sql-formatter-org / sql-formatter-org/sql-formatter
Feature Request: Line break before or after "+"
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Description
Describe the Feature
When building a long string in a script for insert or update, I like to break it into logical chunks for readability and easy maintenance. Also, VSCode does not like really long single-line strings. Something like this:
declare @longString nvarchar(max) = '';
set
@longString = @longString +
'{"JsonObject": [{' +
'"JsonField1": {"Name": "JsonValue1"},' +
'"JsonField2": {"Name": "JsonValue2"},' +
'"JsonField3": {"Name": "JsonValue3"},' +
'"JsonField4": {"Name": "JsonValue4"}' +
'}]}';
update MyTable set MyColumn = @longString where...
At this time, when formatting with this extension, the formatter joins all these lines onto a single line.
Why do you want this feature?
I'd like to keep my strings readable and not have the issue with VSCode an long strings.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named in the issue. Reproduce the formatter's output with the provided SQL string, then locate the string-concatenation formatting entry point. Done means formatting preserves or supports readable line breaks around "+" without joining the example into one long line, with regression coverage for that case.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- sql, typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100