paket add using groups does not indent when adding to paket.dependecies
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Description
Description
indentation in paket.dependencies isn't applied when running paket add Package -g Group
it's only a cosmetic thing but it also means we can have a tabs vs spaces argument 👍
Repro steps
using groups in paket.dependecies add a package to a group

Expected behavior
Indentation
Actual behavior
no indentation
Known workarounds
keeping an eye out for it in pull requests and 'polite reminder emails'
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Research direction
Start by reproducing paket add Package -g Group in a project using groups, then trace the Paket code that writes additions to paket.dependencies. Compare the generated indentation with the existing group style; done means newly added packages are indented consistently without changing unrelated dependency entries.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- fsharp
- Domain
- build-system, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100