abapPretty

A command-line ABAP pretty printer that formats every supported include under a base object on a server over ADT in one invocation, activates the result and can put it on a transport.

The formatter in ABAP Development Tools and in the ABAP Editor works on the source a developer has open, so bringing an existing package to one layout is one object and one save at a time. abapPretty takes a base object type and name, as in abapPretty prettyprint -c MYCONN DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE, connects over ADT with a stored connection or with credentials passed on the command line or in the environment, formats every supported include beneath it and activates what it wrote, with -r to expand subpackages and -t to put the changes on a transport. simulate runs every step except writing the formatted source and activating, list prints the objects that would be updated, and supportedtypes prints the object types it handles. -a formats against an abaplint configuration file instead of the server's own settings. Its README opens with a warning that this will overwrite whole packages with a single invocation, and with a note that a system that is too old may need the maintainer's own abapfs_extensions plugin.

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Last push2023-01-06LicenceMIT

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Code formatting ABAP

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Marcello Urbanimaintainer

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Type: CLI
Origin: Independently maintained
Runtime: Node.js
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npm add abapPretty

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README

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marcellourbani/abapPretty/README.mdthe maintainer’s wordsOn GitHub

abapPretty

ABAP pretty printer - Command line utility to format ABAP code on a server

⚠️ WARNING: this will overwrite whole packages with a single invocation. Use at your own risk and MAKE BACKUPS

If your system is too old you might need to install this plugin

abapPretty
Usage
Commands

prettyprint

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Usage

$ npm install -g abappretty
$ abapPretty COMMAND
running command...
$ abapPretty (-v|--version|version)
abappretty/0.2.5 linux-x64 node-v12.18.0
$ abapPretty --help [COMMAND]
USAGE
  $ abapPretty COMMAND
...

Commands

abapPretty connection
abapPretty connection:create ID BASEURL USERNAME [PASSWORD]
abapPretty help [COMMAND]
abapPretty list [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]
abapPretty prettyprint [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]
abapPretty simulate [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]
abapPretty supportedtypes

`abapPretty connection`

Lists stored connection details

USAGE
  $ abapPretty connection

See code: src/commands/connection/index.ts

`abapPretty connection:create ID BASEURL USERNAME [PASSWORD]`

Store the server and user details

USAGE
  $ abapPretty connection:create ID BASEURL USERNAME [PASSWORD]

ARGUMENTS
  ID        connection ID
  BASEURL   Server base URL
  USERNAME  Username
  PASSWORD  User password. If not set will be asked on use

OPTIONS
  -C, --client=client        SAP client to connect to
  -s, --skip-ssl-validation  Don't validate SSL certificate - DANGEROUS
  --certPath=certPath        Path to SSL certificate

EXAMPLE
  $ abapPretty connection:create MYCONN https://myserver:44300 myuser mypass --certPath=/secret/cert

See code: src/commands/connection/create.ts

`abapPretty help [COMMAND]`

display help for abapPretty

USAGE
  $ abapPretty help [COMMAND]

ARGUMENTS
  COMMAND  command to show help for

OPTIONS
  --all  see all commands in CLI

See code: @oclif/plugin-help

`abapPretty list [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]`

List objects that would be updated

USAGE
  $ abapPretty list [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]

ARGUMENTS
  OBJECTTYPE  Base object type
  OBJECTNAME  Base object name

OPTIONS
  -C, --client=client                            SAP client to connect to
  -P, --port=port                                Port to connect to
  -c, --connectionId=connectionId                connection ID
  -h, --ashost=ashost                            SAP hostname
  -p, --password=password                        Password
  -r, --recursive                                Expand subpackages
  -s, --skip-ssl-validation=skip-ssl-validation  Don't validate SSL certificate - DANGEROUS
  -u, --user=user                                Username
  --certPath=certPath                            Path to SSL certificate
  --[no-]ssl                                     use SSL (default)

EXAMPLES
  $ abapPretty list -c MYCONN DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE
  $ abapPretty list -h host -P port -u user -p password DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE
  $ SAP_ASHOST=host SAP_PORT=port SAP_USER=user SAP_PASSWORD=bash -c 'abapPretty list DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE'

See code: src/commands/list.ts

`abapPretty prettyprint [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]`

Pretty prints every supported include file in the selected range

USAGE
  $ abapPretty prettyprint [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]

ARGUMENTS
  OBJECTTYPE  Base object type
  OBJECTNAME  Base object name

OPTIONS
  -C, --client=client                            SAP client to connect to
  -P, --port=port                                Port to connect to

  -a, --abaplint=abaplint                        Format using abapLint config file.
                                                 If left blank or set to <default> the default configuration will be
                                                 used

  -c, --connectionId=connectionId                connection ID

  -f, --file=file                                File with a list of objects to process.
                                                 Expects space separated text file with type,name and url of each
                                                 object

  -h, --ashost=ashost                            SAP hostname

  -p, --password=password                        Password

  -r, --recursive                                Expand subpackages

  -s, --skip-ssl-validation=skip-ssl-validation  Don't validate SSL certificate - DANGEROUS

  -t, --transport=transport                      Transport

  -u, --user=user                                Username

  --certPath=certPath                            Path to SSL certificate

  --[no-]ssl                                     use SSL (default)

EXAMPLES
  $ abapPretty prettyprint -c MYCONN DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE
  $ abapPretty prettyprint -h host -P port -u user -p password DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE -t transportnumber
  $ SAP_ASHOST=host SAP_PORT=port SAP_USER=user SAP_PASSWORD=bash -c 'abapPretty prettyprint DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE'

See code: src/commands/prettyprint.ts

`abapPretty simulate [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]`

Simulate updates: perform all actions except writing the formatted source and activating

USAGE
  $ abapPretty simulate [OBJECTTYPE] [OBJECTNAME]

ARGUMENTS
  OBJECTTYPE  Base object type
  OBJECTNAME  Base object name

OPTIONS
  -C, --client=client                            SAP client to connect to
  -P, --port=port                                Port to connect to

  -a, --abaplint=abaplint                        Format using abapLint config file.
                                                 If left blank or set to <default> the default configuration will be
                                                 used

  -c, --connectionId=connectionId                connection ID

  -f, --file=file                                File with a list of objects to process.
                                                 Expects space separated text file with type,name and url of each
                                                 object

  -h, --ashost=ashost                            SAP hostname

  -p, --password=password                        Password

  -r, --recursive                                Expand subpackages

  -s, --skip-ssl-validation=skip-ssl-validation  Don't validate SSL certificate - DANGEROUS

  -t, --transport=transport                      Transport

  -u, --user=user                                Username

  --certPath=certPath                            Path to SSL certificate

  --[no-]ssl                                     use SSL (default)

EXAMPLES
  $ abapPretty simulate -c MYCONN DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE
  $ abapPretty simulate -h host -P port -u user -p password DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE
  $ SAP_ASHOST=host SAP_PORT=port SAP_USER=user SAP_PASSWORD=bash -c 'abapPretty simulate DEVC/K ZMYPACKAGE'

See code: src/commands/simulate.ts

`abapPretty supportedtypes`

List supported object types

USAGE
  $ abapPretty supportedtypes

EXAMPLE
  $ abapPretty supportedtypes

See code: src/commands/supportedtypes.ts

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Details

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github.com/marcellourbani/abapPrettytree, pushes, contributors, CIchecked 2026-10-26

README.mdquoted, and what the entry declareschecked 2026-10-26

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