XML linter?

@lbutlr

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Jul 22, 2021, 5:46:53 PM7/22/21

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A brief mention of using linters with BBEdit got me wondering if there is a linter for XML that works on macOS? The only thing I find one looking around are web based ones and on linux tool that is not in homebrew.

And assuming there is one, how do I integrate it into BBEdit?

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Edzard de Ranitz

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Jul 23, 2021, 8:47:05 AM7/23/21

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The build in function Markup > Tidy > Reflow works fine for me for XML

@lbutlr

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Jul 23, 2021, 2:26:44 PM7/23/21

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On 2021 Jul 23, at 05:47, Edzard de Ranitz <ran...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The build in function Markup > Tidy > Reflow works fine for me for XML

It does not check syntax like a linter does.

(Fore example, XML wants & instead of &

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jj

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Jul 23, 2021, 3:10:47 PM7/23/21

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Did you try xmllint ?

Check if it is installed on your setup by typing in the Terminal:

which xmllint

If it is not installed you can intall it from Homebrew.

It's part of the libxml2 package.

In Terminal type:

brew install libxml2

HTH

Jean Jourdain

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Jul 23, 2021, 6:31:06 PM7/23/21

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On 2021 Jul 23, at 13:10, jj <goo...@mixio.com> wrote:
> Did you try xmllint ?

Ah, yes I do. Now, how to use it within BBEdit. (The only 'lint' mention in the manual is about using bbresults from the command line).

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jj

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Jul 24, 2021, 4:22:10 AM7/24/21

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Create a text filter named xmllint.sh and save it in "menu BBEdit > Folders > Text Filters" with executable permissions.

```

#!/usr/bin/env sh

xmllint --format -

```

You can then apply the filter to your document's selection or to the whole document if nothing is selected with "menu Text > Apply Text Filter > xmllint.sh".