diff --git a/xml_converter/src/attribute/bool.hpp b/xml_converter/src/attribute/bool.hpp
index 07d5f8fb..f0d8d582 100644
--- a/xml_converter/src/attribute/bool.hpp
+++ b/xml_converter/src/attribute/bool.hpp
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ bool parse_bool(rapidxml::xml_attribute<>* input, std::vector<XMLError*>* errors
 std::string stringify_bool(bool attribute_value);
 
 // Zero Cost Abstraction identity functions to make parsing and writing protobufs more uniform
-inline bool const& from_proto_bool(const bool &x) {return x;}
-inline bool const& to_proto_bool(const bool &x) {return x;}
+inline bool const& from_proto_bool(const bool& x) {
+    return x;
+}
+inline bool const& to_proto_bool(const bool& x) {
+    return x;
+}
diff --git a/xml_converter/src/attribute/float.hpp b/xml_converter/src/attribute/float.hpp
index 4e325512..003dfba0 100644
--- a/xml_converter/src/attribute/float.hpp
+++ b/xml_converter/src/attribute/float.hpp
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ float parse_float(rapidxml::xml_attribute<>* input, std::vector<XMLError*>* erro
 std::string stringify_float(float attribute_value);
 
 // Zero Cost Abstraction identity functions to make parsing and writing protobufs more uniform
-inline float const& from_proto_float(const float &x) {return x;}
-inline float const& to_proto_float(const float &x) {return x;}
+inline float const& from_proto_float(const float& x) {
+    return x;
+}
+inline float const& to_proto_float(const float& x) {
+    return x;
+}
diff --git a/xml_converter/src/attribute/int.hpp b/xml_converter/src/attribute/int.hpp
index fd6539ea..4c3446be 100644
--- a/xml_converter/src/attribute/int.hpp
+++ b/xml_converter/src/attribute/int.hpp
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ int parse_int(rapidxml::xml_attribute<>* input, std::vector<XMLError*>* errors);
 std::string stringify_int(int attribute_value);
 
 // Zero Cost Abstraction identity functions to make parsing and writing protobufs more uniform
-inline int const& from_proto_int(const int &x) {return x;}
-inline int const& to_proto_int(const int &x) {return x;}
+inline int const& from_proto_int(const int& x) {
+    return x;
+}
+inline int const& to_proto_int(const int& x) {
+    return x;
+}
diff --git a/xml_converter/src/attribute/string.hpp b/xml_converter/src/attribute/string.hpp
index e5988178..a693f834 100644
--- a/xml_converter/src/attribute/string.hpp
+++ b/xml_converter/src/attribute/string.hpp
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ std::string parse_string(rapidxml::xml_attribute<>* input, std::vector<XMLError*
 std::string stringify_string(std::string attribute_value);
 
 // Zero Cost Abstraction identity functions to make parsing and writing protobufs more uniform
-inline std::string const& from_proto_string(const std::string &x) {return x;}
-inline std::string const& to_proto_string(const std::string &x) {return x;}
+inline std::string const& from_proto_string(const std::string& x) {
+    return x;
+}
+inline std::string const& to_proto_string(const std::string& x) {
+    return x;
+}