nushell / nushell/vscode-nushell-lang

Add formatting

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Nushell
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Description

It would be amazing if the extension could also be a formatter for nu files. Is it something planned ? If it is already the case I couldn't find any documentation for it ?

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Research direction

Start by reading the extension's current language support and documentation to determine whether formatting is already implemented. Identify the formatter entry point and how VS Code language features are registered, then define the expected formatting behavior for .nu files and document or validate the result in VS Code.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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