Configuration · Scalafmt

Configuration for scalafmt is defined in a plain text file .scalafmt.conf using HOCON syntax.

To reuse your configuration with IntelliJ, .scalafmt.conf must be placed in the root directory of your project.

Here is an example .scalafmt.conf:

align = true    // For pretty alignment.
maxColumn = 100 // For my wide 30" display.

A note of warning. I personally use the default style, which means that the default style is by far the most tested and supported style. Most of the configuration flags are quite innocent, while some of them work very differently (esp. Scala.js). It is very difficult to guarantee that all configurations options play nicely together so I recommend you try not to go too crazy on this part.

The following sections describe the most common configuration options.

If you are using scalafmt as a Standalone library, you can pass in a ScalafmtConfig instance, which is set to ScalafmtStyle.default by default.

Most popular

`maxColumn`

Default: maxColumn = 80

Keep in mind that 80 characters fit perfectly on a split laptop screen with regular resolution.
Github mobile view only shows 80 characters and sometimes you might review code on your phone.
Consider refactoring your code before of choosing a value above 100.

`docstrings`

Default: docstrings = "ScalaDoc"

/** Align by second asterisk.
  *
  */

/** Align by second asterisk.
 *
 */

Config for this example

docstrings = ScalaDoc

/** Align by first asterisk.
 *
 */

/** Align by first asterisk.
  *
  */

Config for this example

docstrings = JavaDoc

`assumeStandardLibraryStripMargin`

Default: assumeStandardLibraryStripMargin = false

May cause non-idempotent formatting in rare cases, see https://github.com/scalameta/scalafmt/issues/192.

If true, the margin character | is aligned with the opening triple quote """ in interpolated and raw string literals.

val example1 =
  s"""Examples:
     |  * one
     |  * two
     |  * $three
     |""".stripMargin

val example1 =
  s"""Examples:
  |  * one
  |  * two
  |  * $three
  |""".stripMargin

Config for this example

assumeStandardLibraryStripMargin = true

The pipe character can immediately follow the opening """

val example2 =
  s"""|Examples:
      |  * one
      |  * two
      |  * $three
      |""".stripMargin

val example2 =
  s"""|Examples:
  |  * one
  |  * two
  |  * $three
  |""".stripMargin

Config for this example

assumeStandardLibraryStripMargin = true

Indentation

`continuationIndent.callSite`

Default: continuationIndent.callSite = 2

Example:

function(
  argument1, // indented by 2
  ""
)

function(
argument1, // indented by 2
""
)

Config for this example

continuationIndent.defnSite = 2

`continuationIndent.defnSite`

Default: continuationIndent.defnSite = 4

Same as continuationIndent.callSite except for definition site. Example:

def function(
    argument1: Type1 // indented by 4
): ReturnType

def function(
argument1: Type1 // indented by 4
): ReturnType

Config for this example

continuationIndent.defnSite = 4

Alignment

Default: some

Align has several nested fields, which you can customize. However, it comes with four possible defaults: none, some, more, & most.

`align`

`align=none`

x match { // false for case arrows
  case 2 => 22 // also comments!
  case 22 => 222 // don't align me!
}

x match { // false for case arrows
  case 2  => 22 // also comments!
  case 22 => 222 // don't align me!
}

Config for this example

align = none

Pro tip: Enable this setting to minimize git diffs/conflicts from renamings and other refactorings.

`align=some`

x match { // true for case arrows
  case 2  => 22
  case 22 => 222
}

val x = 2 // false for assignment
val xx = 22

case object B extends A // false for `extends`
case object BB extends A

x match { // true for case arrows
  case 2 => 22
  case 22 => 222
}

val x = 2 // false for assignment
val xx = 22

case object B extends A // false for `extends`
case object BB extends A

Config for this example

align = some

`align=more`

val x  = 2 // true for assignment
val xx = 22

case object B  extends A // true for `extends`
case object BB extends A

q  -> 22 // true for various infix operators
qq -> 3  // and also comments!

