Adding/Removing file via IDE breaks formatting

[pustekuchen91]

When a file is added or removed to/from the project, the dpr file gets formatted by the the Delphi IDE. Is it possible to run pasfmt afterwards automatically without manually save the file to trigger formatting the dpr file?

[zaneduffield]

I think this would be possible, using this interface from the ToolsAPI

  IOTAProjectNotifier = interface(IOTAModuleNotifier)
    ['{75A09281-AD20-427B-A506-4712D0A64164}']
    /// <summary>
    /// This notifier will be called when a file/module is added to the project 
    /// </summary>
    procedure ModuleAdded(const AFileName: string);
    /// <summary>
    /// This notifier will be called when a file/module is removed from the project 
    /// </summary>
    procedure ModuleRemoved(const AFileName: string);
    /// <summary>
    /// This notifier will be called when a file/module is renamed in the project 
    /// </summary>
    procedure ModuleRenamed(const AOldFileName, ANewFileName: string);
  end;

I think it should be an optional setting, though, because some users may not want their dpr file formatted at all.

An alternative that may be acceptable, however is to disable formatting for the section of the file that the IDE is changing. Usually this is the uses clause.

As an aside, do you mind sharing what kind of changes you see in the dpr file when the IDE formats it? The default settings for pasfmt generally don't conflict with the generated dpr code (unless the lines are really long).

[pustekuchen91]

As an aside, do you mind sharing what kind of changes you see in the dpr file when the IDE formats it? The default settings for pasfmt generally don't conflict with the generated dpr code (unless the lines are really long).

This is exactly the case that occurred with me. Linewraps will be removed for long lines after adding a file for example.

EDIT: the delphi formatter also break some lines in the code section, but this isnt a problem of pasfmt. But the whole file should be formatted then.