Setup Uncrustify Code Formatting for Apex and Javascript in Visual Studio Code

How to setup uncrustify for apex and javascript in visual studio code

1. Install Chocolatey Package Manager or NPM

2. Install Uncrustify by running windows powershell as an admin and entering the following command if using chocolatey package manager : choco install uncrustify or if you use npm run this command npm i uncrustify

3. Install the Uncrustify Visual Studio Code plugin

4. In Visual Studio Code press Ctrl+Shift+P to bring up the command palette and enter the following command: Preferences: Open Settings (JSON). This should open a settings.json file

5. Inside the settings.json file add the following lines:

   "uncrustify.langOverrides": {
       "apex": "JAVA",
       "apex-anon": "JAVA"
   },
   
   "[apex]": {
       "editor.defaultFormatter": "LaurentTreguier.uncrustify"
    },
   
   "[javascript]": {
       "editor.defaultFormatter": "LaurentTreguier.uncrustify"
   }

6. Press Ctrl+S to save the settings file

7. Press Ctrl+Shift+P to bring up the control palette and enter the following command: Uncrustify: Create Default Config. After running that command you should see an uncrustify.cfg file in your project (or you can use the config file I like here: Matt's Uncrustify Config)

8. Open the uncrustify.cfg file and update all your settings in it (This is just a nice UI with a ton of different options, so nothing complicated here). Make sure to hit the save button in the top right corner when you are done!

9. Once you finished open a file you would like to have code formatting done to and press Alt+Shift+F

10. Enjoy your auto-formatted code!