for {
  x   <- List(1) // true for alignment enumerator
  yyy <- List(2)
} yield x ** yyy

x match { // true for multiple tokens across multiple lines
  case 1  => 1  -> 2  // first
  case 11 => 11 -> 22 // second

  // A blank line separates alignment blocks.
  case `ignoreMe` => 111 -> 222
}

// Align assignments of similar type.
def name   = column[String]("name")
def status = column[Int]("status")
val x      = 1
val xx     = 22

// Align sbt module IDs.
libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
  "org.scala-lang" % "scala-compiler" % scalaVersion.value,
  "com.lihaoyi"    %% "sourcecode"    % "0.1.1"
)

val x = 2 // true for assignment
val xx = 22

case object B extends A // true for `extends`
case object BB extends A

q -> 22 // true for various infix operators
qq -> 3   // and also comments!

for {
  x <- List(1) // true for alignment enumerator
  yyy <- List(2)
} yield x ** yyy

x match { // true for multiple tokens across multiple lines
  case 1 => 1 -> 2 // first
  case 11 => 11 -> 22 // second

  // A blank line separates alignment blocks.
  case `ignoreMe` => 111 -> 222
}

// Align assignments of similar type.
def name = column[String]("name")
def status = column[Int]("status")
val x = 1
val xx = 22

// Align sbt module IDs.
libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
  "org.scala-lang" % "scala-compiler" % scalaVersion.value,
  "com.lihaoyi" %% "sourcecode" % "0.1.1"
)

Config for this example

align = more

`align=most`

for {
  // align <- with =
  x   <- List()
  yyy = 2
  // aligns body by arrow
  zzz <- new Integer {
          def value = 3
        }
} yield x

for {
  // align <- with =
  x <- List()
  yyy = 2
  // aligns body by arrow
  zzz <- new Integer {
    def value = 3
  }
} yield x

Config for this example

align = most

Note. Only for the truest vertical aligners. Feel free to open PR enabling more crazy vertical alignment here. Expect changes.

`align.tokens`

Default: [caseArrow]

An align token is a pair of code, which is the string literal of an operator of token, and owner, which is the kind of the closest tree node that owns that token. If no owner is provided, then all tree kinds will be matched.

x match {
  case 1  => 1 -> 2
  case 11 => 11 -> 22
}

x match {
  case 1 => 1 -> 2
  case 11 => 11 -> 22
}

Config for this example

align.tokens = [{code = "=>", owner = "Case"}]

val x = List(
  "org.scala-lang" %% "scala-compiler" % scalaVersion.value,
  "com.lihaoyi"    %% "sourcecode"     % "0.1.1"
)

val x = List(
"org.scala-lang" %% "scala-compiler" % scalaVersion.value,
"com.lihaoyi" %% "sourcecode" % "0.1.1"
)

Config for this example

align.tokens = [
{code = "%", owner = "Term.ApplyInfix"},
{code = "%%", owner = "Term.ApplyInfix"}
]

To find the owner part for a custom tree, depend on Scalameta and use scala.meta.Tree.productPrefix from the the (for example, Ammonite) REPL.

@ import $ivy.`org.scalameta:scalameta_2.12:4.0.0-M1`, scala.meta._
@ val termMatch = q"x match { case 2 => foo(bar) }"
termMatch: Term.Match = x match {
 case 2 =>
   foo(bar)
}
@ termMatch.structure
res0: String = """
Term.Match(Term.Name("x"), Seq(Case(Lit.Int(2), None, Term.Apply(Term.Name("foo"), Seq(Term.Name("bar"))))))
"""

@ termMatch.productPrefix
res1: String = "Term.Match"

`align.arrowEnumeratorGenerator`

Default: align.arrowEnumeratorGenerator = false

for {
  x <- new Integer {
    def value = 2
  }
} yield x

for {
  x <- new Integer {
     def value = 2
     }
} yield x

Config for this example

align.arrowEnumeratorGenerator = false

for {
  x <- new Integer {
        def value = 2
      }
} yield x

for {
  x <- new Integer {
     def value = 2
     }
} yield x

Config for this example

align.arrowEnumeratorGenerator = true

`align.openParenCallSite`

Default: align.openParenCallSite = false

foo(arg1, arg2)

function(arg1, // align by (
         arg2,
         arg3)

function(argument1, argument2)

foo(arg1, arg2)

function(arg1, // align by (
    arg2,
 arg3)

function(
  argument1,
  argument2)

