GitHub - orchestr7/ktlint: An anti-bikeshedding Kotlin linter with built-in formatter

Kotlin linter in spirit of feross/standard (JavaScript) and gofmt (Go).

Features

No configuration.* Which means no decisions to make, nothing to argue about and no special files to manage.
While this might sound extreme, keep in mind that ktlint tries to capture (reflect) official code style* from kotlinlang.org and Android Kotlin Style Guide (+ we respect your .editorconfig and support additional ruleset|s).
Built-in formatter. So that you wouldn't have to fix all style violations by hand.
Customizable output. plain (+ plain?group_by_file), json, html and checkstyle reporters are available out-of-the-box. It's also easy to create your own.
A single executable jar with all dependencies included.

Standard rules

chain-wrapping: When wrapping chained calls ., ?. and ?: should be placed on the next line
comment-spacing: The end of line comment sign // should be preceded and followed by exactly a space
filename: Files containing only one toplevel domain should be named according to that element.
final-newline: Newline at the end of each file (enabled by default) (set insert_final_newline=false in .editorconfig to disable (see EditorConfig section for more)).
import-ordering: Imports ordered consistently (see Custom ktlint EditorConfig properties for more)
indent: Indentation formatting - respects .editorconfig indent_size with no continuation indent (see EditorConfig section for more)
max-line-length: Ensures that lines do not exceed the given length of .editorconfig property max_line_length (see EditorConfig section for more). This rule does not apply in a number of situations. For example, in the case a line exceeds the maximum line length due to and comment that disables ktlint rules than that comment is being ignored when validating the length of the line. The .editorconfig property ktlint_ignore_back_ticked_identifier can be set to ignore identifiers which are enclosed in backticks, which for example is very useful when you want to allow longer names for unit tests.
modifier-order: Consistent order of modifiers
no-blank-line-before-rbrace: No blank lines before }
no-blank-lines-in-chained-method-calls: No blank lines in chained method expressions
no-consecutive-blank-lines: No consecutive blank lines
no-empty-class-body: No empty ({}) class bodies
no-line-break-after-else: Disallows line breaks after the else keyword if that could lead to confusion, for example:
```
if (conditionA()) {
    doSomething()
} else
if (conditionB()) {
    doAnotherThing()
}
```
no-line-break-before-assignment: When a line is broken at an assignment (=) operator the break comes after the symbol
no-multi-spaces: Except in indentation and in KDoc's it is not allowed to have multiple consecutive spaces
no-semi: No semicolons (unless used to separate multiple statements on the same line)
no-trailing-spaces: No trailing whitespaces
no-unit-return: No Unit returns (fun fn {} instead of fun fn: Unit {})
no-unused-imports: No unused imports
no-wildcard-imports: No wildcard imports expect imports listed in .editorconfig property ij_kotlin_packages_to_use_import_on_demand
parameter-list-wrapping: When class/function signature doesn't fit on a single line, each parameter must be on a separate line
string-template: Consistent string templates ($v instead of ${v}, ${p.v} instead of ${p.v.toString()})

Spacing

colon-spacing: Consistent spacing around colon
comma-spacing: Consistent spacing around comma
curly-spacing: Consistent spacing around curly braces
dot-spacing: Consistent spacing around dots
keyword-spacing: Consistent spacing around keywords
op-spacing: Consistent spacing around operators
paren-spacing: Consistent spacing around parenthesis
range-spacing: Consistent spacing around range operators

Experimental rules

New rules will be added into the experimental ruleset, which can be enabled by passing the --experimental flag to ktlint.

