diff --git a/common/formatting/formatting.go b/common/formatting/formatting.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3400aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/formatting/formatting.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package formatting
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	protocol "github.com/tliron/glsp/protocol_3_16"
+)
+
+type FormatTemplate string
+
+func (f FormatTemplate) Format(
+	options protocol.FormattingOptions,
+	a ...any,
+) string {
+	trimTrailingSpace := true
+
+	if shouldTrim, found := options["trimTrailingWhitespace"]; found {
+		trimTrailingSpace = shouldTrim.(bool)
+	}
+
+	value := ""
+	value = fmt.Sprintf(
+		string(
+			f.replace("/t", getTab(options)),
+		),
+		a...,
+	)
+
+	if trimTrailingSpace {
+		value = strings.TrimRight(value, " ")
+		value = strings.TrimRight(value, "\t")
+	}
+
+	return value
+}
+
+func (f FormatTemplate) replace(format string, replacement string) FormatTemplate {
+	value := string(f)
+	currentIndex := 0
+
+	for {
+		position := strings.Index(value[currentIndex:], format)
+
+		if position == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		position = position + currentIndex
+		currentIndex = position
+
+		if position == 0 || value[position-1] != '\\' {
+			value = value[:position] + replacement + value[position+len(format):]
+		}
+	}
+
+	return FormatTemplate(value)
+}
+
+func getTab(options protocol.FormattingOptions) string {
+	tabSize := options["tabSize"].(float64)
+	insertSpace := options["insertSpaces"].(bool)
+
+	if insertSpace {
+		return strings.Repeat(" ", int(tabSize))
+	} else {
+		return "\t"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/common/formatting/formatting_test.go b/common/formatting/formatting_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..290d41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/formatting/formatting_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package formatting
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	protocol "github.com/tliron/glsp/protocol_3_16"
+)
+
+func TestSimpleTabExampleWithTabOptions(
+	t *testing.T,
+) {
+	template := FormatTemplate("%s/t%s")
+
+	options := protocol.FormattingOptions{
+		"tabSize":      float64(4),
+		"insertSpaces": false,
+	}
+
+	result := template.Format(options, "PermitRootLogin", "yes")
+	expected := "PermitRootLogin\tyes"
+
+	if result != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %q but got %q", expected, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSimpleTabExampleWithSpaceOptions(
+	t *testing.T,
+) {
+	template := FormatTemplate("%s/t%s")
+
+	options := protocol.FormattingOptions{
+		"tabSize":      float64(4),
+		"insertSpaces": true,
+	}
+
+	result := template.Format(options, "PermitRootLogin", "yes")
+	expected := "PermitRootLogin    yes"
+
+	if result != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %q but got %q", expected, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSimpleExampleWhiteSpaceAtEndShouldTrim(
+	t *testing.T,
+) {
+	template := FormatTemplate("%s/t%s")
+
+	options := protocol.FormattingOptions{
+		"tabSize":                float64(4),
+		"insertSpaces":           false,
+		"trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
+	}
+
+	result := template.Format(options, "PermitRootLogin", "yes    ")
+	expected := "PermitRootLogin\tyes"
+
+	if result != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %q but got %q", expected, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSimpleExampleWhiteSpaceAtEndShouldNOTTrim(
+	t *testing.T,
+) {
+	template := FormatTemplate("%s/t%s")
+
+	options := protocol.FormattingOptions{
+		"tabSize":                float64(4),
+		"insertSpaces":           false,
+		"trimTrailingWhitespace": false,
+	}
+
+	result := template.Format(options, "PermitRootLogin", "yes    ")
+	expected := "PermitRootLogin\tyes    "
+
+	if result != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %q but got %q", expected, result)
+	}
+}