Config for this example

align.openParenCallSite = true

foo(arg1, arg2)

function(
  arg1, // no align by (
  arg2,
  arg3
)

function(argument1, argument2)

foo(arg1, arg2)

function(arg1, // no align by (
    arg2,
 arg3)

function(
  argument1,
  argument2)

Config for this example

align.openParenCallSite = false

`align.openParenDefnSite`

Default: align.openParenDefnSite = false

class IntString(int: Int,
                string: String)

class IntStringLong(int: Int,
                    string: String,
                    long: Long)

class IntString(int: Int, string: String)

class IntStringLong(int: Int,
    string: String,
  long: Long)

Config for this example

align.openParenDefnSite = true

class IntString(
    int: Int,
    string: String
)

class IntStringLong(
    int: Int,
    string: String,
    long: Long
)

class IntString(int: Int, string: String)

class IntStringLong(
      int: Int,
    string: String,
  long: Long
)

Config for this example

align.openParenDefnSite = false

Newlines

The newlines.* options are used to configure when and where scalafmt should insert newlines.

You might be interested in the Vertical Multiline section.

`newlines.alwaysBeforeTopLevelStatements`

Default: newlines.alwaysBeforeTopLevelStatements = false

import org.scalafmt
package core { // no newline added here
  object O { // nor here
    val x1 = 1
    val x2 = 2
    def A = "A"
    def B = "B"
  }
}

import org.scalafmt
package core { // no newline added here
  object O { // nor here
    val x1 = 1
    val x2 = 2
    def A = "A"
    def B = "B"
  }
}

Config for this example

newlines.alwaysBeforeTopLevelStatements = false

import org.scalafmt

package core {

  object O {
    val x1 = 1
    val x2 = 2
    def A = "A"
    def B = "B"
  }
}

import org.scalafmt
package core {
  object O {
    val x1 = 1
    val x2 = 2
    def A = "A"
    def B = "B"
  }
}

Config for this example

newlines.alwaysBeforeTopLevelStatements = true

`newlines.alwaysBeforeElseAfterCurlyIf`

Default: newlines.alwaysBeforeElseAfterCurlyIf = false

if (someCond) {
  foo()
}
else {
  bar()
}

if (someCond) {
  foo()
} else {
  bar()
}

Config for this example

newlines.alwaysBeforeElseAfterCurlyIf = true

if (someCond) {
  foo()
} else {
  bar()
}

if (someCond) {
  foo()
}
else {
  bar()
}

Config for this example

newlines.alwaysBeforeElseAfterCurlyIf = false

Rewrite Rules

To enable a rewrite rule, add it to the config like this rewrite.rules = [SortImports].

`AvoidInfix`

a.success(b)
a.error(b, c)
a.map { x =>
  x + 2
}
("o" % "a" % "v").c(D)
future
  .recover {
    case e: Err => 0
  }
  .map(_.toString)

a success b
a error (b, c)
a map { x =>
  x + 2
}
"o" % "a" % "v" c(D)
future recover {
  case e: Err => 0
} map (_.toString)

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [AvoidInfix]

`ExpandImportSelectors`

import a.b
import a.c
import h.k
import h.l
import d.e.f
import d.e.g
import a.{foo => bar, zzzz => _, _}

import a.{
    b,
    c
  }, h.{
    k, l
  }
import d.e.{f, g}
import a.{
    foo => bar,
    zzzz => _,
    _
  }

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [ExpandImportSelectors]

`RedundantBraces`

Warning. This rewrite can cause non-idempotent formatting, see #1055.

def foo =
  List(1, 2, 3).sum

def foo = {
  List(1, 2, 3).sum
}

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [RedundantBraces]

q"Hello $name"

q"Hello ${name}"