experimental:annotation: Annotation formatting - multiple annotations should be on a separate line than the annotated declaration; annotations with parameters should each be on separate lines; annotations should be followed by a space
experimental:block-comment-initial-star-alignment: Lines in a block comment which (exclusive the indentation) start with a * should have this * aligned with the * in the opening of the block comment.
experimental:discouraged-comment-location: Detect discouraged comment locations (no autocorrect)
experimental:enum-entry-name-case: Enum entry names should be uppercase underscore-separated names
experimental:multiline-if-else: Braces required for multiline if/else statements
experimental:no-empty-first-line-in-method-block: No leading empty lines in method blocks
experimental:package-name: No underscores in package names
experimental:parameter-list-spacing: Consistent spacing inside the parameter list
experimental:unnecessary-parentheses-before-trailing-lambda: An empty parentheses block before a lambda is redundant. For example some-string".count() { it == '-' }
function-signature: rewrites the function signature to a single line when possible (e.g. when not exceeding the max_line_length property) or a multiline signature otherwise. In case of function with a body expression, the body expression is placed on the same line as the function signature when not exceeding the max_line_length property. Optionally the function signature can be forced to be written as a multiline signature in case the function has more than a specified number of parameters (.editorconfig' property ktlint_function_signature_wrapping_rule_always_with_minimum_parameters`)

Spacing

experimental:annotation-spacing: Annotations should be separated by the annotated declaration by a single line break
experimental:double-colon-spacing: No spaces around ::
experimental:fun-keyword-spacing: Consistent spacing after the fun keyword
experimental:function-return-type-spacing: Consistent spacing around the function return type
experimental:function-start-of-body-spacing: Consistent spacing before start of function body
experimental:function-type-reference-spacing: Consistent spacing in the type reference before a function
experimental:modifier-list-spacing: Consistent spacing between modifiers in and after the last modifier in a modifier list
experimental:nullable-type-spacing: No spaces in a nullable type
experimental:spacing-around-angle-brackets: No spaces around angle brackets
experimental:spacing-between-declarations-with-annotations: Declarations with annotations should be separated by a blank line
experimental:spacing-between-declarations-with-comments: Declarations with comments should be separated by a blank line
experimental:spacing-between-function-name-and-opening-parenthesis: Consistent spacing between function name and opening parenthesis
experimental:type-parameter-list-spacing: Spacing after a type parameter list in function and class declarations
experimental:unary-op-spacing: No spaces around unary operators

Wrapping

experimental:argument-list-wrapping: Argument list wrapping
experimental:comment-wrapping: A block comment should start and end on a line that does not contain any other element. A block comment should not be used as end of line comment.
experimental:kdoc-wrapping: A KDoc comment should start and end on a line that does not contain any other element.

EditorConfig

ktlint recognizes the following .editorconfig properties (provided they are specified under [*.{kt,kts}]):
(values shown below are the defaults and do not need to be specified explicitly)

[*.{kt,kts}]
# possible values: number (e.g. 2), "unset" (makes ktlint ignore indentation completely)  
indent_size=4
# true (recommended) / false
insert_final_newline=true
# possible values: number (e.g. 120) (package name, imports & comments are ignored), "off"
# it's automatically set to 100 on `ktlint --android ...` (per Android Kotlin Style Guide)
max_line_length=off

IntelliJ IDEA `.editorconfig` autoformat issue

Unfortunately IntelliJ IDEA has .editorconfig autoformat issue that adds additional space into glob statements. For example, [*{kt,kts}] is formatted into [*{kt, kts}] (original ktlint issue). Such behaviour violates .editorconfig specification and leads to ignoring this section when ktlint is parsing it.

Custom Ktlint specific EditorConfig properties

# Comma-separated list of rules to disable (Since 0.34.0)
# Note that rules in any ruleset other than the standard ruleset will need to be prefixed 
# by the ruleset identifier.
disabled_rules=no-wildcard-imports,experimental:annotation,my-custom-ruleset:my-custom-rule

# Defines the imports layout. The layout can be composed by the following symbols:
# "*" - wildcard. There must be at least one entry of a single wildcard to match all other imports. Matches anything after a specified symbol/import as well.
# "|" - blank line. Supports only single blank lines between imports. No blank line is allowed in the beginning or end of the layout.
# "^" - alias import, e.g. "^android.*" will match all android alias imports, "^" will match all other alias imports.
# import paths - these can be full paths, e.g. "java.util.List.*" as well as wildcard paths, e.g. "kotlin.**"
# Examples (we use ij_kotlin_imports_layout to set an imports layout for both ktlint and IDEA via a single property):
ij_kotlin_imports_layout=* # alphabetical with capital letters before lower case letters (e.g. Z before a), no blank lines
ij_kotlin_imports_layout=*,java.**,javax.**,kotlin.**,^ # default IntelliJ IDEA style, same as alphabetical, but with "java", "javax", "kotlin" and alias imports in the end of the imports list
ij_kotlin_imports_layout=android.**,|,^org.junit.**,kotlin.io.Closeable.*,|,*,^ # custom imports layout

# According to https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/coding-conventions.html#names-for-test-methods it is acceptable to write method names
# in natural language. When using natural language, the description tends to be longer. Allow lines containing an identifier between
# backticks to be longer than the maximum line length. (Since 0.41.0)
[**/test/**.kt]
ktlint_ignore_back_ticked_identifier=true

# Comma-separated list of allowed wildcard imports that will override the no-wildcard-imports rule.
# This can be used for allowing wildcard imports from libraries like Ktor where extension functions are used in a way that creates a lot of imports.
# "**" applies to package and all subpackages
ij_kotlin_packages_to_use_import_on_demand=java.util.* # allow java.util.* as wildcard import
ij_kotlin_packages_to_use_import_on_demand=io.ktor.** # allow wildcard import from io.ktor.* and all subpackages

Overriding Editorconfig properties for specific directories

You could override properties for specific directories inside your project:

[*.{kt,kts}]
disabled_rules=import-ordering

# Note that in this case 'import-ordering' rule will be active and 'indent' will be disabled
[api/*.{kt,kts}]
disabled_rules=indent

Online demo

You can try ktlint online here using the standard or a custom ruleset without installing it to your PC.
To contribute or get more info, please visit the GitHub repository.

Installation

Skip all the way to the "Integration" section if you don't plan to use ktlint's command line interface.

curl -sSLO https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/releases/download/0.45.2/ktlint &&
  chmod a+x ktlint &&
  sudo mv ktlint /usr/local/bin/

... or just download ktlint from the releases page

ktlint.asc contains PGP signature which you can verify with:
- (Releases up through 0.31.0) curl -sS https://keybase.io/shyiko/pgp_keys.asc | gpg --import && gpg --verify ktlint.asc
- (Releases from 0.32.0 on) curl -sS https://keybase.io/ktlint/pgp_keys.asc | gpg --import && gpg --verify ktlint.asc

On macOS (or Linux) you can also use brew - brew install ktlint - or MacPorts - port install ktlint. On Arch Linux, you can install ktlint ^AUR.

If you don't have curl installed - replace curl -sL with wget -qO-.

If you are behind a proxy see - curl / wget manpage. Usually simple http_proxy=http://proxy-server:port https_proxy=http://proxy-server:port curl -sL ... is enough.

Command line usage

# Get help about all available commands
$ ktlint --help

# Check the style of all Kotlin files (ending with '.kt' or '.kts') inside the current dir (recursively).
# Hidden folders will be skipped.
$ ktlint
  
# Check only certain locations starting from the current directory.
#
# Prepend ! to negate the pattern, KtLint uses .gitignore pattern style syntax.
# Globs are applied starting from the last one.
#
# Hidden folders will be skipped.
# Check all '.kt' files in 'src/' directory, but ignore files ending with 'Test.kt':
ktlint "src/**/*.kt" "!src/**/*Test.kt"
# Check all '.kt' files in 'src/' directory, but ignore 'generated' directory and its subdirectories:
ktlint "src/**/*.kt" "!src/**/generated/**"

# Auto-correct style violations.
# If some errors cannot be fixed automatically they will be printed to stderr. 
$ ktlint -F "src/**/*.kt"

# Print style violations grouped by file.
$ ktlint --reporter=plain?group_by_file

# Print style violations as usual + create report in checkstyle format, specifying report location. 
$ ktlint --reporter=plain --reporter=checkstyle,output=ktlint-report-in-checkstyle-format.xml

# Check against a baseline file.
$ ktlint --baseline=ktlint-baseline.xml

# Install git hook to automatically check files for style violations on commit.
# Run "ktlint installGitPrePushHook" if you wish to run ktlint on push instead.
$ ktlint installGitPreCommitHook

on Windows you'll have to use java -jar ktlint ....

ktlint --help for more.

