Support for File-Specific Code Formatting Settings

[Okladnoj]

I would like to request support for file-specific code formatting settings in VS Code. Specifically, the ability to configure editor.rulers, editor.formatOnSave, and other formatting options based on file patterns or specific file extensions, such as **/*_model.dart.

This feature would be especially useful for Dart and other languages where generated code, like constructors from packages like Freezed, becomes less readable with a standard line length of 80 characters. Being able to specify a longer line length (e.g., 200 characters) for these specific files would improve code readability without affecting the rest of the project.

Example of Desired Configuration:

"[dart]": {
  "editor.rulers": [80]
},
"**/*_model.dart": {
  "editor.rulers": [200]
}

Code Example Highlighting the Issue:

@immutable
@Freezed(makeCollectionsUnmodifiable: false)
class TransactionsRequestModel with _$TransactionsRequestModel {
  const TransactionsRequestModel._();

  @HiveType(typeId: HiveManager.idTransactionsRequestModel)
  const factory TransactionsRequestModel({
    @HiveField(0) @JsonKey(name: 'type') @Default(TransactionType.all) @TransactionTypeConverter() TransactionType type,
    @HiveField(1) @JsonKey(name: 'sort_by') @Default(SortFactorType.displayMostRecent) @SortFactorTypeConverter() SortFactorType sortFactor,
    @HiveField(2) @JsonKey(name: 'date_from') @DateConverter() DateTime? dateFrom,
    @HiveField(3) @JsonKey(name: 'date_to') @DateConverter() DateTime? dateTo,
    @HiveField(4) @JsonKey(name: 'search') @Default('') String search,
    @HiveField(5) @JsonKey(name: 'page') @Default(1) int page,
    @HiveField(6) @JsonKey(name: 'tags') @Default([]) @TagConverter() List<TagModel> tags,
    @HiveField(7) @JsonKey(name: 'category') int? categoryId,
  }) = _TransactionsRequestModel;

  factory TransactionsRequestModel.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
      _$TransactionsRequestModelFromJson(json);

  StatisticRequestModel get toStatistic {
    return StatisticRequestModel(
      type: type,
      dateTo: dateTo,
      dateFrom: dateFrom,
      search: search,
      tags: tags,
    );
  }
}

As shown above, setting the line length to 80 characters makes these constructors difficult to read and manage. A more flexible approach for file-specific formatting settings would greatly improve developer productivity and code clarity.

[sandy081]

/duplicate

[vs-code-engineering]

Thanks for creating this issue! We figured it's covering the same as another one we already have. Thus, we closed this one as a duplicate. You can search for similar existing issues. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[Okladnoj]

@sandy081 @jrieken

Please wait... how is this a "duplicate"?

I searched for discussions on a similar topic but couldn’t find anything. Could you please provide a link to the earlier, active issue that this has been marked as a duplicate of? I believe this is a very important feature that will make the IT world more productive, and I would like to track the progress in this direction.

Best regards,
Dmitriy

[sandy081]

#35350

[Okladnoj]

Thank you for the link!

[Xevion]

#35350

It should be required that you provide a link to the duplicate issue when closing someone's issue that they clearly spent far more time writing than you did writing your reply. No one deserves a 1-word rejection.