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [RedundantBraces]
rewrite.redundantBraces.stringInterpolation = true

Configuration options and default values:

// TODO(olafur): multiline defaults

rewrite.redundantBraces.maxLines = 100
rewrite.redundantBraces.includeUnitMethods = true
rewrite.redundantBraces.stringInterpolation = true
rewrite.redundantBraces.generalExpressions = false (disabled by default due to #1147)

`RedundantParens`

for {
  a <- b
  if a.nonEmpty
} yield a

for {
  a <- b
  if (a.nonEmpty)
} yield a

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [RedundantParens]

`SortModifiers`

Modifiers are sorted based on the given order. Affects modifiers of the following definitions: trait, class, object, type, and val+var, both as fields and class parameters.

implicit final private lazy val x = 42
implicit final private lazy val y = 42

final lazy private implicit val x = 42
lazy final implicit private val y = 42

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [SortModifiers]

class Test(
    implicit
    final private val i1: Int,
    final private val i2: String
)

class Test(
    implicit
    final private val i1: Int,
    private final val i2: String
)

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [SortModifiers]

sealed protected[X] trait ADT
final private case object A1 extends ADT
final private case class A2(a: Int)
    extends ADT

sealed protected[X] trait ADT
final private case object A1 extends ADT
private final case class A2(a: Int)
    extends ADT

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [SortModifiers]

If you choose the non-default sort order then you have to specify all eight modifiers in the order you wish to see them. Hint: since some modifiers are mutually exclusive, you might want to order them next to each other.

implicit final override val x = 2

override implicit final val x = 2

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [SortModifiers]
rewrite.sortModifiers.order = [
"implicit", "final", "sealed", "abstract",
"override", "private", "protected", "lazy"
]

`PreferCurlyFors`

Replaces parentheses into curly braces in for comprehensions that contain multiple enumerator generators.

for {
  a <- as
  b <- bs if b > 2
} yield (a, b)

for(a <- as; b <- bs if b > 2)
 yield (a, b)

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [PreferCurlyFors]

`SortImports`

The imports are sorted by the groups: symbols, lower-case, upper-case.

import foo.{bar, sand, Random, Zilch}

import foo.{Zilch, bar, Random, sand}

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [SortImports]

`AsciiSortImports`

The imports are sorted by their Ascii codes

import foo.{Random, `symbol`, bar, ~>}

import foo.{~>, `symbol`, bar, Random}

Config for this example

rewrite.rules = [AsciiSortImports]

Vertical Multiline

Since: v1.6.0

If enabled this formats methods such that parameters are on their own line indented by continuationIndent.defnSite. Separation between parameter groups are indented by two spaces less than continuationIndent.defnSite. The return type is on its own line at then end.

This formatting is only triggered if the method definition exceeds the maxColumn value in width or if the number of arguments to the method exceeds the verticalMultiline.arityThreshold.

`verticalMultiline.arityThreshold`

Default: verticalMultiline.arityThreshold = 100

case class Foo(x: String)
case class Bar(
    x: String,
    y: String)
object A {
  def foo(
      x: String,
      y: String
    )
  def hello(
      how: String
    )(are: String
    )(you: String
    ) = how + are + you
}

case class Foo(x: String)
case class Bar(x: String, y: String)
object A {
  def foo(x: String, y: String)
  def hello(how: String)(are: String)(you: String) = how + are + you
}

Config for this example

verticalMultiline.atDefnSite = true
verticalMultiline.arityThreshold = 2

`verticalMultiline.newlineAfterOpenParen`

Default: verticalMultiline.newlineAfterOpenParen = false

def other(
  a: String,
  b: String
)(
  c: String,
  d: String
) = a + b + c

def other(a: String, b: String)(c: String, d: String) = a + b + c

Config for this example

continuationIndent.defnSite = 2
verticalMultiline.atDefnSite = true
verticalMultiline.arityThreshold = 2
verticalMultiline.newlineAfterOpenParen = true