Integration

... with Maven

pom.xml

...
<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.8</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <id>ktlint</id>
            <phase>verify</phase>
            <configuration>
            <target name="ktlint">
                <java taskname="ktlint" dir="${basedir}" fork="true" failonerror="true"
                    classpathref="maven.plugin.classpath" classname="com.pinterest.ktlint.Main">
                    <arg value="src/**/*.kt"/>
                    <!-- to generate report in checkstyle format prepend following args: -->
                    <!-- 
                    <arg value="--reporter=plain"/>
                    <arg value="--reporter=checkstyle,output=${project.build.directory}/ktlint.xml"/>
                    -->
                    <!-- see https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint#usage for more -->                    
                </java>
            </target>
            </configuration>
            <goals><goal>run</goal></goals>
        </execution>
        <execution>
            <id>ktlint-format</id>
            <configuration>
            <target name="ktlint">
                <java taskname="ktlint" dir="${basedir}" fork="true" failonerror="true"
                    classpathref="maven.plugin.classpath" classname="com.pinterest.ktlint.Main">
                    <arg value="-F"/>
                    <arg value="src/**/*.kt"/>
                </java>
            </target>
            </configuration>
            <goals><goal>run</goal></goals>
        </execution>
    </executions>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.pinterest</groupId>
            <artifactId>ktlint</artifactId>
            <version>0.45.2</version>
        </dependency>
        <!-- additional 3rd party ruleset(s) can be specified here -->
    </dependencies>
</plugin>
...

If you want ktlint to run before code compilation takes place - change <phase>verify</phase> to <phase>validate</phase> (see Maven Build Lifecycle for more).

To check code style - mvn antrun:run@ktlint (it's also bound to mvn verify).
To run formatter - mvn antrun:run@ktlint-format.

Another option is to use a dedicated Maven plugin - gantsign/ktlint-maven-plugin.

... with Gradle

(with a plugin - Recommended)

Gradle plugins (in order of appearance):

jlleitschuh/ktlint-gradle
Gradle plugin that automatically creates check and format tasks for project Kotlin sources, supports different kotlin plugins and Gradle build caching.
jeremymailen/kotlinter-gradle
Gradle plugin featuring incremental build support, file reports, and *.kts source support.

You might also want to take a look at diffplug/spotless or autostyle/autostyle that have a built-in support for ktlint. In addition to linting/formatting kotlin code it allows you to keep license headers, markdown documentation, etc. in check.

(without a plugin)

build.gradle

// kotlin-gradle-plugin must be applied for configuration below to work
// (see https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/using-gradle.html)

apply plugin: 'java'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

configurations {
    ktlint
}

dependencies {
    ktlint("com.pinterest:ktlint:0.45.2") {
        attributes {
            attribute(Bundling.BUNDLING_ATTRIBUTE, getObjects().named(Bundling, Bundling.EXTERNAL))
        }
    }
    // additional 3rd party ruleset(s) can be specified here
    // just add them to the classpath (e.g. ktlint 'groupId:artifactId:version') and 
    // ktlint will pick them up
}

task ktlint(type: JavaExec, group: "verification") {
    description = "Check Kotlin code style."
    classpath = configurations.ktlint
    mainClass.set("com.pinterest.ktlint.Main")
    args "src/**/*.kt"
    // to generate report in checkstyle format prepend following args:
    // "--reporter=plain", "--reporter=checkstyle,output=${buildDir}/ktlint.xml"
    // to add a baseline to check against prepend following args:
    // "--baseline=ktlint-baseline.xml"
    // see https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint#usage for more
}
check.dependsOn ktlint

task ktlintFormat(type: JavaExec, group: "formatting") {
    description = "Fix Kotlin code style deviations."
    classpath = configurations.ktlint
    mainClass.set("com.pinterest.ktlint.Main")
    args "-F", "src/**/*.kt"
}

To check code style - gradle ktlint (it's also bound to gradle check).
To run formatter - gradle ktlintFormat.

See Making your Gradle tasks incremental by Niklas Baudy on how to make tasks above incremental.

(without a plugin) for Gradle Kotlin DSL (build.gradle.kts)

build.gradle.kts

val ktlint by configurations.creating

dependencies {
    ktlint("com.pinterest:ktlint:0.45.2") {
        attributes {
            attribute(Bundling.BUNDLING_ATTRIBUTE, objects.named(Bundling.EXTERNAL))
        }
    }
    // ktlint(project(":custom-ktlint-ruleset")) // in case of custom ruleset
}

val outputDir = "${project.buildDir}/reports/ktlint/"
val inputFiles = project.fileTree(mapOf("dir" to "src", "include" to "**/*.kt"))

val ktlintCheck by tasks.creating(JavaExec::class) {
    inputs.files(inputFiles)
    outputs.dir(outputDir)

    description = "Check Kotlin code style."
    classpath = ktlint
    mainClass.set("com.pinterest.ktlint.Main")
    args = listOf("src/**/*.kt")
}

val ktlintFormat by tasks.creating(JavaExec::class) {
    inputs.files(inputFiles)
    outputs.dir(outputDir)

    description = "Fix Kotlin code style deviations."
    classpath = ktlint
    mainClass.set("com.pinterest.ktlint.Main")
    args = listOf("-F", "src/**/*.kt")
}

... with IntelliJ IDEA

It is recommended to align the settings of IntelliJ IDEA's built-in formatter with ktlint. This reduces the chance that code which is formatted by ktlint conflicts with formatting by the IntelliJ IDEA built-in formatter.

Choose any of options below to align the formatting settings of IntelliJ IDEA.

Update code style of single project via ktlint (recommended)

Use ktlint to change the code style of a single project with any of the commands below.

# Run command below from root directory of project
ktlint applyToIDEAProject

Or if you want to use android specific code style:

# Run command below from root directory of project
ktlint --android applyToIDEAProject

Update global code style for all projects via ktlint

Use ktlint to change the code style of all projects with any of the commands below.

ktlint applyToIDEA

Or if you want to use android specific code style:

ktlint --android applyToIDEA

Manually update `.editorconfig`

Create or update the code style config with .editorconfig by setting properties below:

[{*.kt,*.kts}]
ij_kotlin_code_style_defaults = KOTLIN_OFFICIAL

ij_kotlin_line_comment_at_first_column = false
ij_kotlin_line_comment_add_space = true

# These options can keep to use single name import
ij_kotlin_name_count_to_use_star_import = 2147483647
ij_kotlin_name_count_to_use_star_import_for_members = 2147483647

ij_kotlin_keep_blank_lines_in_declarations = 1
ij_kotlin_keep_blank_lines_in_code = 1
ij_kotlin_keep_blank_lines_before_right_brace = 0

# optional but recommended
ij_kotlin_align_multiline_parameters = false

# optional but recommended
ij_continuation_indent_size = 4

# Android specific rules
ij_kotlin_import_nested_classes = false
ij_kotlin_imports_layout = *,^

Manually update the IntelliJ IDEA preferences

Go to File -> Settings... -> Editor

General -> Auto Import
- check Kotlin / Optimize imports on the fly (for current project).
Code Style -> Kotlin
- Set from... on the right -> (Predefined style) -> Kotlin style guide (Kotlin plugin 1.2.20+).
- open Code Generation tab
  - uncheck Line comment at first column;
  - select Add a space at comment start.
- open Imports tab
  - select Use single name import (all of them);
  - remove import java.util.* from Packages to Use Import with '*'.
- open Blank Lines tab
  - change Keep Maximum Blank Lines / In declarations & In code to 1 and Before '}' to 0.
- (optional but recommended) open Wrapping and Braces tab
  - uncheck Function declaration parameters (OR Methods declartion parameters for older version) / Align when multiline.
- (optional but recommended) open Tabs and Indents tab
  - change Continuation indent to the same value as Indent (4 by default).
Inspections
- change Severity level of Unused import directive and Redundant semicolon under Kotlin -> Redundant constructs to ERROR.

