microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
clang-format spacing for arrows in functions/operators is inconsistent
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Description
Type: Bug
C++ formatter (clang-format) spacing for arrows in functions/operators is inconsistent
For example, using default settings,
fn match_all(string s, string pattern) -> vector<string> has a space in "->"
whereas there are no spaces between "->" in
template <typename T> fn operator&(T &&t)->T *
Extension version: 1.23.1
VS Code version: Code 1.95.3 (f1a4fb101478ce6ec82fe9627c43efbf9e98c813, 2024-11-13T14:50:04.152Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
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System Info
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| CPUs | 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900K (24 x 3187) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 63.75GB (49.23GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 6bb4caad-b25c-4220-aa45-1f9becba9e24 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the two arrow-spacing examples with the default C++ formatter settings and trace the formatting path in the VS Code C/C++ extension. Done means equivalent function and operator return-type syntax receives consistent arrow spacing, with regression coverage for both examples.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100