Add document formatting feature OR set YAML extension's formatter on ansible playbooks.

[tabish-javed]

Problem

No formatter support on ansible playbooks in VS-Code.

Solution

Add formatter support to ansible's extension.

Alternatives

Tweak ansible extension to use YAML extension as default formatter.

Additional context

No response

[priyamsahoo]

This is a compatible issue with the YAML extension. We have default formatting set up in our extension, and we do not want to rely on the YAML extension to do it.

Having said that, you can always set up a default extension for ansible language and point it to the YAML extension or prettier. prettier seems to work well with the ansible language. If the YAML extension is not formatting it, you might have to raise an issue with their extension to support formatting for ansible language.

Here's how you can set up the formator. Add these to your settings configuration:

"[ansible]": {
    "editor.autoIndent": "advanced",
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "redhat.vscode-yaml",
    "editor.formatOnSave": true
  }

[tabish-javed]

@priyamsahoo - Thanks for the note!

• Yes! I am running the same code in my editor settings but doesn't work. VS-Code underlines "editor.defaultFormatter": "redhat.vscode-yaml" in yellow and say, Value is not accepted.
• Neither the default Ansible Extension seems be supporting document format as it doesn't add formatting command to VS-Code.
• I will raise a new issue specific to Ansible Extension for sure!

Thanks!