google-java-format is a program that reformats Java source code to comply with Google Java Style.

Download the formatter and run it with:

java -jar /path/to/google-java-format-1.1-all-deps.jar <options> [files...]

The formatter can act on whole files, on limited lines (--lines), on specific ofsets (--offset), passing through to standard-out (default) or altered in-place (--replace).

To reformat changed lines in a specific patch, use [google-java-format-diff.py] (https://github.com/google/google-java-format/blob/master/scripts/google-java-format-diff.py)

Note: There is no configurability as to the formatter's algorithm for formatting. This is a deliberate design decision to unify our code formatting on a single format.

A google-java-format IntelliJ plugin is available from the plugin repository.

The plugin adds a Reformat with google-java-format action to the Code menu. The first time the action is used, the plugin substitutes the default CodeStyleManager with an implementation that uses google-java-format on Java files. Until IntelliJ is restarted, the Reformat code action will also google-java-format.

There is an open bug against IntelliJ to add support for configuring external formatters.

The formatter can be used in software which generates java to output more legible java code. Just include the library in your maven/gradle/etc. configuration.

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.google.googlejavaformat</groupId>
  <artifactId>google-java-format</artifactId>
  <version>1.1</version>
</dependency>

dependencies {
  compile 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.0'
}

You can then use the formatter through the formatSource methods. E.g.

String formattedSource = new Formatter().formatSource(sourceString);

or

CharSource source = ...
CharSink output = ...
new Formatter().formatSource(source, output);

Your starting point should be the instance methods of com.google.googlejavaformat.java.Formatter.

mvn install

Please see the contributors guide for details.

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