microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Formatting GLSL not supported, even though it should be able to format GLSL
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Description
Environment
- OS and version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19044
- VS Code: 1.71.2 (user setup)
- C/C++ extension: v1.12.4
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Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce
Posting issue here, as suggested by: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/161209#issuecomment-1251914962
Issuing the format document command on a GLSL file with .frag as the extension in case of the this fragment shader file, results in the There is no formatter for 'glsl' files installed. error message. Which is correct, I do not have one installed specifically for GLSL shaders.

I would like to use the default formatter for C files, as GLSL is formatted identically to C. So I set the following in my settings .json
"[glsl]": {
"editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-vscode.cpptools"
},
This does not change the error message, which persists.
I presume this is because ms-vscode.cpptools is not specifically registered to work with glsl files, although the formatter should be more than capable of formatting GLSL files. It would be excellent, if I could chose the C formatter for GLSL files.
Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes
Detailed version Info
Version: 1.71.2 (user setup)
Commit: 74b1f979648cc44d385a2286793c226e611f59e7
Date: 2022-09-14T21:03:37.738Z
Electron: 19.0.12
Chromium: 102.0.5005.167
Node.js: 16.14.2
V8: 10.2.154.15-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19044
Sandboxed: No
Steps to Reproduce:
- Set "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-vscode.cpptools"
- Format a glsl file
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Research direction
Reproduce with a .frag GLSL file and the [glsl] editor.defaultFormatter setting shown in the issue. Inspect how the C/C++ extension registers its formatter and language support; done means the configured formatter is accepted for GLSL files and Format Document no longer reports that no formatter is installed.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100