Grunt Prettify

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Grunt plugin for beautifying HTML. Lots of options so that you can format/beautify the generated HTML the way you want it.

Overview

Grunt-prettify is a powerful HTML prettifier that allows developers to format their HTML code according to personal preferences and coding standards. By integrating this NPM package into your Grunt workflow, you can enhance the readability and maintainability of your HTML, ensuring that it adheres to consistent formatting rules. With its customizable options, Grunt-prettify makes it easy to tailor the output to suit individual project needs.

Whether you're working on a small project or a larger application, Grunt-prettify provides a range of features that cater to different formatting requirements. From handling indentation to preserving line breaks, its flexibility helps streamline the coding process while giving developers complete control over how their HTML appears.

Features

  • Customizable Configurations: Specify options through a .jsbeautifyrc file or directly in the Gruntfile, allowing for seamless integration into your coding workflow.

  • Indentation Control: Set the indentation size and character (space or tab) used in the output HTML, ensuring consistency across your codebase.

  • Whitespace Management: Choose whether to condense extra newlines and control the preservation of existing line breaks, maintaining the intended structure of your HTML.

  • Preserve BOM: An option to preserve byte-order marks, which can be crucial for certain types of projects requiring specific character encoding.

  • Comment Formatting: Easily manage the spacing around comments by adding newlines above them, helping to improve readability and organization.

  • Flexible Formatting Options: Choose from various brace styles (collapse or expand) and manage how scripts and inner HTML are indented, catering to your preferred coding style.

  • Unformatted Tags: Specify which HTML tags should not be reformatted, giving you finer control over preservation of specific sections of the code.

  • Maximum Line Length: Set a limit on the number of characters per line for neat formatting, with the option to disable this feature when necessary.

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Grunt

Grunt is a popular JavaScript task runner that automates repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, and testing, allowing developers to focus on writing code.