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/ hendricks_formatter.ex
Created
February 7, 2026 11:55
— forked from pmarreck/hendricks_formatter.ex
An Elixir formatting module for `mix format` that converts leading spaces to tabs.
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| defmodule HendricksFormatter do | |
| @moduledoc """ | |
| This module is a formatter plugin for Elixir's `mix format` task | |
| that converts leading whitespace to tabs. | |
| It tries to intelligently determine the tab width based on the most common | |
| counts of leading space runs in the file. | |
| It allows additional space characters for minor adjustments that are below the tab width. | |
| OK, why tabs? Why resurrect this age-old nerd debate again? | |
| Very simple: It's an accessibility issue: | |
| https://adamtuttle.codes/blog/2021/tabs-vs-spaces-its-an-accessibility-issue/ |