Add an option to insert a new line before crully braces

[czhang03]

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System Details

• Operating system name and version: Windows 10 Version 1607, build 14393.576
• VS Code version: 1.8.0
• PowerShell extension version: 0.8.0
• Output from $PSVersionTable:

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PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.14393.576
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Issue Description

Is it possible for an option to put a new line before curly braces (like "javascript.format.placeOpenBraceOnNewLineForFunctions": true)

---

for regular coding

if (condition) {<ret>}

will turn to

if (condition) 
{
    <cursor here>
}

---

for snippet

if<tab>

will give

if (condition)
{
    
}

instead of

if (condition) {
    
}

[daviwil]

Thanks! Will look into it.

[rkeithhill]

https://github.com/PoshCode/PowerShellPracticeAndStyle/blob/master/Style%20Guide/Code%20Layout%20and%20Formatting.md#open-braces-on-the-same-line - just sayin'. :-)

That said, if we ever get script formatting support we will likely provide both styles of braces: Stroustrup (current snippet style) and Allman.

[daviwil]

After writing PowerShell and TypeScript nonstop for the past week, I'm having a hard time not putting curly braces on the same line in C# code ;)

[rkeithhill]

Isn't it fun being a polyglot programmer? ;-) Know how many times I've tried to use # as a comment char in C# or // in PowerShell? LOTS!!

[ajansveld]

Is this still on the radar? Since version 0.9.0 (January 2017) we have the powershell.codeFormatting.openBraceOnSameLine option so is it possible to make the snippets conform to that setting?

[rkeithhill]

AFAIK VSCode snippets can only be specified in one style. In theory, you "should" be able to get what you want with the settings:

    "editor.formatOnType": true,
    "powershell.codeFormatting.openBraceOnSameLine": false

And it does work if you "type" in the code. But for snippet completion, it doesn't seem to "invoke" the "formatOnType" functionality. :-( You can force it by deleting the { and typing it again which is a major PITA.

The underlying issue with snippet completion might be with VSCode itself since the extension will format the script correctly. But it has to be given the signal by VSCode and in the case of snippets, I don't think we are getting that "format" signal.

FYI, I submitted an issue on VSCode - microsoft/vscode#28006 Maybe there's something we're not doing right in the extension (or with snippets). Let's see what we find out.

[daviwil]

Thanks for filing that! I'm also wonder if I didn't set something up right, hopefully they'll be able to tell us.

I guess this one has been forgotten about, therefore, I hope this useless comment bumps it back up on to your radar.