prism-blanklines 0.1.3

Blank line enforcement for Python code based on CLAUDE.md rules

Prism

A Python code formatter that enforces blank line rules defined in CLAUDE.md.

Features

• Two-pass architecture: Clean separation between code analysis and rule application
• Multiline statement support: Properly handles statements spanning multiple lines
• Assignment precedence: x = func() classified as Assignment (not Call)
• Secondary clause handling: No blank lines before elif/else/except/finally
• Comment break rules: Comments cause block breaks with specific blank line rules
• Recursive indentation: Independent rule application at each nesting level
• Change detection: Only modifies files that actually need changes

Installation

pip install -e .

Usage

# Format files
prism file.py
prism src/

# Check if files need formatting
prism --check file.py

# Show help
prism --help

CLAUDE.md Rules

Prism enforces the complex blank line rules defined in CLAUDE.md:

Block Types (in precedence order)

1. Assignment - Variable assignments, comprehensions, lambdas
2. Call - Function calls, del, assert, pass, raise, yield, return
3. Import - Import statements
4. Control - if/for/while/try/with structures
5. Definition - def/class structures
6. Declaration - global/nonlocal statements

Key Rules

• Blank lines between different block types
• Consecutive Control/Definition blocks need separation
• No blank lines before secondary clauses (elif, else, except, finally)
• Comments cause block breaks and need preceding blank lines
• Rules applied independently at each indentation level

Architecture

├── src/prism/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── cli.py              # Command line interface
│   ├── analyzer.py         # Pass 1: File structure analysis
│   ├── rules.py            # Pass 2: Blank line rule engine
│   ├── parser.py           # Multiline statement parsing
│   ├── classifier.py       # Statement classification
│   └── processor.py        # File I/O and change detection
├── tests/
│   ├── test_analyzer.py
│   ├── test_rules.py
│   ├── test_parser.py
│   └── test_integration.py
└── docs/
    └── rules.md