yml files not indented properly #3656
Description
Summary
Using VS Code Prettier Extension won't indent yaml with tabWidth: 2 it always does 4 tabs. Output console shows it is configured with tabWidth 2 but still does 4
Github Repository to Reproduce Issue
https://github.com/gavintoddchurch/prettier-issue/tree/main
Steps To Reproduce:
- Install VS Code & Prettier extension
- Clone repo
- Open example.yml
- Save file
Expected result
2 spaces used for each indentation level
steps:
- ${{if contains(parameters.buildReason, variables['Build.Reason'])}}:
- ${{ if eq(parameters.imageName, '') }}:
- task: sometask@1
displayName: Task Display Name
inputs:
command: some command
- ${{ else }}:
- pwsh: |
write-host example script
displayName: example script
Actual result
4 spaces used for each indentation level (excludes first level for some reason)
steps:
- ${{if contains(parameters.buildReason, variables['Build.Reason'])}}:
- ${{ if eq(parameters.imageName, '') }}:
- task: sometask@1
displayName: Task Display Name
inputs:
command: some command
- ${{ else }}:
- pwsh: |
write-host example script
displayName: example script
Additional information
VS Code Version:
Version: 1.98.2 (Universal)
Commit: ddc367ed5c8936efe395cffeec279b04ffd7db78
Date: 2025-03-12T13:32:45.399Z
Electron: 34.2.0
ElectronBuildId: 11161602
Chromium: 132.0.6834.196
Node.js: 20.18.2
V8: 13.2.152.36-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.3.0
Prettier Extension Version: 11.0.0
OS and version: MacOS 15.3.2 (24D81)
Prettier Log Output
["INFO" - 12:32:30 PM] Formatting file:///Users/redacted/Projects/GitHubRepos/prettier-issue/example.yml
["INFO" - 12:32:30 PM] Using config file at /Users/redacted/Projects/GitHubRepos/prettier-issue/.prettierrc
["INFO" - 12:32:30 PM] PrettierInstance:
{
"doc": {
"builders": {
"line": {
"type": "line"
},
"softline": {
"type": "line",
"soft": true
},
"hardline": {
"type": "concat",
"parts": [
{
"type": "line",
"hard": true
},
{
"type": "break-parent"
}
]
},
"literalline": {
"type": "concat",
"parts": [
{
"type": "line",
"hard": true,
"literal": true
},
{
"type": "break-parent"
}
]
},
"lineSuffixBoundary": {
"type": "line-suffix-boundary"
},
"cursor": {
"type": "cursor"
},
"breakParent": {
"type": "break-parent"
},
"trim": {
"type": "trim"
},
"hardlineWithoutBreakParent": {
"type": "line",
"hard": true
},
"literallineWithoutBreakParent": {
"type": "line",
"hard": true,
"literal": true
}
},
"printer": {},
"utils": {},
"debug": {}
},
"version": "2.8.8",
"util": {},
"__internal": {
"errors": {},
"coreOptions": {
"CATEGORY_CONFIG": "Config",
"CATEGORY_EDITOR": "Editor",
"CATEGORY_FORMAT": "Format",
"CATEGORY_OTHER": "Other",
"CATEGORY_OUTPUT": "Output",
"CATEGORY_GLOBAL": "Global",
"CATEGORY_SPECIAL": "Special",
"options": {
"cursorOffset": {
"since": "1.4.0",
"category": "Special",
"type": "int",
"default": -1,
"range": {
"start": -1,
"end": null,
"step": 1
},
"description": "Print (to stderr) where a cursor at the given position would move to after formatting.\nThis option cannot be used with --range-start and --range-end.",
"cliCategory": "Editor"
},
"endOfLine": {
"since": "1.15.0",
"category": "Global",
"type": "choice",
"default": [
{
"since": "1.15.0",
"value": "auto"
},
{
"since": "2.0.0",
"value": "lf"
}
],
"description": "Which end of line characters to apply.",
"choices": [
{
"value": "lf",
"description": "Line Feed only (\\n), common on Linux and macOS as well as inside git repos"
},
{
"value": "crlf",
"description": "Carriage Return + Line Feed characters (\\r\\n), common on Windows"
},
{
"value": "cr",
"description": "Carriage Return character only (\\r), used very rarely"
},
{
"value": "auto",
"description": "Maintain existing\n(mixed values within one file are normalised by looking at what's used after the first line)"
}
]
},
"filepath": {
"since": "1.4.0",
"category": "Special",
"type": "path",
"description": "Specify the input filepath. This will be used to do parser inference.",
"cliName": "stdin-filepath",
"cliCategory": "Other",
"cliDescription": "Path to the file to pretend that stdin comes from."
