From 4061f837c0df317f97c55329334cbf61506573a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Varga <jason@pixelfear.com>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] wip

---
 src/Configurator.php | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Configurator.php b/src/Configurator.php
index 3e5307c..44b33aa 100644
--- a/src/Configurator.php
+++ b/src/Configurator.php
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ protected function buildEndingGroup($isArrayValue, $indentation, $matchParent =
      */
     protected function varExport($value)
     {
-        $value = VarExporter::export($value);
+        $value = $this->exportMultiline($value);
 
         // Remove numeric keys.
         $value = preg_replace("/(\s*)[0-9]+\s=>\s(.*)/", '$1$2', $value);
@@ -434,4 +434,37 @@ protected function varExport($value)
 
         return $value;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Export var as a multiline string.
+     *
+     * VarExporter collapses small scalar arrays onto a single line, so we
+     * handle the array nesting ourselves to keep config files multiline,
+     * delegating only scalar leaves to VarExporter.
+     *
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     * @param  string  $indent
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function exportMultiline($value, $indent = '')
+    {
+        if (! is_array($value)) {
+            return VarExporter::export($value);
+        }
+
+        if ($value === []) {
+            return '[]';
+        }
+
+        $subIndent = $indent.'    ';
+        $isList = array_is_list($value);
+
+        $lines = collect($value)->map(function ($value, $key) use ($isList, $subIndent) {
+            $prefix = $isList ? '' : VarExporter::export($key).' => ';
+
+            return $subIndent.$prefix.$this->exportMultiline($value, $subIndent);
+        });
+
+        return "[\n".$lines->implode(",\n").",\n".$indent.']';
+    }
 }