spotless VS Sourcetrail

Some code formatters such as Spotless (https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/tree/main/plugin-gradle...) allow you to format code only in files that have changes against some designated branch such as `master`. So, you check out your feature branch, make changes, do some commits, and run spotless. Only the files which have some changes between your workspace and the master branch will be formatted. This allows you to gradually format the project as and when files would be changed anyways.

As a Top-Level Apache open source project, ShardingSphere has 400 contributors as of today. Since most developers do not have the same coding style, it is not easy to standardize the project’s overall code format in a GitHub open collaboration model. To solve this issue, ShardingSphere uses Spotless to unify code formatting.

But please just use an code formatter like spotless. Or better yet set it as a pre commit hook. You will thank yourself later, and so will all of your coworkers.

I use Spotless but it’s not as opiniotated as Prettier or Black

I use Spotless and it works quite well, but there are many other options. Also good IDEs can reformat your code.

We are working on different ways to run diktat, however. For example, the integration into spotless is on its way. In the future we might consider adding support for Intellij, and if someone decides to contribute it - it will be very welcome as well.

I wish something existed in this space. I used Coati Software's Sourcetrail for a couple of years. Unfortunately it was discontinued. It was a wonderful piece of software that indexed a code repository, and exposed an interface to explore it interactively. At least for me, it significantly improved the understanding and legibility of code.

The code is in an archived state (https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail). Searching for the software on Google shows some screenshots.

I think it might make large scale code visualization in a similar way to how SourceTrail does it more feasible: https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail

Sourcetrail: Free and open-source cross-platform source explorer https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail

Yep souecetrail https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail

I've used https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail in the past for some bits of the legacy code project I'm on. I also use vim and cscope for day to day navigation but it's harder to get a big picture with those alone.

Sourcetrail?

Does it strive to do what Sourcetrail used to ?

You could always try using Sourcetrail. Unfortunately the open source project is now archived but it should still help you get insights into your code.