},
"insertPragma": {
"since": "1.8.0",
"category": "Special",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Insert @format pragma into file's first docblock comment.",
"cliCategory": "Other"
},
"parser": {
"since": "0.0.10",
"category": "Global",
"type": "choice",
"default": [
{
"since": "0.0.10",
"value": "babylon"
},
{
"since": "1.13.0"
}
],
"description": "Which parser to use.",
"choices": [
{
"value": "flow",
"description": "Flow"
},
{
"value": "babel",
"since": "1.16.0",
"description": "JavaScript"
},
{
"value": "babel-flow",
"since": "1.16.0",
"description": "Flow"
},
{
"value": "babel-ts",
"since": "2.0.0",
"description": "TypeScript"
},
{
"value": "typescript",
"since": "1.4.0",
"description": "TypeScript"
},
{
"value": "acorn",
"since": "2.6.0",
"description": "JavaScript"
},
{
"value": "espree",
"since": "2.2.0",
"description": "JavaScript"
},
{
"value": "meriyah",
"since": "2.2.0",
"description": "JavaScript"
},
{
"value": "css",
"since": "1.7.1",
"description": "CSS"
},
{
"value": "less",
"since": "1.7.1",
"description": "Less"
},
{
"value": "scss",
"since": "1.7.1",
"description": "SCSS"
},
{
"value": "json",
"since": "1.5.0",
"description": "JSON"
},
{
"value": "json5",
"since": "1.13.0",
"description": "JSON5"
},
{
"value": "json-stringify",
"since": "1.13.0",
"description": "JSON.stringify"
},
{
"value": "graphql",
"since": "1.5.0",
"description": "GraphQL"
},
{
"value": "markdown",
"since": "1.8.0",
"description": "Markdown"
},
{
"value": "mdx",
"since": "1.15.0",
"description": "MDX"
},
{
"value": "vue",
"since": "1.10.0",
"description": "Vue"
},
{
"value": "yaml",
"since": "1.14.0",
"description": "YAML"
},
{
"value": "glimmer",
"since": "2.3.0",
"description": "Ember / Handlebars"
},
{
"value": "html",
"since": "1.15.0",
"description": "HTML"
},
{
"value": "angular",
"since": "1.15.0",
"description": "Angular"
},
{
"value": "lwc",
"since": "1.17.0",
"description": "Lightning Web Components"
}
]
},
"plugins": {
"since": "1.10.0",
"type": "path",
"array": true,
"default": [
{
"value": []
}
],
"category": "Global",
"description": "Add a plugin. Multiple plugins can be passed as separate `--plugin`s.",
"cliName": "plugin",
"cliCategory": "Config"
},
"pluginSearchDirs": {
"since": "1.13.0",
"type": "path",
"array": true,
"default": [
{
"value": []
}
],
"category": "Global",
"description": "Custom directory that contains prettier plugins in node_modules subdirectory.\nOverrides default behavior when plugins are searched relatively to the location of Prettier.\nMultiple values are accepted.",
"cliName": "plugin-search-dir",
"cliCategory": "Config"
},
"printWidth": {
"since": "0.0.0",
"category": "Global",
"type": "int",
"default": 80,
"description": "The line length where Prettier will try wrap.",
"range": {
"start": 0,
"end": null,
"step": 1
}
},
"rangeEnd": {
"since": "1.4.0",
"category": "Special",
"type": "int",
"default": null,
"range": {
"start": 0,
"end": null,
"step": 1
},
"description": "Format code ending at a given character offset (exclusive).\nThe range will extend forwards to the end of the selected statement.\nThis option cannot be used with --cursor-offset.",
"cliCategory": "Editor"
},
"rangeStart": {
"since": "1.4.0",
"category": "Special",
"type": "int",
"default": 0,
"range": {
"start": 0,
"end": null,
"step": 1
},
"description": "Format code starting at a given character offset.\nThe range will extend backwards to the start of the first line containing the selected statement.\nThis option cannot be used with --cursor-offset.",
"cliCategory": "Editor"
},
"requirePragma": {
"since": "1.7.0",
"category": "Special",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Require either '@prettier' or '@format' to be present in the file's first docblock comment\nin order for it to be formatted.",
"cliCategory": "Other"
},
"tabWidth": {
"type": "int",
"category": "Global",
"default": 2,
"description": "Number of spaces per indentation level.",
"range": {
"start": 0,
"end": null,
"step": 1
}
},
"useTabs": {
"since": "1.0.0",
"category": "Global",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Indent with tabs instead of spaces."
},
"embeddedLanguageFormatting": {
"since": "2.1.0",
"category": "Global",
"type": "choice",
"default": [
{
"since": "2.1.0",
"value": "auto"
}
],
"description": "Control how Prettier formats quoted code embedded in the file.",
"choices": [
{
"value": "auto",
"description": "Format embedded code if Prettier can automatically identify it."
},
{
"value": "off",
"description": "Never automatically format embedded code."
}
]
}
}
},
"optionsModule": {
"hiddenDefaults": {
"astFormat": "estree",
"printer": {},
"locStart": null,
"locEnd": null
}
},
"optionsNormalizer": {},
"utils": {}
},
"__debug": {}
}
["INFO" - 12:32:30 PM] Using ignore file (if present) at /Users/redacted/Projects/GitHubRepos/prettier-issue/.prettierignore
["INFO" - 12:32:30 PM] File Info:
{
"ignored": false,
"inferredParser": "yaml"
}
["INFO" - 12:32:30 PM] Detected local configuration (i.e. .prettierrc or .editorconfig), VS Code configuration will not be used
["INFO" - 12:32:30 PM] Prettier Options:
{
"filepath": "/Users/redacted/Projects/GitHubRepos/prettier-issue/example.yml",
"parser": "yaml",
"endOfLine": "lf",
"printWidth": 80,
"tabWidth": 2
}
["INFO" - 12:32:30 PM] Formatting completed in 7ms.