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yyx990803/de-indent — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2016-01-05

★ 13JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A tiny utility that strips uniform extra leading whitespace from code snippets while preserving their meaningful indentation.

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    What it does
      Strips extra indentation
      Normalizes whitespace
      Preserves relative indent
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
    Use cases
      Clean template code
      Doc generators
      Code formatters
    Audience
      Developers
    Notes
      Single-purpose helper
      Lightweight

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Clean up code samples embedded in indented template strings.

REASON 2

Normalize whitespace in a documentation generator's code blocks.

REASON 3

Preprocess code snippets before displaying them in an editor.

REASON 4

Strip extra padding from code pasted into a larger document.

What's in the stack?

JavaScriptNode.js

How it stacks up

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Stars131313
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2016-01-05——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity1/54/51/5
Audiencedeveloperresearcherdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to use de-indent to clean up a code snippet pulled from a template string.
Prompt 2
Help me integrate de-indent into a documentation generator that displays code blocks.
Prompt 3
Give me an example of the before-and-after output of de-indent on an indented code sample.
Prompt 4
Explain how de-indent decides what counts as the 'extra' indentation to strip.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is de-indent?

A tiny utility that strips uniform extra leading whitespace from code snippets while preserving their meaningful indentation.

What language is de-indent written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Node.js.

Is de-indent actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2016-01-05).

How hard is de-indent to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is de-indent for?

Mainly developer.

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