[LUCENE-9882] better synchronize eclipse formatter with spotless

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 9.0
• Lucene Fields: New
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Robert Muir
• Created: 26/Mar/21 15:31
• Updated: 28/Aug/22 16:19
• Resolved: 07/Apr/21 10:21

Description

Spotless project provides an eclipse .xml format (which is just the properties in xml format) that is pretty close to what its doing.

Currently, I don't remember where our formatting settings came from. they are pretty close, but if I import the spotless settings in, then it is measurably closer (tested by reformatting entire codebase with eclipse and then looking at diff size)

Before: 33MB diff
After: 25MB diff

Keep in mind the comparison is noise'd up by a lot of generated code and stuff like that, and the formatting match also isn't 100% match, but still seems worth looking into: smoother path for the user.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #47