groovy / groovy/groovy-eclipse

java formatting applied when trying to format from outside of an editor

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enhancement
Dominant language
Java
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Description

Hello.

It seems that if you try to perform code formatting from outside of the source editor for groovy, java formatting is performed. I had a problem that in my groovy script, many lines were joined (they did not have semicolon at ends).
Also tested by creating a file with extremely long comment. Formatting from inside had no effect, but formatting outside broke it in few lines.
btw: is it planned to make a sophisticated code formatter?

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Reproduce the report by formatting Groovy from inside and outside the source editor, including a long comment and lines without semicolons. Compare which formatter is selected in each path and confirm that outside-editor formatting uses Java formatting; done when both paths preserve Groovy syntax and long comments.

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Assessment

Tech stack
groovy, java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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