settings.json

{
    //
    // General settings
    //
    // Sets the default language mode for new files.
    "files.defaultLanguage": "powershell",
    // Example: New files will default to PowerShell language mode.
    // New-File.ps1
    // Trims any final newlines at the end of files.
    "files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
    "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
    // Example: Ensures no extra newlines at the end of the file.
    // Write-Output "Hello, World!"
    // Formats the document when saving.
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    // Example: Automatically formats the document when saving.
    // if($true){Write-Output "Hello, World!"}
    "[powershell]": {
        // Trims trailing whitespace in PowerShell files.
        "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true
        // Example: Removes trailing whitespace.
        // Write-Output "Hello, World!"
    },
    //
    // Code formatting settings
    //
    // Sets the code formatting options to follow the given indent style in a way that is compatible with PowerShell syntax.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.preset": "Stroustrup",
    // Example: Uses Stroustrup style for formatting.
    // if ($true) {
    //     Write-Output "Hello, World!"
    // }
    // else {
    //     Write-Output "Goodbye, World!"
    // }
    //
    // Whitespace settings
    //
    // Adds a space between a keyword and its associated scriptblock expression.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.whitespaceBeforeOpenBrace": true,
    // Example: Adds space before open brace.
    // if ($true) {
    //     Write-Output "Hello, World!"
    // }
    // Adds a space between a keyword (if, elseif, while, switch, etc) and its associated conditional expression.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.whitespaceBeforeOpenParen": true,
    // Example: Adds space before open parenthesis.
    // if ($true) {
    //     Write-Output "Hello, World!"
    // }
    // Adds spaces before and after an operator ('=', '+', '-', etc.).
    "powershell.codeFormatting.whitespaceAroundOperator": true,
    // Example: Adds spaces around operators.
    // $a = 1 + 2
    // Adds a space after a separator (',' and ';').
    "powershell.codeFormatting.whitespaceAfterSeparator": true,
    // Example: Adds space after separators.
    // Write-Output "Hello", "World"
    // Does not add whitespace between parameters.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.whitespaceBetweenParameters": false,
    // Example: No whitespace between parameters.
    // Write-Output "Hello, World!"
    // Adds whitespace inside braces.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.whitespaceInsideBrace": true,
    // Example: Adds whitespace inside braces.
    // $hashTable = { Name = "John"; Age = 30; Email = "john@example.com" }
    // Adds whitespace around the pipe ('|') character.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.addWhitespaceAroundPipe": true,
    // Example: Adds whitespace around pipe.
    // Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.CPU -gt 100 }
    // Automatically corrects aliases to their full cmdlet names.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.autoCorrectAliases": true,
    // Example: Corrects aliases to full cmdlet names.
    // Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.CPU -gt 100 }
    // Uses correct casing for cmdlet names.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.useCorrectCasing": true,
    // Example: Uses correct casing for cmdlet names.
    // Get-Process
    //
    // Brace settings
    //
    // Does not add a new line after a closing brace.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.newLineAfterCloseBrace": false,
    // Example: No new line after closing brace.
    // if ($true) { Write-Output "Hello, World!" }
    // Adds a new line after an opening brace.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.newLineAfterOpenBrace": true,
    // Example: Adds new line after opening brace.
    // if ($true) {
    //     Write-Output "Hello, World!"
    // }
    // Places the opening brace on the same line as the statement.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.openBraceOnSameLine": true,
    // Example: Opening brace on same line.
    // if ($true) {
    //     Write-Output "Hello, World!"
    // }
    // Pipeline indentation style
    "powershell.codeFormatting.pipelineIndentationStyle": "IncreaseIndentationAfterEveryPipeline",
    // Example: Increases indentation after every pipeline.
    // Get-Process |
    //     Where-Object { $_.CPU -gt 100 } |
    //         Sort-Object CPU
    // Does not ignore one line blocks for formatting.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.ignoreOneLineBlock": false,
    //
    // Alignment settings
    //
    // Aligns property value pairs.
    "powershell.codeFormatting.alignPropertyValuePairs": true,
    // Example: Aligns property value pairs.
    // $hashTable = @{
    //     Name  = "John"
    //     Age   = 30
    //     Email = "john@example.com"
    // }
    //
    // Project-specific settings
    //
    // Sets the bundled modules path for this project
    "powershell.developer.bundledModulesPath": "${cwd}/output/RequiredModules",
    // Points to the PSScriptAnalyzer settings file
    "powershell.scriptAnalysis.settingsPath": ".vscode\\analyzersettings.psd1",
    // Enables PSScriptAnalyzer
    "powershell.scriptAnalysis.enable": true,
    // File associations
    "files.associations": {
        "*.ps1xml": "xml"
    },
    // Custom spell check words for this project
    "cSpell.words": [
        "COMPANYNAME",
        "ICONURI",
        "LICENSEURI",
        "PROJECTURI",
        "RELEASENOTES",
        "buildhelpers",
        "endregion",
        "gitversion",
        "icontains",
        "keepachangelog",
        "notin",
        "pscmdlet",
        "steppable"
    ],
    // Markdown-specific settings
    "[markdown]": {
        "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": false,
        "files.encoding": "utf8"
    }
}