Yes correct. Since `1.0.0` the rule `blank-line-before-declaration` is no longer experimental and ru...

# ktlint

[Paul Dingemans]

Yes correct. Since 1.0.0 the rule blank-line-before-declaration is no longer experimental and runs always in code style ktlint-official.

[Johan]

Old message here Paul, wouldn't it be nice with a new line between class row definition and next line?

class FooBar {
    val foo2 = "foo2"

To

class FooBar {

    val foo2 = "foo2"

Disabling this rule would allow

val foo3 = "foo3"
    fun bar1() {

And that I do want to prevent

[Paul Dingemans]

HI Johan, I forgot to respond on this. It is an explicit choice to disallow the blank line before the first declaration in a class. In some cases it would help readability, in other case it would not help, or lead to inconsistencies. For example, why would a blank line before the declaration of foo2 make sense, while no blank line is allowed before the closing brace of the class.

class FooBar {

    val foo2 = "foo2"
}

Also see https://pinterest.github.io/ktlint/latest/faq/#can-a-new-toggle-be-added-to-optionally-enabledisable-format-code-in-a-particular-way

[Johan]

Thanks for following up!
I would say the ending line just has a closing brace, which does not include any other characters. And the indent is at another level which makes a lot of difference. The goal is to prevent characters/text not being "directly connected" to each other to have space.
At the same time one could argue that there should be an empty line before the closing brace.

[Paul Dingemans]

I understand your arguments. It is impossible to let ktlint produce every format that any developer wants, and keeping it maintainable at the same time. I don't think this is important enough to add a new option, let alone to change the default behavior.

[Johan]

Should be default, no opt in 😉

At the same time I would argue that there shouldn't be a new line after function declaration which is almost the same thing but still not 😆

[Johan]

Thanks anyway for the input!