diff --git a/boilerplate/app/modules/entities/entities-screen.js b/boilerplate/app/modules/entities/entities-screen.js
index 339077ef7..f150a763b 100644
--- a/boilerplate/app/modules/entities/entities-screen.js
+++ b/boilerplate/app/modules/entities/entities-screen.js
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import React from 'react'
 import { ScrollView, Text } from 'react-native'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 // Styles
-/*eslint-disable no-unused-vars*/
+/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
 import RoundedButton from '../../shared/components/rounded-button/rounded-button'
 import {
+  loginScreen,
   // ignite-jhipster-entity-screen-import-needle
 } from '../../navigation/layouts'
 /* eslint-enable */
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d7c604800..b2e2db59c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6468,6 +6468,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-6SQ0v6XqjBn0HN/UAddBo8gZ2Jc=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "prettier": {
+      "version": "1.18.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-1.18.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OeHeMc0JhFE9idD4ZdtNibzY0+TPHSpSSb9h8FqtP+YnoZZ1sl8Vc9b1sasjfymH3SonAF4QcA2+mzHPhMvIiw=="
+    },
     "pretty-format": {
       "version": "24.9.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pretty-format/-/pretty-format-24.9.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6bd36948..ce434f2a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "insight": "0.10.3",
     "jhipster-core": "4.3.0",
     "pluralize": "8.0.0",
+    "prettier": "1.18.2",
     "ramda": "0.26.1",
     "rimraf": "3.0.0",
     "semver": "6.3.0"
diff --git a/src/boilerplate/files.js b/src/boilerplate/files.js
index 293246136..2ed816d74 100644
--- a/src/boilerplate/files.js
+++ b/src/boilerplate/files.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ const semver = require('semver')
  * The files portion of the entity generator
  */
 module.exports = async function (context, props, jhipsterConfig) {
-  const { filesystem, ignite, print, strings } = context
+  const { filesystem, print, strings } = context
   const { camelCase, upperFirst } = strings
+  const { copyBatch } = require('../lib/copy-batch')
   const spinner = print.spin(`using the ${print.colors.blue('JHipster')} boilerplate`).succeed()
   const { patchInFile } = require('../lib/patch-in-file')
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ module.exports = async function (context, props, jhipsterConfig) {
     }
   ]
 
-  await ignite.copyBatch(context, templates, props, {
+  await copyBatch(context, templates, props, {
     quiet: true,
     directory: `${__dirname}/../../boilerplate`
   })
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ module.exports = async function (context, props, jhipsterConfig) {
       if (!isMonolith) {
         oauth2Files.push({ template: 'OAuth2SsoConfiguration.java.ejs', target: `${jhipsterPathPrefix}${props.jhipsterDirectory}/src/main/java/${props.packageFolder}/config/OAuth2SsoConfiguration.java` })
       }
-      await ignite.copyBatch(context, oauth2Files, props, {
+      await copyBatch(context, oauth2Files, props, {
         quiet: true,
         directory: `${__dirname}/../../templates/jhipster/oauth2`
       })
@@ -213,7 +214,6 @@ module.exports = async function (context, props, jhipsterConfig) {
     await patchInFile(context, 'android/app/build.gradle', {
       before: 'applicationId',
       insert: androidAuthRedirectContent,
-      match: androidAuthRedirectContent
     })
   } else {
     // remove OAuth2 files if not enabled
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ module.exports = async function (context, props, jhipsterConfig) {
     await patchInFile(context, 'app/shared/reducers/index.js', {
       before: 'ignite-jhipster-redux-store-import-needle',
       insert: `  chat: require('../../modules/chat/chat.reducer').reducer,`,
-      match: `  chat: require('../../modules/chat/chat.reducer').reducer,`
     })
 
     // TODO CHAT SCREEN
diff --git a/src/boilerplate/index.js b/src/boilerplate/index.js
index be1b46756..f3ca7124d 100644
--- a/src/boilerplate/index.js
+++ b/src/boilerplate/index.js
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ async function install (context) {
     await importEntityJdl.run(context)
   }
 
