extension" task.

Release Notes

0.12.1

• fix: support folders with spaces when resolving node_modules path and in "dprint.path" configuration

0.12.0

• feat: prefer resolving dprint executable in node_modules
• feat: support for editor schema v5 (#30)

0.11.0

• Support sub directories with dprint configuration files.

0.10.0

• Support multiple workspace folders.
• Do not show notification for formatting errors (it only outputs to the output tab).
• Better handling when default schema can't be downloaded.
• Extension is bundled to single JS file to improve load times.

0.9.0

• Support config files in ancestor directories of the workspace.

0.8.0

• Support for dprint 0.17
• Get config file schema from plugins.

0.7.0

• Add logging to "output" tab in vscode (under "dprint").
• Add "dprint.verbose" config for outputting verbose logging.

0.6.0

• Support dprint 0.13

0.5.0

• Support dprint 0.12

0.4.0

• Added dprint.path setting.

0.3.0

• Update to work with dprint 0.10.0 (will be backwards compatible with 0.9.0 for now).
• Plugin now re-initializes when the configuration file changes.

0.2.0

Formatting is faster due to using a long-running background process for formatting.

0.1.6

• Instructional message when dprint is not installed globally.
• Fix encoding issue on error.

0.1.3-0.1.5

Updates based on latest dprint CLI.

0.1.2

Fix error text.

0.1.1

Auto-dismiss syntax error notifications.

0.1.0

Initial release.