`verticalMultiline.newlineAfterOpenParen`

Default: verticalMultiline.newlineAfterOpenParen = false

def format(
    code: String,
    age: Int
  )(
    implicit ev: Parser,
    c: Context
  ): String

def format(code: String, age: Int)(implicit ev: Parser, c: Context): String

Config for this example

maxColumn = 60
verticalMultiline.atDefnSite = true
verticalMultiline.newlineBeforeImplicitKW = true

Disabling Formatting

// format: off

Disable formatting for specific regions of code by wrapping them in // format: off blocks:

// format: off
val identity = Array(1, 0, 0,
                     0, 1, 0,
                     0, 0, 1)
// format: on

// format: off
val identity = Array(1, 0, 0,
                     0, 1, 0,
                     0, 0, 1)
// format: on

Project

Configure which source files should be formatted in this project.

# Only format files tracked by git.
project.git = true
# manually exclude files to format.
project.excludeFilters = [
   regex1
   regex2
]
# manually include files to format.
project.includeFilters = [
  regex1
  regex2
]

Miscellaneous

`binPack.literalArgumentLists`

Default: binPack.literalArgumentLists = true

val secret: List[Bit] = List(0, 0, 1, 1,
  1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1,
  0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
  1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1)

val secret: List[Bit] = List(0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1,
  0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1)

Config for this example

binPack.literalArgumentLists = true

val secret: List[Bit] = List(
  0,
  0,
  1,
  1,
  1,
  1,
  1,
  0,
  0,
  1,
  1,
  0,
  1
)

val secret: List[Bit] = List(0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1)

Config for this example

binPack.literalArgumentLists = false

`includeCurlyBraceInSelectChains`

Default: includeCurlyBraceInSelectChains = true

List(1)
  .map { x =>
    x + 2
  }
  .filter(_ > 2)

List(1).map { x =>
    x + 2
  }
  .filter(_ > 2)

Config for this example

includeCurlyBraceInSelectChains = true

List(1).map { x =>
  x + 2
}.filter(_ > 2)

List(1)
  .map { x =>
    x + 2
  }
  .filter(_ > 2)

Config for this example

includeCurlyBraceInSelectChains = false

`optIn.breakChainOnFirstMethodDot`

Default: optIn.breakChainOnFirstMethodDot = true

// collapse into a single line
foo.map(_ + 1).filter(_ > 2)

// collapse into a single line
foo
  .map(_ + 1)
  .filter(_ > 2)

Config for this example

optIn.breakChainOnFirstMethodDot = false

foo
  .map(_ + 1) // preserve existing newlines
  .filter(_ > 2)

foo
  .map(_ + 1) // preserve existing newlines
  .filter(_ > 2)

Config for this example

optIn.breakChainOnFirstMethodDot = true

Other

To find all available configuration options, it's best to browse the source code of Scalafmt. A good place to start is ScalafmtConfig. Observe that this listing below is the top-level, there are more configuration options if you visited nested fields like spaces and newlines.

