This problem can be solve installing the google-java-format Plugin.

  1. Open plugins window (CTRL+Shift+A): plugins

  2. Click on browse repositories.

  3. Search for google-java-format

  4. Install the plugin.

  5. Restart the IDE.

  6. Enable the plugin executing the action (Ctrl+Shift+A): Reformat with google-java-format Update: in the newer version of the plugin select Reformat since the plugin overrides / enhances the functionality of the standard "Reformat" command.

Additional notes from the google-java-format README

The plugin will be disabled by default. To enable it in the current project, go to File→Settings...→google-java-format Settings (or IntelliJ IDEA→Preferences...→Other Settings→google-java-format Settings on macOS) and check the Enable google-java-format checkbox. (A notification will be presented when you first open a project offering to do this for you.)

To enable it by default in new projects, use File→Other Settings→Default Settings....

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This problem can be solve installing the google-java-format Plugin.

  1. Open plugins window (CTRL+Shift+A): plugins

  2. Click on browse repositories.

  3. Search for google-java-format

  4. Install the plugin.

  5. Restart the IDE.

  6. Enable the plugin executing the action (Ctrl+Shift+A): Reformat with google-java-format Update: in the newer version of the plugin select Reformat since the plugin overrides / enhances the functionality of the standard "Reformat" command.

Additional notes from the google-java-format README

The plugin will be disabled by default. To enable it in the current project, go to File→Settings...→google-java-format Settings (or IntelliJ IDEA→Preferences...→Other Settings→google-java-format Settings on macOS) and check the Enable google-java-format checkbox. (A notification will be presented when you first open a project offering to do this for you.)

To enable it by default in new projects, use File→Other Settings→Default Settings....

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As mentioned Here, Download the intellij-java-google-style.xml file from the This Link.

Then in Intellij, go Under Settings -> Editor -> Code Style. there in Scheme settings (settings icon on right side) -> import schemes-> intellij idea code style xml. Select the xml downloaded in first step. then in Scheme dropdown select the GoogleStyle IDE (newly added style). Click on apply and close.

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October 21, 2024 -

Hi y'all,

My team would like to standardise code formatting and enforce it in CI. We've tried google-java-formatter but it doesn't look nearly as good as inteliJ's default settings.

Ideally, we'd like to export inteliJs defaults (to have the benefits of built in formatter) and use something that would enforce it on CI build. Has anyone done it? What are your pipelines like? Any tips and tricks?

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Spotless? It can use the eclipse formatter which is pretty configurable, or the Google formatter, or others.
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For style enforcement, Checkstyle is great. But if you’re looking for an autoformatter, I have yet to find one that doesn’t make the code absolutely hideous. Google Java format in particular wants to chop everything down and completely destroys the vertical density of the code.
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