Add an editorconfig to your project
One of the hardest things to spot during a pr are whitespace issues. Did someone use tabs instead of spaces, trailing whitespace etc.
So, why not make it easy on yourself and help any contributors by adding an .editorconfig file that automatcially fixes those things for you.
An editorconfig is an ini like file that helps your IDE or text editor to keep certain standards. Even this blog, which is written in mostly markdown has the following editorconfig:
root = true
[*]
charset=utf-8
end_of_line=lf
trim_trailing_whitespace=true
insert_final_newline=true
indent_style=space
indent_size=4root=true means that it is the top level editorconfig. This is usefull if you have certian directories that have a different style for whatever reason.
The charset is set to utf-8, we use ’normal’ line endings, and trim all trailing whitespace.
All files have an empty new line at the end, and are indented with 4 spaces.If i have a Makefile, which needs to be indented with tabs i can add the following:
[Makefile]
indent_style=tabIf the project contains js and scss files that i want indented with 2 spaces i can add the following:
[*.{js,scss}]
indent_size=2The editor config website has an explanation on what options there are, and how to specify what files to affect etc.
Some editors check for a .editorconfig file by default, while other need a plugin to understand and use them. You can find the full list on their
website as well. (But PHPstorm needs a plugin, so please do install it.)
