ndmitchell / ndmitchell/hlint

Print "found" part with original formatting

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Description

Hello,

for the source (note the double space in (+ 1))

f1 i _ = fmap (+  1) i

hlint outputs (note the single space)

Found:
  fmap (+ 1) i
Why not:
  (+ 1) <$> i

Could hlint output the Found: part as the original string, regardless of formatting and white spaces?
It would simplify find-and-replace.

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Research direction

Start by locating the code that formats HLint's Found: suggestion output, using the example's whitespace difference as the starting case. Check how the source expression is represented before formatting. Done means the Found: text preserves the original spacing and formatting so it can be used for find-and-replace.

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Tech stack
haskell
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tooling
Issue type
Feature
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