Prettier-vscode: How to format current file automatically without saving manually?

[nickmccurdy]

I want Prettier to format everything I type in supported languages without manually saving or unfocusing editors. formatOnType appears to be unsupported. formatOnSave only works if I set autoSave to onWindowChange or onFocusChange, but I want to be able to write large amounts of code in the current file keeping it formatted without manually saving, and afterDelay does not trigger formatOnSave.

Is there a supported configuration for this use case, or would formatOnType or afterDelay need to be implemented?

[RobinMalfait]

I think that formatOnType is almost impossible because if you type your code it gets restructured and your cursor position won't work probably.

Question: Why is hitting cmd+s not an option? Or why is autoSave on window change not an option?

[ghost]

Autosave in VSCode

"editor.formatOnSave": true,
"files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
"files.autoSaveDelay": 1000,

[nickmccurdy]

@RobinMalfait I believe we can use prettier.formatWithCursor for this. I want to be able to auto save with Prettier formatting. onWindowChange is close to what I want, but I'll still have to save or switch windows/editors to format the file when typing large changes, which is not ideal compared to using auto save or formatOnType.

@tree4pl Prettier formatting does not support afterDelay. After one second the file will be auto saved, but it will not be formatted until it is manually saved.

[CiGit]

There are other issues with formatOnType so I'll close that one.
The autoSave and formatOnSave combination is a limitation of vscode.

[nickmccurdy]

I understand part of the issue is with VSCode and not the Prettier extension, but what is the best answer to my question? I was hoping to find a recommended solution that solves these issues, even if it doesn't involve changes to the Prettier extension.

[VladBozhinovski]

What you proposing is quite amazing feature, instead of pressing ctrl + s to format the code on autosave will be quite easy and amazing at the same time. I hope they made this feature available anytime soon.

[benfixit]

I am still having this issue today. Looks like it has not been resolved.

[klem-ent]

The same for me. Looking for this feature to be available.

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