• Explore repository structure and current .editorconfig
• Verify current build and test status (passing)
• Research common strict whitespace/newline/brace rules for C#
• Add comprehensive strict spacing rules to .editorconfig
• Add comprehensive strict newline rules for control flow statements
• Add comprehensive strict brace rules
• Add indentation and wrapping rules
• Apply dotnet format to fix code according to new rules
• Verify that dotnet format passes with new rules
• Build and test to ensure no breaking changes (all 176 tests pass)
• Request code review (no issues found)
• Run security check (no vulnerabilities found)
• Re-apply formatting after merge to CanvasElementTranslator

Summary

Successfully added strict whitespace, newline, and brace rules to .editorconfig to enforce consistent C# code formatting across the RazorConsole repository.

Latest Update

After merging changes from main (SpectreCanvas component PR #78), re-ran dotnet format to apply the strict rules to the new CanvasElementTranslator.cs file:

• Added braces to 5 single-line if/else statements per csharp_prefer_braces rule

Added Rules (30+ total)

New Line Settings (6 rules)

• Braces for else, catch, finally clauses on new lines
• Members in object initializers and anonymous types on new lines
• Query expression clauses on separate lines

Spacing Settings (19 rules)

• No space after cast
• Space after control flow keywords
• No spaces in parentheses or brackets
• Spaces around binary operators
• Space after comma and semicolon
• And 14 more spacing rules

Indentation Settings (3 rules)

• Braces not indented
• Block contents indented
• Case contents in blocks not double-indented

Brace & Wrapping Settings (3 rules)

• Braces required for single-line statements (warning)
• Single-line statements broken across lines
• Single-line blocks preserved

Code Changes

Formatted 5 files total to comply with new rules:

• Initial commit: MeasuredAlign.cs, ConsoleRenderer.cs, HtmlVdomConverter.cs, FigletElementTranslator.cs
• After merge: CanvasElementTranslator.cs

Verification

✅ All 176 tests pass
✅ Build succeeds
✅ dotnet format --verify-no-changes passes
✅ Code review: no issues
✅ Security scan: no vulnerabilities

Security Summary

No security vulnerabilities were found in the changes.

• Fixes .editorconfig: More strict rule on white space / newline in brace/ etc #79

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