StyLua is an opinionated code formatter for Lua 5.1 and Luau, built using full-moon. StyLua is inspired by the likes of prettier, it parses your Lua codebase, and prints it back out from scratch, enforcing a consistent code style.

For more information, see the main repository

Set StyLua as your formatter when prompted, or add the following configuration to your settings.json file:

"[lua]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "JohnnyMorganz.stylua"
},

If you are working with Luau code, you may need to also configure under the luau namespace:

"[luau]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "JohnnyMorganz.stylua"
},

You can then use StyLua to format your code by running the Format Document command (In CMD/CTRL + Shift + P). The Format Selection command is also supported, firstly highlight the code you wish to format, and select Format Selection.

You can also enable editor.formatOnSave to format your code automatically on save.

You can specify the path of the StyLua binary using the stylua.styluaPath setting.

If no configuration is specified, then we lookup the version through the following steps:

1. If stylua.searchBinaryInPATH is enabled, then lookup a "stylua" binary on the PATH.

• If found, run stylua --version to ensure it executes appropriately

2. If binary not found on PATH, or does not execute, then fall back to a bundled version.

The bundled version of StyLua is downloaded from GitHub releases, and stored in your local storage.

By default, the extension downloads the latest version. To configure the version to use, set stylua.targetReleaseVersion. Or alternatively, use the Stylua: Select Version command.

When a new StyLua version is available, you will be notified on the VSCode status bar. You can disable these notifications via stylua.disableVersionCheck.