Auto-formatting RestAssured test cases in my IDE

Question

We have our tests implemented in RestAssured, using nice and readable convention of indentation for given/when/then parts.

given().
  param("key1", "value1").
  param("key2", "value2").
when().
  post("/somewhere").
then().
  body(containsString("OK"));

However, when I apply automatic formatting with template (Google code style for Java) in Intellij IDEA, the formatting I had gets destroyed.

given().
        param("key1", "value1").
        param("key2", "value2").
        when().
        post("/somewhere").
        then().
        body(containsString("OK"));

Is there a way my IDE or maven formats RestAssured statements with expected indentations, while the rest keeps with respect to the Google template? Or at least, it doesn't destroy what I have set for RestAssured statements?

Answer 1

A solution I found so far it to turn off formatting for certain sections, so that IDE does not destroy that.

In Intellij

1. Surround the code fragment with

   // @formatter:off
   ...
   // @formatter:on
   

2. Preferences -> Code Style -> General -> Formatter Control -> Enable formatter markers in comments

This does not auto-format RestAssured section, but at least does not destroy it.

Answer 2

I didn't like disable formatting approach, but I did something like this, not awesome but little bit readable (added empty line)

given()
        .param("x", "y")
        .header("z", "p")

        .when()
        .get("something")

        .then()
        .statusCode(200);