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Investigate how editor extensions support Prettier forks

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type:editor support
Dominant language
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Description

(One downside of forking is that it’s not enough to fork just the prettier/prettier repo. You also need editor extensions. And if your team isn’t all using the same editor, or if your project is open source, you are going to need several editor integrations.)

Originally posted by @lydell in https://github.com/prettier/prettier/issues/3101#issuecomment-606764384

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start with the issue's linked discussion from prettier/prettier#3101 and investigate the editor extensions needed when using a Prettier fork. No files or tests are named; done would mean documenting which integrations support forks and defining the scope of the required work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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