🛠 I18N-Formatter IntelliJ Plugin

I18N-Formatter is a plugin for Intellij IDEA which formats a message.properties file.

This plugin sorts, formats and groups Java message.properties files in the same way as Eclipse.

Usage

Just select Edit > Format Messages.properties in menu.
Or use the shortcut: Alt+Shift+L.

Installation

From public plugin repository: i18n-Formatter

Notes

The property file has to be open in the editor as active tab. The formatter adapts the Eclipse message.properties style.

The formatting consists of three steps:

1. Sort keys
2. Group key by parent key
3. Align values bases on longest key in the group

Groups are separated by new lines First line includes 'formatter:off' to protect file against the IntelliJ formatter.

Sample

#@formatter:off
Popup_Messages_Alter   = Alert
Popup_Messages_Warning = Be careful

Settings_User_Email_Title = Email
Settings_User_FirstName   = First Name
Settings_User_LastName    = Last Name
Settings_Window_Title     = Title