+  // run prettier to pass lint on generation
+  spinner.text = `▸ running prettier on generated code`
+  spinner.start()
+  // install any missing dependencies
+  await system.run(`${useNpm ? 'npm' : 'yarn'} run prettier`, { stdio: 'ignore' })
+
   const perfDuration = parseInt(((new Date()).getTime() - perfStart) / 10) / 100
   spinner.succeed(`ignited ${print.colors.yellow(name)} in ${perfDuration}s`)
 
diff --git a/src/entity/files.js b/src/entity/files.js
index a5ff7fab3..cf80aac77 100644
--- a/src/entity/files.js
+++ b/src/entity/files.js
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 /**
  * The files portion of the entity generator
  */
+
 module.exports = async function (generator, igniteContext) {
   const semver = require('semver')
   const pluralize = require('pluralize')
   const fs = require('fs-extra')
   const { patchInFile } = require('../lib/patch-in-file')
   const { getEntityFormField, getRelationshipFormField } = require('../lib/entity-helpers')
-  const { ignite, strings, parameters, print } = igniteContext
+  const { copyBatch } = require('../lib/copy-batch')
+  const { strings, parameters, print } = igniteContext
   const { kebabCase, pascalCase, snakeCase, upperCase, camelCase, isBlank, upperFirst } = strings // eslint-disable-line
 
   const name = generator.name
@@ -100,34 +102,33 @@ module.exports = async function (generator, igniteContext) {
 
   // REDUX AND SAGA SECTION
   let apiMethods = `
-  const get${props.name} = (${camelCase(props.name)}Id) => api.get('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}/' + ${camelCase(props.name)}Id)
-  const get${props.pluralName} = (options) => api.get('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}', options)
-  const create${props.name} = (${camelCase(props.name)}) => api.post('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}', ${camelCase(props.name)})
-  const update${props.name} = (${camelCase(props.name)}) => api.put('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}', ${camelCase(props.name)})
-  const delete${props.name} = (${camelCase(props.name)}Id) => api.delete('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}/' + ${camelCase(props.name)}Id)`
+  const get${props.name} = ${camelCase(props.name)}Id => api.get('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}/' + ${camelCase(props.name)}Id)
+  const get${props.pluralName} = options => api.get('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}', options)
+  const create${props.name} = ${camelCase(props.name)} => api.post('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}', ${camelCase(props.name)})
+  const update${props.name} = ${camelCase(props.name)} => api.put('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}', ${camelCase(props.name)})
+  const delete${props.name} = ${camelCase(props.name)}Id => api.delete('${props.microservicePath}api/${kebabCase(props.pluralName)}/' + ${camelCase(props.name)}Id)`
 
-  let fixtureApiMethods = `
-  update${props.name}: (${camelCase(props.name)}) => {
+  let fixtureApiMethods = `  update${props.name}: ${camelCase(props.name)} => {
     return {
       ok: true,
-      data: require('../../shared/fixtures/update-${props.name.toLowerCase()}.json')
+      data: require('../../shared/fixtures/update-${props.name.toLowerCase()}.json'),
     }
   },
   get${props.pluralName}: () => {
     return {
       ok: true,
-      data: require('../../shared/fixtures/get-${props.pluralName.toLowerCase()}.json')
+      data: require('../../shared/fixtures/get-${props.pluralName.toLowerCase()}.json'),
     }
   },
-  get${props.name}: (${camelCase(props.name)}Id) => {
+  get${props.name}: ${camelCase(props.name)}Id => {
     return {
       ok: true,
-      data: require('../../shared/fixtures/get-${props.name.toLowerCase()}.json')
+      data: require('../../shared/fixtures/get-${props.name.toLowerCase()}.json'),
     }
   },
-  delete${props.name}: (${camelCase(props.name)}Id) => {
+  delete${props.name}: ${camelCase(props.name)}Id => {
     return {
-      ok: true
+      ok: true,
     }
   },`
 
