redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java

[BUG] "editor.autoIndent" setting erroneously controls javadoc newline character insertion

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Description

Below provided settings.json snippet, when added to settings.json leads to no * symbol being added after newline.

"[java]": {
        "editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions": false,
        "editor.autoIndent": "none"
}

Without these configurations, I get unwanted behaviour where an indent is inserted before the * symbol on a javadoc newline.

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior using the settings.json snippet in VS Code with Java support, comparing editor.autoIndent set to "none" with the default configuration. Trace the Java editor handling for Javadoc newlines and verify that the * insertion is preserved without unwanted indentation in both cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
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

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