XML Formatter does not format entire document when no text is selected in POM Editor

[bvo42]

Description:

In Eclipse IDE for Java Developers 2025-03 R, the XML formatter only formats selected text within the POM Editor.
When no text is selected and the format command is invoked (e.g., via Ctrl+Shift+F), no formatting occurs.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Download and install Eclipse IDE for Java Developers 2025-03 R.
2. Create a new Maven project.
3. Open the pom.xml file using the POM Editor.
4. Ensure no text is selected.
5. Press Ctrl+Shift+F or choose "Source > Format" from the menu.

Expected Behavior:

The entire pom.xml document should be formatted according to the configured formatting settings.

Actual Behavior:

No formatting occurs when no text is selected.

Additional Information:

• Eclipse Version: 4.35
• Wild Web Developer XML tools: 1.3.6.202409052135
• Operating System: Ubuntu 22.04 (x86_64)
• Java Version: OpenJDK 21.0.6

This behavior is unexpected, as typically, invoking the format command without a selection should format the entire document.

Please let me know if additional information is needed.

[angelozerr]

Could you enable trace server for the XML Language server and share it in this issue please.

[mickaelistria]

Can you also please first try the same operation using the "Generic Code Editor" instead of the pom editor?

[bvo42]

Can you also please first try the same operation using the "Generic Code Editor" instead of the pom editor?

The situation is exactly the same in the “Generic Code Editor”.

Note: Right-clicking on the file -> Source -> Format also has no effect.

[bvo42]

Could you enable trace server for the XML Language server and share it in this issue please.

Can you explain to me how to do that?

[jabby]

@bvo42 you should enable the two preferences like in the screenshot and restart Eclipse IDE.

Then all logs will be available in your $workspaceLocation/languageServers-log/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.xml.log file.

[bvo42]

Here are the desired logs:

• Open the Pom editor with the Source tab open + Ctrl+Shift+F (nothing happens): open_editor_ctrl+shift+f_wwd.xml.log

• Open the Pom editor with the Source tab open + Ctrl+A + Ctrl+Shift+F (works): open_editor_ctrl+a_ctrl+shift+f_wwd.xml.log

[mickaelistria]

So it looks like no query is sent with a plain Ctrl+Shift+F.
I can see in the log that the client receives "documentFormattingProvider":false. This makes LSP4E later unable to send a formatting request: https://github.com/eclipse-lsp4e/lsp4e/blob/main/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/format/LSPFormatter.java#L59

I think the best solution is to improve LSP4E so that the documentRangeFormatting is called when the bigger documentFormattingProvider is false.

[mickaelistria]

Fix should be available for local installation within a few minutes at https://ci.eclipse.org/lsp4e/job/lsp4e-github/job/main/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/repository/target/repository/

[bvo42]

Fix should be available for local installation within a few minutes at https://ci.eclipse.org/lsp4e/job/lsp4e-github/job/main/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/repository/target/repository/

Works, thank you!