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JavaScript Formatter

Format JavaScript and JSX with parser-aware quotes, semicolons and trailing commas, explicit syntax errors and local worker processing before review.

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Produce a reviewable JavaScript or JSX formatting diff that respects comments, regex literals, templates and automatic semicolon insertion.

Frontend author

Format JS/JSX without damaging URLs, comments, regexes or templates.

Paste the authored example, choose quote/indent preferences, format and compare source/output.

Receives parser-generated code and copy-only output without appended reports.

Code reviewer

Understand semicolon and trailing-comma semantics.

Compare both semicolon styles around for loops and return-newline cases, challenge syntax errors, then recover.

No invalid partial output; formatting is not confused with linting, type checking or execution.

Keyboard project user

Review and hand off settings without stale output.

Use labeled keyboard controls, change options, rerun and explicitly save to the Project.

Only current output is copyable/savable; JavaScript warning does not collide with SQL.

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How it works

Parse before printing

Prettier 3.9.6 uses Babel and ESTree plugins. Comments, regex literals and template syntax are parsed before printing. Embedded-language formatting is disabled; source code is never evaluated.

Bounded local execution

An explicit run loads the language engine in a disposable worker. Cancellation and a wall-clock timeout prevent abandoned work from updating results. Input code is never executed.

Review current output

Input or option changes invalidate old output. Copy/download contain code only, not an appended report. Formatting is not automatic repair or runtime validation.

Updated: August 2026

Example Scenarios

Format URL strings, regex literals and nested templates without regex-based substitutions that corrupt their contents.

Correct an incomplete function using the displayed parser error, then format again to replace the empty result.

Save source, formatted JavaScript and a distinct settings/warning note to the REST API Project after checking ASI-sensitive code.

FAQ

The formatter handles syntax rather than removing every semicolon. It retains grammar-required separators and may insert leading semicolons to avoid automatic-semicolon-insertion hazards.

This route supports JavaScript and JSX through Babel, not TypeScript. Formatting does not type-check, lint, execute, transpile or secure code.

No. Quote preference may yield to fewer escapes; JSX quotes have their own behavior. Print width is a target, not a maximum. Trailing commas in function calls require ES2017-compatible runtimes.

Code is processed in a local worker, not uploaded or automatically saved. Engine assets may need a connection on first use. An explicit Project save stores source, result and notes on this device; do not save secrets.

Input is limited to 100,000 characters and output to 300,000. Runs stop after 10 seconds. File imports are limited to 400,000 bytes; Project saves require source and output each within 100,000 characters. Editing input or settings requires a new run.

About JavaScript Formatter

Use the Babel parser through Prettier for JavaScript and JSX. Choose indentation, width target, quote preference, semicolons and trailing commas; compare the result before replacing source.