... with GNU Emacs

See whirm/flycheck-kotlin.

... with Vim

See w0rp/ale.

Integrated with something else? Send a PR.

... with Continuous Integration

See Mega-Linter: 70+ linters aggregated in a single tool for CI, including ktlint activated out of the box

Creating a ruleset

See also Writing your first ktlint rule by Niklas Baudy.

In a nutshell: "ruleset" is a JAR containing one or more Rules gathered together in a RuleSet. ktlint is relying on ServiceLoader to discover all available "RuleSet"s on the classpath (as a ruleset author, all you need to do is to include a META-INF/services/com.pinterest.ktlint.core.RuleSetProvider file containing a fully qualified name of your RuleSetProvider implementation).

Once packaged in a JAR ^{e.g. via ./gradlew build} you can load it with

# enable additional 3rd party ruleset by pointing ktlint to its location on the file system
$ ktlint -R /path/to/custom/rulseset.jar "src/test/**/*.kt"

Loading custom (3rd party) ruleset via built-in maven dependency resolver is deprecated, see pinterest#451.

A complete sample project (with tests and build files) is included in this repo under the ktlint-ruleset-template directory (make sure to check NoVarRuleTest as it contains some useful information).

AST

While writing/debugging Rules it's often helpful to have an AST printed out to see the structure rules have to work with. ktlint >= 0.15.0 has a printAST subcommand (or --print-ast flag for ktlint < 0.34.0) specifically for this purpose (usage: ktlint --color printAST <file>). An example of the output is shown below.

$ printf "fun main() {}" | ktlint --color printAST --stdin

1: ~.psi.KtFile (~.psi.stubs.elements.KtFileElementType.kotlin.FILE)
1:   ~.psi.KtPackageDirective (~.psi.stubs.elements.KtPlaceHolderStubElementType.PACKAGE_DIRECTIVE) ""
1:   ~.psi.KtImportList (~.psi.stubs.elements.KtPlaceHolderStubElementType.IMPORT_LIST) ""
1:   ~.psi.KtScript (~.psi.stubs.elements.KtScriptElementType.SCRIPT)
1:     ~.psi.KtBlockExpression (~.KtNodeType.BLOCK)
1:       ~.psi.KtNamedFunction (~.psi.stubs.elements.KtFunctionElementType.FUN)
1:         ~.c.i.p.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement (~.lexer.KtKeywordToken.fun) "fun"
1:         ~.c.i.p.impl.source.tree.PsiWhiteSpaceImpl (~.c.i.p.tree.IElementType.WHITE_SPACE) " "
1:         ~.c.i.p.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement (~.lexer.KtToken.IDENTIFIER) "main"
1:         ~.psi.KtParameterList 
  (~.psi.stubs.elements.KtPlaceHolderStubElementType.VALUE_PARAMETER_LIST)
1:           ~.c.i.p.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement (~.lexer.KtSingleValueToken.LPAR) "("
1:           ~.c.i.p.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement (~.lexer.KtSingleValueToken.RPAR) ")"
1:         ~.c.i.p.impl.source.tree.PsiWhiteSpaceImpl (~.c.i.p.tree.IElementType.WHITE_SPACE) " "
1:         ~.psi.KtBlockExpression (~.KtNodeType.BLOCK)
1:           ~.c.i.p.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement (~.lexer.KtSingleValueToken.LBRACE) "{"
1:           ~.c.i.p.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement (~.lexer.KtSingleValueToken.RBRACE) "}"

   format: <line_number:> <node.psi::class> (<node.elementType>) "<node.text>"
   legend: ~ = org.jetbrains.kotlin, c.i.p = com.intellij.psi

Creating a reporter

Take a look at ktlint-reporter-plain.

In short, all you need to do is to implement a Reporter and make it available by registering a custom ReporterProvider using META-INF/services/com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ReporterProvider. Pack all of that into a JAR and you're done.

To load a custom (3rd party) reporter use ktlint --reporter=name,artifact=/path/to/custom-ktlint-reporter.jar (see ktlint --help for more).

Loading custom (3rd party) reporter via built-in maven dependency resolver is deprecated, see pinterest#451.

