I am breaking down the steps and making it as simple as possible. Steps to Auto Format Terraform Code in Visual Studio Code on Save Your terraform code will be formatted automatically. However, what if you forget to run terraform fmt every time you write new terraform code? You will commit your file in version control and your terraform code will stay easier to read and maintain until you decide to change that.Īnd the best way to change that is to enable auto-format on save so that you don’t need to worry about it. Open your terraform project in a terminal. If you are not a very frequent user of terraform, it’s okay to just run the terraform fmt command and it formats your terraform file correctly.
more keybindings and additional non standard behavioursĪdd a configuration to settings.json that specify json as the type of document for untitled files: "files.Subscribe Why Formatting Your Terraform Manually with terraform fmt is not enough?.
additional extensions to download may look overkill only to format something.
it's the same solution that notepad++ implement.
specific format can be used on any selection in any file.
Install specific extension that add language specific commands:ĭefault keybinding Ctrl + Shift + Alt + B
Trick VSCode into thinking default unsaved files are jsonġ Extensions that format as specific code.
Using a specific extension to format particular code (json or xml).
I found two solutions to this specific problem, even if they seems more a workaround than a proper solution: The same functionality can be used with Ctrl + K M or by selecting Change Language Mode from the command palette. In the bottom right corner is available the Select Language Mode functionality that now let you select a formatting option, the default one is Plain Text. So you just need to press Select a language Start typing to dismiss, or don't show this again. Now the new tab shows directly a selection mode that says:
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