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Fourmolu vs Zig fmt

Fourmolu

fourmolu.github.io

Zig fmt

ziglang.org

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FigureFourmoluZig fmt
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · Code Formatting Tools8.3 (#4)7.8 (#16)
PurposeFourmolu formats Haskell source code and is a configurable fork of Ormolu.`zig fmt` is a tool for formatting Zig source code.

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Fourmolu

  • FourmoluFree

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Zig fmt

  • Zig fmt (included with Zig)Free

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Fourmolu

Fourmolu is a configurable formatter for Haskell source code and a fork of Ormolu. It uses GHC’s parser and aims to keep diffs small, produce idempotent output, and handle large projects. Set formatting options in `fourmolu.yaml` or pass them on the command line. Controls include indentation, line length, import grouping, record layout, Haddock comments, Unicode output, and operator fixities. Fourmolu can find the relevant Cabal file to read default extensions and dependencies that help determine fixities. Magic comments can disable formatting for selected code, and command-line options can target a line region. There is an interactive browser demo with configurable formatting and program options. Installation instructions cover GHCup, Cabal, Stack, and dotslash; editor integration is documented through Haskell Language Server. The project recommends a GitHub Action to keep projects formatted. Its listed current release is v0.21.0.0. CPP handling is experimental and limited to simple cases where conditionals surround top-level declarations. Output always uses LF line endings, which can cause check mode to fail on CRLF files.

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Zig fmt

Zig fmt has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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