@@ -167,42 +168,35 @@ module.exports = async function (generator, igniteContext) {
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, apiFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-api-method-needle',
     insert: apiMethods,
-    match: apiMethods
   })
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, apiFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-api-export-needle',
     insert: apiMethodsExport,
-    match: apiMethodsExport
   })
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, fixtureApiFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-api-fixture-needle',
     insert: fixtureApiMethods,
-    match: fixtureApiMethods
   })
 
   // import redux in redux/index.js
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, reduxIndexFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-redux-store-import-needle',
     insert: `  ${camelCase(props.pluralName)}: require('../../modules/entities/${props.kebabName}/${props.kebabName}.reducer').reducer,`,
-    match: `  ${camelCase(props.pluralName)}: require('../../modules/entities/${props.kebabName}/${props.kebabName}.reducer').reducer,`
   })
 
   // import saga/redux in sagas/index.js
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, sagaIndexFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-saga-redux-import-needle',
     insert: `import { ${props.name}Types } from '../../modules/entities/${props.kebabName}/${props.kebabName}.reducer'`,
-    match: `import { ${props.name}Types } from '../../modules/entities/${props.kebabName}/${props.kebabName}.reducer'`
   })
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, sagaIndexFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-saga-method-import-needle',
     insert: `import { get${props.name}, get${props.pluralName}, update${props.name}, delete${props.name}${props.searchEngine ? `, search${props.pluralName}` : ''} } from '../../modules/entities/${props.kebabName}/${props.kebabName}.sagas'`,
-    match: `import { get${props.name}, get${props.pluralName}, update${props.name}, delete${props.name}${props.searchEngine ? `, search${props.pluralName}` : ''} } from '../../modules/entities/${props.kebabName}/${props.kebabName}.sagas'`
   })
 
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, sagaIndexFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-saga-redux-connect-needle',
     insert: sagaConnections,
-    match: sagaConnections
   })
 
   const entityFiles = [
@@ -277,7 +271,7 @@ module.exports = async function (generator, igniteContext) {
     })
   }
 
-  await ignite.copyBatch(igniteContext, entityFiles, props, {
+  await copyBatch(igniteContext, entityFiles, props, {
     directory: `${__dirname}/../../templates/entity`
   })
 
@@ -286,19 +280,16 @@ module.exports = async function (generator, igniteContext) {
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-import-needle',
     insert: navigationImport,
-    match: navigationImport
   })
   const navigationImportDetail = `import ${props.name}EntityDetailScreen from '../modules/entities/${props.kebabName}/${props.kebabName}-entity-detail-screen'`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-import-needle',
     insert: navigationImportDetail,
-    match: navigationImportDetail
   })
   const navigationImportEdit = `import ${props.name}EntityEditScreen from '../modules/entities/${props.kebabName}/${props.kebabName}-entity-edit-screen'`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-import-needle',
-    insert: navigationImportEdit,
-    match: navigationImportEdit
+    insert: navigationImportEdit
   })
   const upperSnakeCaseName = upperCase(snakeCase(props.name + 'EntityScreen')).replace(/ /g, '_')
   const upperSnakeCaseNameEdit = upperCase(snakeCase(props.name + 'EntityEditScreen')).replace(/ /g, '_')
@@ -308,124 +299,116 @@ module.exports = async function (generator, igniteContext) {
   const navigationDeclaration = `export const ${upperSnakeCaseName} = 'nav.${props.name}EntityScreen'`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-declaration-needle',
-    insert: navigationDeclaration,
-    match: navigationDeclaration
+    insert: navigationDeclaration
   })
   const navigationDeclarationDetail = `export const ${upperSnakeCaseNameDetail} = 'nav.${props.name}EntityDetailScreen'`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-declaration-needle',
-    insert: navigationDeclarationDetail,
-    match: navigationDeclarationDetail
+    insert: navigationDeclarationDetail
   })
   const navigationDeclarationEdit = `export const ${upperSnakeCaseNameEdit} = 'nav.${props.name}EntityEditScreen'`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-declaration-needle',
-    insert: navigationDeclarationEdit,
-    match: navigationDeclarationEdit
+    insert: navigationDeclarationEdit
   })
 
