fix: avoid extra blank line after unused import removal (#1436)

core/src/main/java/com/google/googlejavaformat/java/RemoveUnusedImports.java

@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ private static RangeMap<Integer, String> buildReplacements(
       Set<String> usedNames,
       Multimap<String, Range<Integer>> usedInJavadoc) {
     RangeMap<Integer, String> replacements = TreeRangeMap.create();
+    String sep = Newlines.guessLineSeparator(contents);
     for (JCTree importTree : unit.getImports()) {
       if (isModuleImport(importTree)) {
         continue;
@@ -245,14 +246,62 @@ private static RangeMap<Integer, String> buildReplacements(
       // delete the import
       int endPosition = getEndPosition(importTree, unit);
       endPosition = max(CharMatcher.isNot(' ').indexIn(contents, endPosition), endPosition);
-      String sep = Newlines.guessLineSeparator(contents);
       if (endPosition + sep.length() < contents.length()
           && contents.subSequence(endPosition, endPosition + sep.length()).toString().equals(sep)) {
         endPosition += sep.length();
       }
-      replacements.put(Range.closedOpen(importTree.getStartPosition(), endPosition), "");
+      // putCoalescing merges adjacent unused imports into one span so blank-line cleanup can see
+      // the whole deleted import block (TreeRangeMap.put does not coalesce).
+      replacements.putCoalescing(Range.closedOpen(importTree.getStartPosition(), endPosition), "");
     }
-    return replacements;
+    // Removing a whole import block can leave the blank line that preceded it stacked on the
+    // blank line that followed it (e.g. package → blank → imports → blank → type). Collapse one
+    // of those blanks so a single formatting pass stays style-compliant (#1436).
+    return collapseBlankLinesAroundDeletedImports(contents, replacements, sep);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extends contiguous deleted-import ranges so a blank line that both preceded and followed the
+   * imports is not left doubled after the deletion.
+   */
+  private static RangeMap<Integer, String> collapseBlankLinesAroundDeletedImports(
+      String contents, RangeMap<Integer, String> replacements, String sep) {
+    if (replacements.asMapOfRanges().isEmpty()) {
+      return replacements;
+    }
+    RangeMap<Integer, String> adjusted = TreeRangeMap.create();
+    for (Range<Integer> range : replacements.asMapOfRanges().keySet()) {
+      int start = range.lowerEndpoint();
+      int end = range.upperEndpoint();
+      // Eat one trailing blank line when the deletion sits between blank lines, or at the start of
+      // the file (where a leading blank would otherwise remain after the last import is removed).
+      if (isBlankLineAfter(contents, end, sep)
+          && (start == 0 || isBlankLineBefore(contents, start, sep))) {
+        end += sep.length();
+      }
+      adjusted.putCoalescing(Range.closedOpen(start, end), "");
+    }
+    return adjusted;
+  }
+
+  /** True if {@code pos} is immediately preceded by an empty line. */
+  private static boolean isBlankLineBefore(String contents, int pos, String sep) {
+    if (pos < sep.length() || !contents.regionMatches(pos - sep.length(), sep, 0, sep.length())) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    int endOfPreviousLine = pos - sep.length();
+    if (endOfPreviousLine == 0) {
+      // File begins with a blank line before the deleted import.
+      return true;
+    }
+    return endOfPreviousLine >= sep.length()
+        && contents.regionMatches(endOfPreviousLine - sep.length(), sep, 0, sep.length());
+  }
+
+  /** True if {@code pos} is immediately followed by an empty line (a line break). */
+  private static boolean isBlankLineAfter(String contents, int pos, String sep) {
+    return pos + sep.length() <= contents.length()
+        && contents.regionMatches(pos, sep, 0, sep.length());
   }
 
   private static String getSimpleName(JCTree importTree) {

core/src/test/java/com/google/googlejavaformat/java/MainTest.java

@@ -256,6 +256,42 @@ class Test extends ArrayList {}
     assertThat(out.toString()).isEqualTo(expected);
   }
 
+  // https://github.com/google/google-java-format/issues/1436
+  @Test
+  public void unusedImportRemovalDoesNotLeaveDoubleBlankBeforeJavadoc() throws Exception {
+    String input =
+        """
+        package com.example;
+
+        import static io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.generateFullMethodName;
+
+        /**
+         * Javadoc for class.
+         */
+        public class TestBug {
+        }
+        """;
+    String expected =
+        """
+        package com.example;
+
+        /** Javadoc for class. */
+        public class TestBug {}
+        """;
+
+    assertThat(new Formatter().formatSourceAndFixImports(input)).isEqualTo(expected);
+
+    InputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(input.getBytes(UTF_8));
+    StringWriter out = new StringWriter();
+    Main main =
+        new Main(
+            new PrintWriter(out, true),
+            new PrintWriter(new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(System.err, UTF_8)), true),
+            in);
+    assertThat(main.format("-")).isEqualTo(0);
+    assertThat(out.toString()).isEqualTo(expected);
+  }
+
   // test that -lines handling works with import removal
   @Test
   public void importRemovalLines() throws Exception {

core/src/test/java/com/google/googlejavaformat/java/RemoveUnusedImportsTest.java

@@ -265,6 +265,73 @@ interface Test { private static void foo() {} }
         interface Test { private static void foo() {} }
         """,
       },
+      // #1436: unused import between package and class Javadoc must not leave a double blank line
+      {
+        """
+        package com.example;
+
+        import static io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.generateFullMethodName;
+
+        /**
+         * Javadoc for class.
+         */
+        public class TestBug {}
+        """,
+        """
+        package com.example;
+
+        /**
+         * Javadoc for class.
+         */
+        public class TestBug {}
+        """,
+      },
+      {
+        """
+        package com.example;
+
+        import com.foo.Unused1;
+        import com.foo.Unused2;
+
+        public class TestBug {}
+        """,
+        """
+        package com.example;
+
+        public class TestBug {}
+        """,
+      },
+      {
+        """
+        import com.foo.Unused;
+
+        public class TestBug {}
+        """,
+        """
+        public class TestBug {}
+        """,
+      },
+      {
+        """
+        package com.example;
+
+        import java.util.List;
+        import com.foo.Unused;
+
+        public class TestBug {
+          List<String> xs;
+        }
+        """,
+        """
+        package com.example;
+
+        import java.util.List;
+
+        public class TestBug {
+          List<String> xs;
+        }
+        """,
+      },
     };
     ImmutableList.Builder<Object[]> builder = ImmutableList.builder();
     for (String[] inputAndOutput : inputsOutputs) {