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2*f4a2713aSLionel SambucLibFormat
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5*f4a2713aSLionel SambucLibFormat is a library that implements automatic source code formatting based
6*f4a2713aSLionel Sambucon Clang. This documents describes the LibFormat interface and design as well
7*f4a2713aSLionel Sambucas some basic style discussions.
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9*f4a2713aSLionel SambucIf you just want to use `clang-format` as a tool or integrated into an editor,
10*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuccheckout :doc:`ClangFormat`.
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12*f4a2713aSLionel SambucDesign
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15*f4a2713aSLionel SambucFIXME: Write up design.
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21*f4a2713aSLionel SambucThe core routine of LibFormat is ``reformat()``:
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23*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc.. code-block:: c++
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25*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc  tooling::Replacements reformat(const FormatStyle &Style, Lexer &Lex,
26*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc                                 SourceManager &SourceMgr,
27*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc                                 std::vector<CharSourceRange> Ranges);
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29*f4a2713aSLionel SambucThis reads a token stream out of the lexer ``Lex`` and reformats all the code
30*f4a2713aSLionel Sambucranges in ``Ranges``. The ``FormatStyle`` controls basic decisions made during
31*f4a2713aSLionel Sambucformatting. A list of options can be found under :ref:`style-options`.
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34*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc.. _style-options:
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36*f4a2713aSLionel SambucStyle Options
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39*f4a2713aSLionel SambucThe style options describe specific formatting options that can be used in
40*f4a2713aSLionel Sambucorder to make `ClangFormat` comply with different style guides. Currently,
41*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuctwo style guides are hard-coded:
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43*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc.. code-block:: c++
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45*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc  /// \brief Returns a format style complying with the LLVM coding standards:
46*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc  /// http://llvm.org/docs/CodingStandards.html.
47*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc  FormatStyle getLLVMStyle();
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49*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc  /// \brief Returns a format style complying with Google's C++ style guide:
50*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc  /// http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml.
51*f4a2713aSLionel Sambuc  FormatStyle getGoogleStyle();
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53*f4a2713aSLionel SambucThese options are also exposed in the :doc:`standalone tools <ClangFormat>`
54*f4a2713aSLionel Sambucthrough the `-style` option.
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56*f4a2713aSLionel SambucIn the future, we plan on making this configurable.
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