Switch to auto formatted code

[bilogic]

Hi,

Can I suggest we use VSCode to auto format the codes? There are many benefits to this, namely:

1. Easier for anyone to file clean PRs
2. Higher readability, less work

I'm happy to file a PR.

[nelson6e65]

VSCode? Did you mean ESLint / Prettier / PHPStan / PHPCS?

[bilogic]

@nelson6e65 My bad, I looked. I'm using esbenp.prettier-vscode. I guess we should just pick one and make it known so that it is easier to make small changes in PRs.

@ondras what do you think?

[ondras]

I am not sure this is going to solve a problem I am having. To address your arguments:

1. Easier for anyone to file clean PRs

In what sense? I do not recall dismissing a PR due to it being "unclean".

2. Higher readability, less work

There is no work being mandated with respect to formatting. Obviously becoming consistent with the "code style status quo" is useful.

I am okay with a PR that somewhat normalizes whitespace (as long as it does not introduce style changes incompatible with my own coding style). But I do not plan on applying that manually and/or automatically to my further code base adjustments.

[bilogic]

@ondras

Ok, when I used the word clean, what I meant was small or much smaller
See here #254, this was indicated as too big, I had a quick look and also felt it was beyond what I can afford, largely due to it being hard to read.

Reading to understand by itself is work :)

And the latest commit was only removing 5 lines, but there was another extra 16 additions and deletions (probably due to some auto formating of tabs to spaces etc)
4c2b6f5

It's just a suggestion, but would require core collaborators to stick to using the auto formatter, otherwise it would not bring any benefits. Thank you.

[ondras]

See here #254, this was indicated as too big, I had a quick look and also felt it was beyond what I can afford, largely due to it being hard to read.

Right, but the related functionality has been implemented and merged separately. Also, in #254 (comment), I mentioned that I would welcome a separate white-space normalizing commit. This still holds.

And the latest commit was only removing 5 lines, but there was another extra 16 additions and deletions (probably due to some auto formating of tabs to spaces etc)

Yep. Is this is problem?

[bilogic]

Ok, let me file a PR using the auto formatter esbenp.prettier-vscode, we see if it is suitable. Basically, whitespace additions and deletions require additional effort to parse (read and understand) and ignore, yet it is something that can be eliminated.

Thanks!

[bilogic]

Ok, I have done it, removes all white-spaces + auto format, the tools used are also listed.
All I basically did was open, save, close and commit all changes.

[ondras]

Sorry for not replying earlier. I just accepted the PR. Thanks!

[bilogic]

No worries, thanks! Now I can based my other PRs off this :)