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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?
Wait, it's all regex?
Always has been
I don't wish death on anyone.
Just install python and format it. Then
Meanwhile, I can open a 1GB file in (stock) vim without any trouble at all.
Formatting is what
xmllint
is for.I use vim macros. You can do some crazy formatting with it
You don't need to open a file in a text editor to format it