prettier-plus

Pulsar plugin for formatting files using Prettier.

Fork of prettier-atom.

Features

• Format on command: Format the active editor via prettier-plus:format (Ctrl+Alt+F).
• Format project: Format all files in open projects via prettier-plus:format-project (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F). Walks every project directory, skips files that Prettier doesn't handle or that .prettierignore excludes, and writes back only changed files. Progress is reported in a notification.
• Format on save: Automatically format files when saving, with fine-grained control over which files to include or exclude.
• Glob filtering: Include or exclude files from format-on-save using glob patterns.
• Respect .eslintignore: Optionally skip files listed in .eslintignore.
• Prettier config support: Reads all standard Prettier config formats (.prettierrc, .prettierrc.json, .prettierrc.js, prettier.config.js, package.json, etc.) via Prettier's built-in resolveConfig.
• Status bar indicator: Optional status bar tile showing format-on-save state.
• Linter integration: Reports Prettier errors via the linter service.
• Debug mode: Enable Debug Mode in settings to log Prettier detection, resolution paths, and formatting details to the developer console.
• Prettier 3: Ships with Prettier 3 and runs it in a child process to avoid Electron compatibility issues.
• Lightweight: Simplified fork with minimal dependencies — no bundled ESLint or Stylelint, no lodash, no forced packages.

Installation

To install prettier-plus search for prettier-plus in the Install pane of the Pulsar settings or run ppm install prettier-plus. Alternatively, you can run ppm install asiloisad/pulsar-prettier-plus to install a package directly from the GitHub repository.

Commands

Commands available in atom-workspace:

• prettier-plus:format-project: format all files in open projects,
• prettier-plus:toggle: toggle format on save,
• prettier-plus:debug: show debug information.

Commands available in atom-text-editor:

• prettier-plus:format: format the active editor.

How it works

Prettier runs in a child process (child_process.fork) so that Prettier 3's async API works correctly inside Electron's renderer. The child process is spawned lazily on first format and shared across all editors.

Prettier resolution order:

1. Local — walks up from the file's directory (bounded by the project root) looking for node_modules/prettier/index.cjs or index.js.
2. Global — checks global npm and Yarn module paths.
3. Bundled — falls back to the Prettier version shipped with this package.

Contributing

Got ideas to make this package better, found a bug, or want to help add new features? Just drop your thoughts on GitHub — any feedback's welcome!