elm-format formats Elm source code according to a standard set of rules. It is inspired by the popular gofmt.

The benefits of elm-format:

• It makes code easier to write, because you never have to worry about minor formatting concerns while powering out new code.
• It makes code easier to read, because there are no longer distracting minor stylistic differences between different code bases. As such, your brain can map more efficiently from source to mental model.
• It makes code easier to maintain, because you can no longer have diffs related only to formatting; every diff necessarily involves a material change.
• It saves your team time debating how to format things, because there is a standard tool that formats everything the same way.
• It saves you time because you don't have to nitpick over formatting details of your code.

• Formatting Elm code should not require any information outside of the code being formatted. This implies:
  • the same code always formats in the same way (with a given version of elm-format) (easier to read)
  • formatting is fast because it doesn't need to do any file I/O
  • no configuration is required to help elm-format find other , since no other files are needed (easier to maintain)
• Limit formatting choices where possible. This helps save you time.
• Avoid configuration options. This saves your team time, saves you time, and makes code easier to read.