Remove wildcard imports #2517
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Pankraz76
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testlib/src/main/resources/java/removewildcardimports/JavaCodeWildcardsUnformatted.test
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plugin-maven/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/java/RemoveWildcardImportsStepTest.java
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…WildcardsUnformatted.test Co-authored-by: Consequences of Lacking Discipline <8830888+Pankraz76@users.noreply.github.com>
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I have just opened a PR to help us say “goodbye” to those sneaky wildcard imports (like import java.util.*;) whenever Spotless tidies up our Java files. Wildcard imports can make it hard to see exactly which classes you’re relying on, so this change introduces a new step in the Spotless plugin that:
Spots any import foo.*; lines in your source
Removes them outright (so your IDE or build tools can regenerate only the exact imports you need)
Add remove wildcards imports when formating and ordering imports. #649
Unused wildcard imports aren’t removed (needed to block import foo.*;) #240
How to block import-star (*) wildcards in the Maven/Eclipse JDT formatter #832