Customize imports order

[ronniehicks]

I don't think it's a bug, but I'd like the Organize Imports action to respect an .importorder file from Eclipse. Sorry ahead of time if this is the wrong place to post this.

Environment

• Operating System: Win 10
• JDK version: 1.8.0_162
• Visual Studio Code version: 1.19.2
• Java extension version: 0.17

Steps To Reproduce

1. Add .importorder file to .settings directory
2. Perform Organize imports action

Current Result

.importorder file is ignored

Expected Result

.importorder file is respected

Additional Informations

[fbricon]

From what I can tell, eclipse can export xyz.importer files, but doesn't load them automatically. In Eclipse, import order is configured through the org.eclipse.jdt.ui.importorder preference in .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs, but this is not supported by jdt.ls/vscode-java.

Do you need a 3rd party plugin to have .importorder files being loaded in Eclipse?

[ronniehicks]

Do you need a 3rd party plugin to have .importorder files being loaded in Eclipse?

Apologies, if I misunderstand your question here, but it sounds like you're asking if I'm in need of a plugin for Eclipse to load these files? If so, sure, I'll pass it on to the team I'm currently on, and keep it in mind if I start doing java development in Eclipse.

Thanks!

[fbricon]

So while .importorder files are still not supported (I still need more info on their usage), a new java.completion.importOrder preference is available. A package or type name prefix (e.g. 'org.eclipse') is a valid entry. An import is always added to the most specific group. Default value is:

`java.completion.importOrder`: ["java", "javax", "com", "org"]