Trying to use ktfmt with spotless. In my root I a...

# ktfmt

[Colton Idle]

Trying to use ktfmt with spotless.

In my root I added the plugin

id("com.diffplug.spotless") version "5.12.4"

then I added this block in my root build.gradle.kts

spotless {
    kotlin {
        ktfmt("0.24").dropboxStyle() // version and dropbox style are optional
    }
}

When I try to run ./gradlew spotlessCheck I get

Could not determine the dependencies of task ':spotlessCheck'.
> Could not create task ':spotlessKotlinCheck'.
   > Could not create task ':spotlessKotlin'.
      > You must either specify 'target' manually or apply a kotlin plugin.

Any ideas?

[Javier]

The plugin has to be applied to each project individually

[Javier]

And probably you have to add the target too if it keeps failing

spotless {
    kotlin {
        target("src/**/*.kt")
        ktfmt().kotlinlangStyle()
    }
}

[Colton Idle]

Darn. So I need to add the plugin block and spotless block for every module?

[Colton Idle]

I have 10 modules. Not the worst thing, but just backwards to how I thought it worked. makes sense that you would set spotless on the project level no?

[Colton Idle]

Tivi by chris banes seems to only have it in his root? https://github.com/chrisbanes/tivi/search?q=spotless

[Javier]

it is applying it inside subproject block

[Javier]

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[Colton Idle]

@Javier ah. good catch.

I posted a question on spotless' github and it seems like you don't need to apply it to every project.

I'm using this

configure<com.diffplug.gradle.spotless.SpotlessExtension> {
    kotlin {
        target("**/*.kt", "**/*.kts")
        targetExclude("$buildDir/**/*.kt")
        ktfmt("0.24").dropboxStyle()
    }
}

and everything seems to work correctly and it got applied to all of my modules!

[Javier]

It shouldn't https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/755

[Colton Idle]

@Javier thanks for the reference. I just set my target as above and it seems to work exactly how I expected so maybe something changed at some point? Maybe worth opening up an issue for clarification.

[Javier]

I am following the issue to check the answers.

I checked the commits and I don't see a title which indicates that, so I am not sure if it is a non-intentional side effect from some commit.

[Colton Idle]

@Javier thanks. Hopefully we get a response!