This closes #830

.gitignore

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ratReport.txt
 .settings
 .checkstyle
 .factorypath
+**/.editorconfig
 **/derby.log
 
 # for native build

docs/hacking-guide/en/formatting.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Code Formatting
 
+## Eclipse
+
 Eclipse code formatting and (basic) project configuration files can be found at the `etc/` folder. You should manually 
 copy them _after importing all your projects_:
 
@@ -10,6 +12,12 @@ copy them _after importing all your projects_:
 Do not use the [maven-eclipse-plugin](https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/) to copy the files as it 
 conflicts with [m2e](http://eclipse.org/m2e/).
 
-# Idea
+## IDEA
 
 If you completed the step described on [idea instructions](ide.md#style-templates-and-inspection-settings-for-idea), and selected the code style accordingly you should be ready to go.
+
+## EditorConfig
+
+For editors supporting [EditorConfig](http://editorconfig.org/), a settings file is provided in
+etc/ide-settings/editorconfig.ini. Copy it to your Artemis top level directory and
+[name it .editorconfig](http://editorconfig.org/#file-location)

etc/ide-settings/editorconfig.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copy to your Artemis top level dir and rename to .editorconfig
+# http://editorconfig.org/#file-location
+
+[*.{java,xml}]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 3
+tab_width = 3
+end_of_line = lf
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true

pom.xml

@@ -1269,9 +1269,9 @@
                   <exclude>**/.settings/**</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/.project</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/.classpath</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/.editorconfig</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/.checkstyle</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/.factorypath</exclude>
-                  <exclude>ratReport.txt</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/org.apache.activemq.artemis.cfg</exclude>
                   <!-- activemq5 unit tests exclude -->
                   <exclude>**/*.data</exclude>
@@ -1287,7 +1287,6 @@
                   <exclude>**/npm-shrinkwrap.json</exclude>
 
                   <!-- things from cmake on the native build -->
-                  <exclude>**/CMakeCache.txt</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/CMakeFiles/</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/Makefile</exclude>
                   <exclude>**/cmake_install.cmake</exclude>