   // add entity screens to navigation
   const navigationScreen = `  Navigation.registerComponentWithRedux(${upperSnakeCaseName}, () => ${props.name}EntityScreen, Provider, store)`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-registration-needle',
-    insert: navigationScreen,
-    match: navigationScreen
+    insert: navigationScreen
   })
   const navigationScreenDetail = `  Navigation.registerComponentWithRedux(${upperSnakeCaseNameDetail}, () => ${props.name}EntityDetailScreen, Provider, store)`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-registration-needle',
-    insert: navigationScreenDetail,
-    match: navigationScreenDetail
+    insert: navigationScreenDetail
   })
   const navigationScreenEdit = `  Navigation.registerComponentWithRedux(${upperSnakeCaseNameEdit}, () => ${props.name}EntityEditScreen, Provider, store)`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-registration-needle',
-    insert: navigationScreenEdit,
-    match: navigationScreenEdit
+    insert: navigationScreenEdit
   })
 
   const navigationMethodMain = `
-export const ${camelCase(props.name)}EntityScreen = () => Navigation.push('center', {
-  component: {
-    name: ${upperSnakeCaseName},
-    options: {
-      topBar: {
-        title: {
-          text: '${props.pluralName}',
-          color: Colors.snow
+export const ${camelCase(props.name)}EntityScreen = () =>
+  Navigation.push('center', {
+    component: {
+      name: ${upperSnakeCaseName},
+      options: {
+        topBar: {
+          title: {
+            text: '${props.pluralName}',
+            color: Colors.snow,
+          },
+          rightButtons: [
+            {
+              id: 'createButton',
+              text: 'Create',
+              color: Colors.snow,
+            },
+          ],
         },
-        rightButtons: [
-          {
-            id: 'createButton',
-            text: 'Create',
-            color: Colors.snow
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  }
-})`
+      },
+    },
+  })`
 
