Inconsistent behavior of gq?

[jphalip]

Hi,

Traditionally gq is used in standard Vim to reformat lines by enforcing the textwidth setting, i.e it breaks and reflows lines to fit within the textwidth. However, it seems that in IdeaVim, gq calls IntelliJ's built-in "Format code" feature. Is that really consistent with the standard Vim behavior?

For reference, here's the Vim documentation:

gq{motion}		Format the lines that {motion} moves over.
			Formatting is done with one of three methods:
			1. If 'formatexpr' is not empty the expression is
			   evaluated.  This can differ for each buffer.
			2. If 'formatprg' is not empty an external program
			   is used.
			3. Otherwise formatting is done internally.

			In the third case the 'textwidth' option controls the
			length of each formatted line (see below).
			If the 'textwidth' option is 0, the formatted line
			length is the screen width (with a maximum width of
			79).
			The 'formatoptions' option controls the type of
			formatting |fo-table|.
			The cursor is left on the first non-blank of the last
			formatted line.

[huyz]

I agree, which is why I use Wrap to Column Plugin for JetBrains IDEs | JetBrains Marketplace and I have this in my.ideavimrc:

" For formatting, especially comments
" Depends on https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7234-wrap-to-column/
" NOTE: vnoremap doesn't work with Actions
vmap gq <Action>(com.andrewbrookins.idea.wrap.WrapAction)

[jphalip]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing!