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That there is no configuration is kind of the point. Close the door on the bike shed and attempt to popularize a conventional style.

If you want more control, use ESlint or jslint or jshint and define your own rules.

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The problem is this is incompatible with the current state of the JS ecosystem. NPM packages need to follow the npm style guide (though standard appears at a glance to be closer to this than anything else). jQuery modules need to follow the jQuery style guide. Many projects may already use another style guide. A large chunk of open-source javascript follows a style guide that standard is incompatible with, and new projects often have to adhere to the style guide of the platform they target as well. It would be much more useful to have a code analysis and correction tool that could enforce the rules of a target style guide.

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