version = "1.5.1"
maxColumn = 80
docstrings = ScalaDoc
optIn.configStyleArguments = true
optIn.breaksInsideChains = false
optIn.breakChainOnFirstMethodDot = true
optIn.selfAnnotationNewline = true
optIn.annotationNewlines = true
optIn.blankLineBeforeDocstring = false
binPack.unsafeCallSite = false
binPack.unsafeDefnSite = false
binPack.parentConstructors = false
binPack.literalArgumentLists = true
binPack.literalsMinArgCount = 5
binPack.literalsInclude = [
  ".*"
]
binPack.literalsExclude = [
  String
  "Term.Name"
]
continuationIndent.callSite = 2
continuationIndent.defnSite = 4
continuationIndent.extendSite = 4
align.openParenCallSite = false
align.openParenDefnSite = false
align.tokens = [
  {
    code = "=>"
    owner = Case
  }
]
align.arrowEnumeratorGenerator = false
align.ifWhileOpenParen = true
align.treeCategory."Defn.Trait" = "class/object/trait"
align.treeCategory."Enumerator.Val" = for
align.treeCategory."Defn.Class" = "class/object/trait"
align.treeCategory."Defn.Object" = "class/object/trait"
align.treeCategory."Defn.Val" = "val/var/def"
align.treeCategory."Defn.Def" = "val/var/def"
align.treeCategory."Defn.Var" = "val/var/def"
align.treeCategory."Enumerator.Generator" = for
spaces.beforeContextBoundColon = Never
spaces.afterTripleEquals = false
spaces.inImportCurlyBraces = false
spaces.inParentheses = false
spaces.neverAroundInfixTypes = []
spaces.afterKeywordBeforeParen = true
spaces.inByNameTypes = true
spaces.afterSymbolicDefs = false
literals.long = Upper
literals.float = Lower
literals.double = Lower
lineEndings = unix
rewrite.rules = []
rewrite.redundantBraces.methodBodies = true
rewrite.redundantBraces.includeUnitMethods = true
rewrite.redundantBraces.maxLines = 100
rewrite.redundantBraces.stringInterpolation = false
rewrite.redundantBraces.generalExpressions = false
rewrite.sortModifiers.order = [
  "`implicit`"
  "`final`"
  "`sealed`"
  "`abstract`"
  "`override`"
  "`private`"
  "`protected`"
  "`lazy`"
]
rewrite.neverInfix.includeFilters = [
  "[\w\d_]+"
]
rewrite.neverInfix.excludeFilters = [
  until
  to
  by
  eq
  ne
  "should.*"
  "contain.*"
  "must.*"
  in
  ignore
  be
  taggedAs
  thrownBy
  synchronized
  have
  when
  size
  only
  noneOf
  oneElementOf
  noElementsOf
  atLeastOneElementOf
  atMostOneElementOf
  allElementsOf
  inOrderElementsOf
  theSameElementsAs
]
indentOperator.include = ".*"
indentOperator.exclude = "^(&&|\|\|)$"
newlines.neverInResultType = false
newlines.neverBeforeJsNative = false
newlines.sometimesBeforeColonInMethodReturnType = true
newlines.penalizeSingleSelectMultiArgList = true
newlines.alwaysBeforeCurlyBraceLambdaParams = false
newlines.alwaysBeforeTopLevelStatements = false
newlines.afterCurlyLambda = never
newlines.afterImplicitKWInVerticalMultiline = false
newlines.beforeImplicitKWInVerticalMultiline = false
newlines.alwaysBeforeElseAfterCurlyIf = false
newlines.alwaysBeforeMultilineDef = true
runner.debug = false
runner.eventCallback = "<FormatEvent => Unit>"
runner.parser = "<Parse[Tree]>"
runner.optimizer.dequeueOnNewStatements = true
runner.optimizer.escapeInPathologicalCases = true
runner.optimizer.maxVisitsPerToken = 513
runner.optimizer.maxEscapes = 16
runner.optimizer.maxDepth = 100
runner.optimizer.acceptOptimalAtHints = true
runner.optimizer.disableOptimizationsInsideSensitiveAreas = true
runner.optimizer.pruneSlowStates = true
runner.optimizer.recurseOnBlocks = true
runner.optimizer.forceConfigStyleOnOffset = 150
runner.optimizer.forceConfigStyleMinArgCount = 2
runner.maxStateVisits = 1000000
runner.dialect = "<Dialect>"
runner.ignoreWarnings = false
runner.fatalWarnings = false
indentYieldKeyword = true
importSelectors = noBinPack
unindentTopLevelOperators = false
includeCurlyBraceInSelectChains = true
assumeStandardLibraryStripMargin = false
danglingParentheses = true
poorMansTrailingCommasInConfigStyle = false
trailingCommas = never
verticalMultilineAtDefinitionSite = false
verticalMultilineAtDefinitionSiteArityThreshold = 100
verticalMultiline.atDefnSite = false
verticalMultiline.arityThreshold = 100
verticalMultiline.newlineBeforeImplicitKW = false
verticalMultiline.newlineAfterImplicitKW = false
verticalMultiline.newlineAfterOpenParen = false
verticalMultiline.excludeDanglingParens = [
  "`class`"
  "`trait`"
]
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