Third-party:

Badge

[![ktlint](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-%E2%9D%A4-FF4081.svg)](https://ktlint.github.io/)

FAQ

Why should I use ktlint?

Simplicity.

Spending time on configuration (& maintenance down the road) of hundred-line long style config file(s) is counter-productive. Instead of wasting your energy on something that has no business value - focus on what really matters (not debating whether to use tabs or spaces).

By using ktlint you put the importance of code clarity and community conventions over personal preferences. This makes things easier for people reading your code as well as frees you from having to document & explain what style potential contributor(s) have to follow.

ktlint is a single binary with both linter & formatter included. All you need is to drop it in (no need to get overwhelmed while choosing among dozens of code style options).

Can I have my own rules on top of ktlint?

Absolutely, "no configuration" doesn't mean "no extensibility". You can add your own ruleset(s) to discover potential bugs, check for anti-patterns, etc.

See Creating A Ruleset.

How do I suppress an errors for a line/block/file?

This is meant primarily as an escape latch for the rare cases when ktlint is not able to produce the correct result (please report any such instances using GitHub Issues).

To disable a specific rule you'll need the rule identifier which is displayed at the end of the lint error. Note that when the rule id is prefixed with a rule set id like experimental, you will need to use that fully qualified rule id.

An error can be suppressed using:

EOL comments
Block comments
@Suppress annotations

From a consistency perspective seen, it might be best to not mix the (EOL/Block) comment style with the annotation style in the same project.

Important notice: some rules like the indent rule do not yet support disabling of the rule per line of block.

Disabling for one specific line using EOL comment

An error for a specific rule on a specific line can be disabled with an EOL comment on that line:

import package.* // ktlint-disable no-wildcard-imports

In case lint errors for different rules on the same line need to be ignored, then specify multiple rule ids (separated by a space):

import package.* // ktlint-disable no-wildcard-imports other-rule-id

In case all lint errors on a line need to be ignored, then do not specify the rule id at all:

import package.* // ktlint-disable

Disabling for a block of lines using Block comments

An error for a specific rule in a block of lines can be disabled with an block comment like:

/* ktlint-disable no-wildcard-imports */
import package.a.*
import package.b.*
/* ktlint-enable no-wildcard-imports */

In case lint errors for different rules in the same block of lines need to be ignored, then specify multiple rule ids (separated by a space):

/* ktlint-disable no-wildcard-imports other-rule-id */
import package.a.*
import package.b.*
/* ktlint-enable no-wildcard-imports,other-rule-id */

Note that the ktlint-enable directive needs to specify the exact same rule-id's and in the same order as the ktlint-disable directive.

In case all lint errors in a block of lines needs to be ignored, then do not specify the rule id at all:

/* ktlint-disable */
import package.a.*
import package.b.*
/* ktlint-enable */

Disabling for a statement using @Suppress

As of ktlint version 0.46, it is possible to specify any ktlint rule id via the @Suppress annotation in order to suppress errors found by that rule. Note that some rules like indent still do not support disabling for parts of a file.

An error for a specific rule on a specific line can be disabled with a @Suppress annotation:

@Suppress("ktlint:max-line-length","ktlint:experimental:trailing-comma")
val foo = listOf(
    "some really looooooooooooooooong string exceeding the max line length",
  )

Note that when using @Suppress each qualified rule id needs to be prefixed with ktlint:.

To suppress the violations of all ktlint rules, use:

@Suppress("ktlint")
val foo = "some really looooooooooooooooong string exceeding the max line length"

Like with other @Suppress annotations, it can be placed on targets supported by the annotation.

How do I globally disable a rule?

See the EditorConfig section for details on how to use the disabled_rules property.

You may also pass a list of disabled rules via the --disabled_rules command line flag. It has the same syntax as the EditorConfig property.

Development

Make sure to read CONTRIBUTING.md.

git clone https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint && cd ktlint
./gradlew tasks # shows how to build, test, run, etc. project

To open ktlint in Intellij IDEA:
File -> Open... (you may need to right-click on pom.xml (in the project dir) and then Maven -> Reimport).
You'll also need to set "Project SDK" to 1.8, "Project language level" to 8 in "Project Settings" (File -> Project Structure...).
To run ktlint - right-click on ktlint/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/Main.kt -> Run.

