palantir / palantir/palantir-java-format

Unexpected new line in switch assignements

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Description

I'm using Spotless with palantirJavaFormat() and this code:

var result = switch (target) {
        case "foo" -> "foo";
        case "bar" -> "bar";
        default -> "default";
};

is formatted like this:

var result =
        switch (target) {
            case "foo" -> "foo";
            case "bar" -> "bar";
            default -> "default";
        };

where I wouldn't expect the new line after the = sign. Is this a bug, or do I have wrong expectations?

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Start by reproducing the reported output with palantirJavaFormat() and the Java switch-expression snippet from the issue. Trace how this assignment is formatted and determine whether the line break after = is intentional. Done means establishing the expected formatting and, if it is a bug, correcting the behavior with coverage for this example.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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Estimated time
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