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-${GJF_VERSION?}-all-deps.jar <options> [files...]

The formatter can act on whole files, on limited lines (--lines), on specific offsets (--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.

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. To install it, go to your IDE's settings and select the Plugins category. Click the Marketplace tab, search for the google-java-format plugin, and click the Install button.

The plugin will be disabled by default. To enable, open the Project settings, then click "google-java-format Settings" and check the "Enable google-java-format" checkbox.

To enable it by default in new projects, open the default settings for new projects and configure it under "Other Settings/google-java-format Settings".

When enabled, it will replace the normal Reformat Code and Optimize Imports actions.

The google-java-format plugin uses some internal classes that aren't available without extra configuration. To use the plugin, you need to add some options to your IDE's Java runtime. To do that, go to Help→Edit Custom VM Options... and paste in these lines:

--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED

Once you've done that, restart the IDE.

The latest version of the google-java-format Eclipse plugin can be downloaded from the releases page. Drop it into the Eclipse drop-ins folder to activate the plugin.

The plugin adds a google-java-format formatter implementation that can be configured in Window > Preferences > Java > Code Style > Formatter > Formatter Implementation.

• Visual Studio Code
  • google-java-format-for-vs-code
• Gradle plugins
  • spotless
  • sherter/google-java-format-gradle-plugin
• Apache Maven plugins
  • spotless
  • spotify/fmt-maven-plugin
  • talios/googleformatter-maven-plugin
  • Cosium/maven-git-code-format: A maven plugin that automatically deploys google-java-format as a pre-commit git hook.
• SBT plugins
  • sbt/sbt-java-formatter
• Github Actions
  • googlejavaformat-action: Automatically format your Java files when you push on github

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.

google-java-format uses internal javac APIs for parsing Java source. The following JVM flags are required when running on JDK 16 and newer, due to JEP 396: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals by Default:

--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.google.googlejavaformat</groupId>
  <artifactId>google-java-format</artifactId>
  <version>${google-java-format.version}</version>
</dependency>

dependencies {
  implementation 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:$googleJavaFormatVersion'
}

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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