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+" Vim plugin for formatting XML
+" Last Change: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:26:55 +0100
+" Version: 0.1
+" Author: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
+" Script:  http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=
+" License: VIM License
+" GetLatestVimScripts: ???? 18 :AutoInstall: xmlformat.vim
+" Documentation: see :h xmlformat.txt (TODO!)
+" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+" Load Once: {{{1
+if exists("g:loaded_xmlformat") || &cp
+  finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_xmlformat = 1
+let s:keepcpo       = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+" Main function: Format the input {{{1
+func! xmlformat#Format()
+  " only allow reformatting through the gq command
+  " (e.g. Vim is in normal mode)
+  if mode() != 'n'
+    " do not fall back to internal formatting
+    return 0
+  endif
+  let sw  = shiftwidth()
+  let prev = prevnonblank(v:lnum-1)
+  let s:indent = indent(prev)/sw
+  let result = []
+  let lastitem = prev ? getline(prev) : ''
+  let is_xml_decl = 0
+  " split on `<`, but don't split on very first opening <
+  for item in split(getline(v:lnum), '.\@<=[>]\zs')
+    if s:EndTag(item)
+      let s:indent = s:DecreaseIndent()
+      call add(result, s:Indent(item))
+    elseif s:EmptyTag(lastitem)
+      call add(result, s:Indent(item))
+    elseif s:StartTag(lastitem) && s:IsTag(item)
+      let s:indent += 1
+      call add(result, s:Indent(item))
+     else
+       if !s:IsTag(item)
+         " Simply split on '<'
+         let t=split(item, '.<\@=\zs')
+         let s:indent+=1
+         call add(result, s:Indent(t[0]))
+         let s:indent = s:DecreaseIndent()
+         call add(result, s:Indent(t[1]))
+       else
+        call add(result, s:Indent(item))
+      endif
+     endif
+     let lastitem = item
+   endfor
+
+   if !empty(result)
+    exe v:lnum. ",". (v:lnum + v:count - 1). 'd'
+    call append(v:lnum - 1, result)
+    " Might need to remove the last line, if it became empty because of the
+    " append() call
+    let last = v:lnum + len(result)
+    if getline(last) is ''
+      exe last. 'd'
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  " do not run internal formatter!
+  return 0
+endfunc
+" Check if given tag is XML Declaration header {{{1
+func! s:IsXMLDecl(tag)
+  return a:tag =~? '^\s*<?xml\s\?\%(version="[^"]*"\)\?\s\?\%(encoding="[^"]*"\)\? ?>\s*$'
+endfunc
+" Return tag indented by current level {{{1
+func! s:Indent(item)
+  return repeat(' ', shiftwidth()*s:indent). s:Trim(a:item)
+endfu
+" Return item trimmed from leading whitespace {{{1
+func! s:Trim(item)
+  if exists('*trim')
+    return trim(a:item)
+  else
+    return matchstr(a:item, '\S\+.*')
+  endif
+endfunc
+" Check if tag is a new opening tag <tag> {{{1
+func! s:StartTag(tag)
+  return a:tag =~? '^\s*<[^/?]'
+endfunc
+" Remove one level of indentation {{{1
+func! s:DecreaseIndent()
+  return (s:indent > 0 ? s:indent - 1 : 0)
+endfunc
+" Check if tag is a closing tag </tag> {{{1
+func! s:EndTag(tag)
+  return a:tag =~? '^\s*</'
+endfunc
+" Check that the tag is actually a tag and not {{{1
+" something like "foobar</foobar>"
+func! s:IsTag(tag)
+  return s:Trim(a:tag)[0] == '<'
+endfunc
+" Check if tag is empty <tag/> {{{1
+func! s:EmptyTag(tag)
+  return a:tag =~ '/>\s*$'
+endfunc
+" Restoration And Modelines: {{{1
+let &cpo= s:keepcpo
+unlet s:keepcpo
+" Modeline {{{1
+" vim: fdm=marker fdl=0 ts=2 et sw=0 sts=-1