Config/Parameter file support

[jkroepke]

Hi,

i'm coming from #234 but since it's closed I will open a new one.

A sharing a configuration would be eliminate a lot of issues in projects with a lot of peoples.

I read the whole thread linked above.

I understand the order of the parameters are critical and must be keep. A typical config file in json for ini wouldn't keep this approach.

So instead talking about a dedicated config file what about something like a parameter file?

For Example: shfmt -i -bn -ci -kp -w -p -q 5 -r -z9 -bd -hi -mi

Having a file like .shfmt that contains:

-i
-bn
-ci
-kp
-w
-p
-q 5 # Just a comment here.
-r
-z9
-bd
-hi
-mi

Then just run shfmt on CLI would result into the same approach.

This might be a compromise. But a great benefit on user side while it can be implement without a new concept to define a format syntax.

Feedback is much appreciated.

[mvdan]

Have you seen the README's mention of EditorConfig support?

[jkroepke]

Hi,
thanks a lot for the hint! Can I also set the parser to posix (-p flag) via .editorconfig?

[jkroepke]

nvm. I got it!