Error: Couldn't resolve parser "apex"

[test01bodacious]

I am using the following settings and it's not formatting .cls apex class files and giving the error "Couldn't resolve parser "apex""

Logs:
["INFO" - 2:08:41 AM] Formatting file:///c%3A/Users/myusername/Desktop/Workspace/VS%20Code/DevEdProj1/force-app/main/default/classes/Demo1.cls
["DEBUG" - 2:08:41 AM] Local prettier module path: C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.18.0\node_modules\prettier
["DEBUG" - 2:08:41 AM] Using prettier version 3.3.3
["INFO" - 2:08:41 AM] Using config file at C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.18.0\node_modules\prettier-plugin-apex\node_modules\wait-on.prettierrc.js
["DEBUG" - 2:08:41 AM] Local prettier module path: C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.18.0\node_modules\prettier
["INFO" - 2:08:41 AM] PrettierInstance:
{
"modulePath": "C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.18.0\node_modules\prettier",
"messageResolvers": {},
"version": "3.3.3"
}
["INFO" - 2:08:41 AM] Using ignore file (if present) at c:\Users\myusername\Desktop\Workspace\VS Code\DevEdProj1.prettierignore
["INFO" - 2:08:41 AM] File Info:
{
"ignored": false,
"inferredParser": "apex"
}
["INFO" - 2:08:41 AM] Detected local configuration (i.e. .prettierrc or .editorconfig), VS Code configuration will not be used
["INFO" - 2:08:41 AM] Prettier Options:
{
"filepath": "c:\Users\myusername\Desktop\Workspace\VS Code\DevEdProj1\force-app\main\default\classes\Demo1.cls",
"parser": "apex",
"tabWidth": 4,
"singleQuote": true,
"printWidth": 150,
"trailingComma": "none"
}
["ERROR" - 2:08:41 AM] Error formatting document.
["ERROR" - 2:08:41 AM] Couldn't resolve parser "apex".
ConfigError: Couldn't resolve parser "apex".
at getParserPluginByParserName (file:///C:/Users/myusername/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v20.18.0/node_modules/prettier/index.mjs:20571:9)
at normalizeFormatOptions (file:///C:/Users/myusername/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v20.18.0/node_modules/prettier/index.mjs:20645:24)
at formatWithCursor (file:///C:/Users/myusername/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v20.18.0/node_modules/prettier/index.mjs:21333:52)
at file:///C:/Users/myusername/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v20.18.0/node_modules/prettier/index.mjs:22728:12
at async Module.format2 (file:///C:/Users/myusername/AppData/Roaming/nvm/v20.18.0/node_modules/prettier/index.mjs:22733:25)
["INFO" - 2:08:41 AM] Formatting completed in 16ms.

My settings:

I have installed plugin globally

node version: v20.18.0 (latest LTS)
prettier version: 3.3.3
prettier-plugin-apex version: 2.1.5
@prettier/plugin-xml version: 3.4.1

Java version: java 17.0.4.1 2022-08-18 LTS (VS Code Java Home path configured)

VS Code Extension "Prettier - Code formatter" version: v11.0.0

Using Using native executables:
npx install-apex-executables

.prettierrc.js Path:
"C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.18.0\node_modules\prettier-plugin-apex\node_modules\wait-on.prettierrc.js"

.prettierrc.js File
module.exports = {
tabWidth: 4,
singleQuote: true,
printWidth: 150,
trailingComma: "none",
//plugins: ["prettier-plugin-apex", "@prettier/plugin-xml"],
overrides: [{
files: "/lwc//.html",
options: {
parser: "lwc",
tabWidth: 4
}
},
{
files: "**/.{cls,trigger}",
options: {
parser: "apex",
apexInsertFinalNewline: true,
printWidth: 150,
tabWidth: 4
}
},
{
files: "**/.{apex}",
options: {
parser: "apex-anonymous",
apexInsertFinalNewline: true,
printWidth: 150,
tabWidth: 4
}
},
{
files: ".{cmp,page,component}",
options: {
parser: "html",
tabWidth: 4
}
}
]
};