   const navigationMethodDetail = `
-export const ${camelCase(props.name)}EntityDetailScreen = (data) => Navigation.push('center', {
-  component: {
-    name: ${upperSnakeCaseNameDetail},
-    passProps: {
-      data
+export const ${camelCase(props.name)}EntityDetailScreen = data =>
+  Navigation.push('center', {
+    component: {
+      name: ${upperSnakeCaseNameDetail},
+      passProps: {
+        data,
+      },
+      options: {
+        topBar: {
+          title: {
+            text: '${props.pluralName}',
+            color: Colors.snow,
+          },
+        },
+      },
     },
-    options: {
-      topBar: {
-        title: {
-          text: '${props.pluralName}',
-          color: Colors.snow
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-})`
+  })`
   const navigationMethodEdit = `
-export const ${camelCase(props.name)}EntityEditScreen = (data) => Navigation.push('center', {
-  component: {
-    name: ${upperSnakeCaseNameEdit},
-    passProps: {
-      data
+export const ${camelCase(props.name)}EntityEditScreen = data =>
+  Navigation.push('center', {
+    component: {
+      name: ${upperSnakeCaseNameEdit},
+      passProps: {
+        data,
+      },
+      options: {
+        topBar: {
+          title: {
+            text: '${props.pluralName}',
+            color: Colors.snow,
+          },
+        },
+      },
     },
-    options: {
-      topBar: {
-        title: {
-          text: '${props.pluralName}',
-          color: Colors.snow
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-})`
+  })`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-method-needle',
-    insert: navigationMethodMain,
-    match: navigationMethodMain
+    insert: navigationMethodMain
   })
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-method-needle',
-    insert: navigationMethodEdit,
-    match: navigationMethodEdit
+    insert: navigationMethodEdit
   })
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, navigationRouterFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-navigation-method-needle',
-    insert: navigationMethodDetail,
-    match: navigationMethodDetail
+    insert: navigationMethodDetail
   })
   // add entity to entities screen
-  const entityScreenButton = `        <RoundedButton text='${props.name}' onPress={${camelCase(props.name)}EntityScreen} testID='${camelCase(props.name)}EntityScreenButton' />`
+  const entityScreenButton = `        <RoundedButton text="${props.name}" onPress={${camelCase(props.name)}EntityScreen} testID="${camelCase(props.name)}EntityScreenButton" />`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, entityScreenFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-entity-screen-needle',
-    insert: entityScreenButton,
-    match: entityScreenButton
+    insert: entityScreenButton
   })
   const entityScreenImport = `  ${camelCase(props.name)}EntityScreen,`
   await patchInFile(igniteContext, entityScreenFilePath, {
     before: 'ignite-jhipster-entity-screen-import-needle',
-    insert: entityScreenImport,
-    match: entityScreenImport
+    insert: entityScreenImport
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/copy-batch.js b/src/lib/copy-batch.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c392f60d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/copy-batch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// wrapped version of ignite's copyBatch to run prettier on files before generation
+const { prettierTransformBatch } = require('./prettier-transform')
+const copyBatch = async (context, files, props, copyBatchOptions) => {
+  const { ignite, print } = context
+  try {
+    await ignite.copyBatch(context, files, props, copyBatchOptions)
+  } catch (e) {
+    print.warning('Could not copy files, error:')
+    print.error(e)
+  }
+  try {
+    await prettierTransformBatch(files)
+  } catch (e) {
+    print.warning('Could not run prettier on files, error:')
+    print.error(e)
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  copyBatch,
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/prettier-transform.js b/src/lib/prettier-transform.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8397940f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/prettier-transform.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2013-2019 the original author or authors from the JHipster project.
+ *
+ * This file is part of the JHipster project, see https://www.jhipster.tech/
+ * for more information.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// transforms a file via prettier as it's generated
+// modified from https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/blob/6871b52b2336709fde83fb0dccf7165b1e227fd2/generators/generator-transforms.js
+const prettier = require('prettier')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const defaultOptions = {
+  printWidth: 140,
+  singleQuote: true,
+  useTabs: false,
+  tabWidth: 2,
+  // js and ts rules:
+  arrowParens: 'avoid',
+  // jsx and tsx rules:
+  jsxBracketSameLine: false
+}
+const prettierTransform = async (file) => {
+  /* resolve from the projects config */
+  let options = await prettier.resolveConfig(file.target)
+  if (!options || Object.keys(options).length === 0) {
+    options = defaultOptions
+  }
+  const str = fs.readFileSync(file.target, 'utf8')
+  // for better errors
+  options.filepath = file.target
+  const data = prettier.format(str, options)
+  fs.writeFileSync(file.target, Buffer.from(data))
+}
+
+const prettierTransformBatch = async (files) => {
+  await Promise.all(files.map(file => prettierTransform(file)))
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  prettierTransform,
+  prettierTransformBatch
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/react-native-navigation.js b/src/lib/react-native-navigation.js
index 6d26fb6c9..811bed49b 100644
--- a/src/lib/react-native-navigation.js
+++ b/src/lib/react-native-navigation.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { patchInFile } = require('../lib/patch-in-file')
+const { copyBatch } = require('../lib/copy-batch')
 
 const patchReactNativeNavigation = async (context = {}, props) => {
   // REACT_NATIVE_NAVIGATION_VERSION
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const patchReactNativeNavigation = async (context = {}, props) => {
   if (props.authType === 'oauth2') {
     navigationFiles.push({ template: 'AppDelegate.h.ejs', target: `ios/${props.name}/AppDelegate.h` })
   }
-  await ignite.copyBatch(context, navigationFiles, props, {
+  await copyBatch(context, navigationFiles, props, {
     quiet: true,
     directory: `${__dirname}/../../templates/react-native-navigation/`
   })
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ const patchReactNativeNavigation = async (context = {}, props) => {
   const rnnPatch = [
     { template: 'patches/tcomb-form-native+0.6.20.patch', target: `patches/tcomb-form-native+0.6.20.patch` }
   ]
-  await ignite.copyBatch(context, rnnPatch, props, {
+  await copyBatch(context, rnnPatch, props, {
     quiet: true,
     directory: `${__dirname}/../../boilerplate`
   })