save action for CDT

[alef75]

It could be very useful to have a save action in CDT in order to call external tool or scripts to process saved files.
In our case we need to apply clang-format to our C/C++ code base.
Currently we are using the CppStyle eclipse plugin, but it has the problem that it doesn't work when saving multiple file (save all).
it works only with save single file

[jonahgraham]

I don't know how CppSytle hooks into CDT, but I guess however it does needs to be extended (on CDT side or on CppStyle side) to connect to the Save All as well. Do you have any idea how to do that?

[alef75]

Cpp style does not work also with "Save automatically before build"

[alef75]

In general I think, CDT should have an open interface ready for the users to use external tools as code formatters, code linters etch.
In these days of CI/CD is useful to use standard tools (the same used in the pipeline) also in the developer machines.