Access to the latest `master` snapshot

Whenever a commit is added to the master branch a snapshot build is automatically uploaded to Sonatype's snapshots repository. If you are eager to try upcoming changes (that might or might not be included in the next stable release) you can do so by changing version of ktlint to <latest-version>-SNAPSHOT + adding a repo:

Maven

...
<repository>
    <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
    <snapshots>
        <enabled>true</enabled>
    </snapshots>
    <releases>
        <enabled>false</enabled>
    </releases>
</repository>
...

Gradle

repositories {
  maven {
    url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
  }
}

Kotlin development version snapshot

Additionally, project publishes snapshots build against latest kotlin development version. To use them, change version of ktlint to <latest-version>-kotlin-dev-SNAPSHOT.

Legal

This project is not affiliated with nor endorsed by JetBrains.
All code, unless specified otherwise, is licensed under the MIT license.
Copyright (c) 2019 Pinterest, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Stanley Shyiko.

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 1,418 Commits
.github		.github
buildSrc		buildSrc
gradle		gradle
ktlint-core		ktlint-core
ktlint-reporter-baseline		ktlint-reporter-baseline
ktlint-reporter-checkstyle		ktlint-reporter-checkstyle
ktlint-reporter-html		ktlint-reporter-html
ktlint-reporter-json		ktlint-reporter-json
ktlint-reporter-plain		ktlint-reporter-plain
ktlint-reporter-sarif		ktlint-reporter-sarif
ktlint-ruleset-experimental		ktlint-ruleset-experimental
ktlint-ruleset-standard		ktlint-ruleset-standard
ktlint-ruleset-template		ktlint-ruleset-template
ktlint-ruleset-test		ktlint-ruleset-test
ktlint-test-logging		ktlint-test-logging
ktlint-test		ktlint-test
ktlint		ktlint
.announce		.announce
.editorconfig		.editorconfig
.gitattributes		.gitattributes
.gitignore		.gitignore
.homebrew		.homebrew
ADOPTERS.md		ADOPTERS.md
CHANGELOG.md		CHANGELOG.md
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md		CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
CONTRIBUTING.md		CONTRIBUTING.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
RELEASING.md		RELEASING.md
build.gradle.kts		build.gradle.kts
gradle.properties		gradle.properties
gradlew		gradlew
gradlew.bat		gradlew.bat
jitpack.yml		jitpack.yml
settings.gradle.kts		settings.gradle.kts

License

orchestr7/ktlint

Folders and files

Latest commit

History

Repository files navigation

Features

Standard rules

Spacing

Experimental rules

Spacing

Wrapping

EditorConfig

IntelliJ IDEA .editorconfig autoformat issue

Custom Ktlint specific EditorConfig properties

Overriding Editorconfig properties for specific directories

Online demo

Installation

Command line usage

Integration

... with Maven

... with Gradle

(with a plugin - Recommended)

(without a plugin)

(without a plugin) for Gradle Kotlin DSL (build.gradle.kts)

... with IntelliJ IDEA

Update code style of single project via ktlint (recommended)

Update global code style for all projects via ktlint

Manually update .editorconfig

Manually update the IntelliJ IDEA preferences

... with GNU Emacs

... with Vim

... with Continuous Integration

Creating a ruleset

AST

Creating a reporter

Badge

FAQ

Why should I use ktlint?

Can I have my own rules on top of ktlint?

How do I suppress an errors for a line/block/file?

Disabling for one specific line using EOL comment

Disabling for a block of lines using Block comments

Disabling for a statement using @Suppress

How do I globally disable a rule?

Development

Access to the latest master snapshot

Maven

Gradle

Kotlin development version snapshot

Legal

About

Resources

License

Stars

Watchers

Forks

Releases

Packages 0

Languages

IntelliJ IDEA `.editorconfig` autoformat issue

Manually update `.editorconfig`

Access to the latest `master` snapshot

Packages