microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
Support for tabs in language service formatter.
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Description
The formatter described in the link below currently doesn't seem to offer a way to indent by using tabs.
https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Using-the-Compiler-API#pretty-printer-using-the-ls-formatter
Could that be added?
Thanks!
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked TypeScript wiki section, “Pretty printer using the LS formatter,” and trace the language service formatter entry point it describes. Confirm how indentation is configured, then determine the behavior and tests needed for tab-based indentation; done means the formatter accepts tabs and preserves existing formatting behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100