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I have the same problem with XML too. Notepad++ has a plugin that can format a 50MB XML file in a few seconds. But my current client won't allow plugins installed. So I have to use VS Code, which chokes on anything bigger than what I could do myself manually if I was determined.
Time to train an LLM to format XML and hope for the best
Do we need a "don't parse xml with LLM" copypasta?
I don't wish death on anyone.
Wait, it's all regex?
Always has been
Meanwhile, I can open a 1GB file in (stock) vim without any trouble at all.
Formatting is what
xmllint
is for.Just install python and format it. Then
I use vim macros. You can do some crazy formatting with it