{"id":20381,"library":"prettier-plugin-jsp","title":"prettier-plugin-jsp","description":"A Prettier plugin for formatting Java Server Pages (JSP) files. Current stable version: 1.0.13. Released occasionally with bug fixes. Supports .jsp and .tag files. Integrates with Prettier's plugin system and can be used via CLI or VSCode. Alternative to manual JSP formatting.","status":"active","version":"1.0.13","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/IlanFrumer/prettier-plugin-jsp","tags":["javascript","prettier","jsp"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install prettier-plugin-jsp","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add prettier-plugin-jsp","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add prettier-plugin-jsp","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"peer dependency required for plugin to work","package":"prettier","optional":true}],"imports":[{"note":"Plugin is loaded via Prettier config, not directly imported as a module.","wrong":"import prettierPluginJsp from 'prettier-plugin-jsp'","symbol":"default","correct":"module.exports = { plugins: ['prettier-plugin-jsp'] }"},{"note":"The plugin name in the plugins array must exactly match the package name.","wrong":"\"plugins\": [\"@prettier/plugin-jsp\"]","symbol":"plugins array","correct":"\"plugins\": [\"prettier-plugin-jsp\"]"},{"note":"The --plugin flag must be positioned before file arguments.","wrong":"npx prettier --write *.jsp --plugin prettier-plugin-jsp","symbol":"CLI usage","correct":"npx prettier --write --plugin=prettier-plugin-jsp *.jsp"}],"quickstart":{"code":"// Install Prettier and the plugin\nnpm install --save-dev prettier prettier-plugin-jsp\n\n// Create .prettierrc\ncat > .prettierrc <<EOF\n{\n  \"plugins\": [\"prettier-plugin-jsp\"]\n}\nEOF\n\n// Format a JSP file\nnpx prettier --write index.jsp","lang":"javascript","description":"Installs the plugin, configures Prettier to use it, and formats a JSP file via CLI."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Use Prettier v2.x or wait for plugin update for v3.","message":"Plugin requires Prettier version ^2.7.1; incompatible with Prettier v3.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"},{"fix":"Add '\"*.tag\": \"jsp\"' to files.associations in settings.json.","message":"File associations must be set in VSCode for .tag files to be recognized as JSP.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"},{"fix":"Monitor plugin releases for v3 compatibility.","message":"Prettier v2 is in maintenance mode; upgrade to v3 when plugin supports it.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"},{"fix":"Manually review formatted output for any parsing errors.","message":"Plugin may not correctly parse complex JSP expressions (e.g., nested tags or scriptlets).","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"},{"fix":"Use incremental formatting or split files if issues occur.","message":"Formatting might break on large JSP files due to Prettier's single-threaded nature.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Run 'npm install --save-dev prettier-plugin-jsp' and ensure node_modules includes it.","cause":"The plugin is not installed or Prettier cannot resolve it.","error":"Cannot find module 'prettier-plugin-jsp'"},{"fix":"In .prettierrc, set '\"plugins\": [\"prettier-plugin-jsp\"]' exactly.","cause":"Plugin name is incorrect or missing in Prettier config.","error":"Error: Couldn't resolve plugin \"prettier-plugin-jsp\" (No plugins loaded)"},{"fix":"Add '*.jsp' to files.associations in VSCode; for CLI, explicitly pass the file.","cause":"File association is missing in VSCode or CLI not targeting the correct file type.","error":"The JSP file is not being formatted even after installing the plugin"}],"ecosystem":"npm","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}