Using Zeus with Prettier

[jussij]

What is Prettier?
Prettier is an opinionated code formatter with support for several programming languages including:

• JavaScript
• JSX
• Angular
• Vue
• Flow
• TypeScript
• CSS, Less, and SCSS
• HTML
• Ember/Handlebars
• JSON
• GraphQL
• Markdown, including GFM and MDX v1
• YAML

There are also plug-ins for many other languages including:

• go
• java
• kotlin
• php
• ruby
• rust
• sql
• and a host of other languages

Installing Prettier
To install Prettier run the following command from the command prompt:

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npm install --save-dev --save-exact prettier

Verify the install by running the following command:

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npx prettier --help

That command should produce the following output:

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Usage: prettier [options] [file/dir/glob ...]

By default, output is written to stdout.
Stdin is read if it is piped to Prettier and no files are given.

Output options:

  -c, --check              Check if the given files are formatted, print a human-friendly summary
                           message and paths to unformatted files (see also --list-different).
  -l, --list-different     Print the names of files that are different from Prettier's formatting (see also --check).
  -w, --write              Edit files in-place. (Beware!)

Format options:
...

Initializing Eslint
For Prettier to work it needs a project folder containing a package.json file.

The simplest way to do create this project structure is to npm using the following command:

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npm init

Using Prettier on File Save
Zeus can be configured to automatically run prettier each time the file is saved. To achieve this follow the
instructions found here: http://www.zeusedit.com/phpBB3/viewtopi ... =10&t=8145

Using Prettier inside Zeus
Start Zeus and use the Options, Document Types menu to edit the JScript Document Type.

In the Compiler panel enter the following details:

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   Command Line: npx prettier --check "$fn"
  Errors Regex: \[error\]
Warnings Regex: \[warn\]

(o) Display on errors and warnings

Those settings should look like the screen shown below:

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NOTE: To use Prettier for TypeScript files just repeat the steps for the TypeScript Document Type.

In the project folder initialized earlier, create a test.js file shown below:
foo(reallyLongArg(), omgSoManyParameters(), IShouldRefactorThis(), isThereSeriouslyAnotherOne());[/code]

Now with test.js as the active file use the Compiler, Compile menu to run the linter.

That should result in the output shown below:

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Using Prettier with the Write Option
If you change the command line described earlier to be the following:

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npx prettier --write "$fn"

Now when the Compiler, Compile menu is use the broken code will be automatically fixed and reloaded into the editor, replaced with the code shown below:

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foo(
  reallyLongArg(),
  omgSoManyParameters(),
  IShouldRefactorThis(),
  isThereSeriouslyAnotherOne()
);

More command line options can be found here: https://prettier.io/docs/en/cli.html

Cheers Jussi