Note: I had to comment //plugins: ["prettier-plugin-apex", "@prettier/plugin-xml"] as it is giving error: Unable to resolve "prettier-plugin-apex"

package.json

{
"name": "salesforce-app",
"private": true,
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "Salesforce App",
"scripts": {
"lint": "eslint /{aura,lwc}//.js",
"test": "npm run test:unit",
"test:unit": "sfdx-lwc-jest",
"test:unit:watch": "sfdx-lwc-jest --watch",
"test:unit:debug": "sfdx-lwc-jest --debug",
"test:unit:coverage": "sfdx-lwc-jest --coverage",
"prettier": "prettier --apex-standalone-parser native --write "**/.{cls,cmp,component,css,html,js,json,md,page,trigger,xml,yaml,yml}"",
"prettier:verify": "prettier --apex-standalone-parser nativex --check "/*.{cls,cmp,component,css,html,js,json,md,page,trigger,xml,yaml,yml}"",
"postinstall": "husky install",
"precommit": "lint-staged"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@lwc/eslint-plugin-lwc": "^1.1.2",
"@prettier/plugin-xml": "3.4.1",
"@salesforce/eslint-config-lwc": "^3.2.3",
"@salesforce/eslint-plugin-aura": "^2.0.0",
"@salesforce/eslint-plugin-lightning": "^1.0.0",
"@salesforce/sfdx-lwc-jest": "^5.1.0",
"eslint": "^9.9.1",
"eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.4",
"eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.8.1",
"husky": "^9.1.5",
"lint-staged": "^15.1.0",
"prettier": "3.3.3",
"prettier-plugin-apex": "2.1.5"
},
"lint-staged": {
"/.{cls,cmp,component,css,html,js,json,md,page,trigger,xml,yaml,yml}": [
"prettier --apex-standalone-parser native --write"
],
"/{aura,lwc}//.js": [
"eslint"
]
}
}

VS Code Settings:

Prettier: Config Path
C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.18.0\node_modules\prettier-plugin-apex\node_modules\wait-on.prettierrc.js

Prettier: Prettier Path
C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.18.0\node_modules\prettier

[Damecek]

Parser of type apex does not exist. Here is a .prettierrc we are using which formats the apex files just fine.

{
  "trailingComma": "none",
  "singleQuote": true,
  "tabWidth": 4,
  "printWidth": 150,
  "plugins": [
    "prettier-plugin-apex",
    "@prettier/plugin-xml"
  ],
  "overrides": [
    {
      "files": "**/lwc/**/*.html",
      "options": {
        "parser": "lwc"
      }
    },
    {
      "files": "*.{cmp,page,component}",
      "options": {
        "parser": "html"
      }
    }
  ]
}

with this part of package.json

"devDependencies": {
    "@prettier/plugin-xml": "^3.4.1",
    "prettier": "^3.3.3",
    "prettier-plugin-apex": "^2.1.4"
  },

[Alfystar]

hi @test01bodacious

I'm a DevOps manager for my company, we use prettier and salesforce.

For your usecase, i think you have to change your package.json to:

{
  "name": "<name>",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "author": "<Email>",
  "devDependencies": {
    "@prettier/plugin-xml": "^3.4.1",
    "prettier": "^3.4.2",
    "prettier-plugin-apex": "^2.2.2"
  },
  "repository": {
    "type": "http",
    "url": "....."
  },
  "scripts": {
    "prettier": "prettier"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "sfdx-plugin-source-read": "^1.4.0"
  }
}

I suggest to you to use the sfdx-plugin-source-read to retrieve easy and correct Profile

After the package.json update, execute in terminal:

npm install -y

to apply changes

and change the .prettierrc to:

{
	"plugins": ["prettier-plugin-apex", "@prettier/plugin-xml"],
	"printWidth": 600,
	"singleQuote": true,
	"trailingComma": "all",
	"bracketSpacing": false,
	"useTabs": true,
	"bracketSameLine": true,
	"apexInsertFinalNewline": false,
	"overrides": [
		{
			"files": "*.{trigger,cls}",
			"options": {"parser": "apex"}
		},
		{
			"files": "*.{apex}",
			"options": {"parser": "apex-anonymous"}
		},
		{
			"files": "**/lwc/**/*.html",
			"options": {"parser": "lwc"}
		},
		{
			"files": "*.{cmp,page,component,evt}",
			"options": {
				"parser": "html",
				"trailingComma": "none"
			}
		},
		{
			"files": "**/aura/**/*.js",
			"options": {"trailingComma": "none"}
		},
		{
			"files": "**/aura/**/*.{auradoc,design,app}",
			"options": {"parser": "angular"}
		},
		{
			"files": "**/*.xml",
			"options": {
				"parser": "xml",
				"useTabs": false,
				"tabWidth": 4,
				"xmlWhitespaceSensitivity": "preserve",
				"embeddedLanguageFormatting": "off",
				"xmlSelfClosingSpace": false
			}
		}
	]
}

Note the 1° Line:

! "plugins": ["prettier-plugin-apex", "@prettier/plugin-xml"]

Than should work 😁

Tell me if work