script requires \ after | just to get correct indentation

[Samuel Wales]

this has correct indentation for my style, but is ugly and can't have comments.

example-forced-to-do () {
    command1 | \
        command2 | \
        command3
}

this shows comments.

example-of-comments-not-working () {
    echo useless use of cat because i am a badass | \
        # african cat
    # these can be kind of big
    cat | \
        # house cat
    cat | \
        cat
}

this is good but emacs does not indent correctly.  is it possible?

example-i-want-this () {
    command1 |
        # african cat
        # these can be kind of big
        command2 |
        # house cat
        command3
}