Why We Started This Project

'angular/clang-format' is no longer maintained. (See #79 #82 #83.) Nevertheless, new versions of clang-format continue to be released. Bugs are fixed, and new features are added. However, using clang-format directly in a Node.js environment without any support can be somewhat cumbersome. So we decided to make a new, maintained version of it.

And also, git-clang-format relies on Python3, so if you haven't installed Python, they cannot be executed. Many people would prefer if this package worked without dependencies beyond Node.js. So, this package relies only on Node.js. However, for the compatability with previous users of 'angular/clang-format' and those who prefer to use this package with Python3, alternative options for using git-clang-format are also provided.

To add a bit more explanation, one package is clang-format-git, which works without a Python3 dependency, while the other is clang-format-git-python, which requires Python3. The only difference between them is the size. clang-format-git package is larger.

Note that certain feautures from 'angular/clang-format' are not included in this package. Specifically check-clang-format is not used. For alternative methods to check-clang-format, See the Migration Guide.