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PR Checklist

  • Functionality has been tested, no obvious bugs
  • Code style follows project conventions
  • Documentation/comments updated (if applicable)

Brief Description of Changes

Add Beautify JSON to the text viewer's More menu. Formatting changes only the preview, preserves JSON tokens exactly, and leaves invalid input unchanged. Includes translations for all 29 supported locales.

Related Issue (if any)

Closes #1527.

Additional Notes

TextViewer builds for .NET Framework 4.6.2; all 51 regression tests and git diff --check pass. The menu action and formatted preview were manually verified on Windows.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added a “Beautify JSON” option for eligible JSON files, formatting the preview with indentation while preserving the original values.
    • Formatting changes only the preview, not the file on disk. Invalid JSON or content that exceeds formatting limits remains unchanged, with an explanatory message.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for formatting, validation limits, and localized messages.
  • Documentation

    • Added instructions for running the formatter and localization tests.

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Walkthrough

The text viewer adds a JSON formatter and a Beautify JSON action in the More menu. The panel retains eligible JSON source, formats it for preview, and displays a localized message when formatting fails. Tests cover formatter behavior and translation entries.

Changes: JSON Beautification

Layer / File(s) Summary
Formatter and validation
QuickLook.Plugin/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer/JsonBeautifier.cs, Tests/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer.Tests/*
The formatter validates JSON and applies two-space indentation while preserving token text. Tests cover formatting, token preservation, invalid input, depth and output limits, and translation entries. The test project and README describe test setup and execution.
Panel source and formatting action
QuickLook.Plugin/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer/TextViewerPanel.cs, QuickLook.Plugin/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer/Plugin.cs, QuickLook.Plugin/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer/Plugin.MoreMenu.cs, QuickLook.Plugin/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer/Translations.config, Tests/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer.Tests/JsonBeautifierTests.cs
The panel retains source for eligible JSON files and updates the preview when formatting succeeds. If formatting fails or the formatted output contains a line that would be truncated, the panel leaves the preview unchanged and displays a localized message. The plugin exposes the command through the More menu, and translations provide the action and failure messages.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  actor User
  participant GetMenuItems
  participant RelayCommand
  participant TextViewerPanel
  participant JsonBeautifier
  User->>GetMenuItems: Request menu items for a JSON file
  GetMenuItems-->>User: Show Beautify JSON item when command is available
  User->>RelayCommand: Execute Beautify JSON
  RelayCommand->>TextViewerPanel: Invoke BeautifyJson
  TextViewerPanel->>JsonBeautifier: TryFormat retained JSON source
  JsonBeautifier-->>TextViewerPanel: Return formatted text or formatting failure
  TextViewerPanel-->>User: Replace preview or show localized failure message
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Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 72e4a

No known issue remains that should prevent merging the JSON beautification feature after normal checks.

Security architecture risk: Low · up to 4f957

The feature changes only a user-triggered, read-only preview. Input, nesting, and output limits constrain malformed-file effects, although formatting adds synchronous processing and memory use within the viewer application.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The introduced exposure is local processing and display of attacker-influenced JSON within the desktop viewer process. The inspected formatting path adds no file write, network operation, process launch, or privileged service interaction.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — File content remains untrusted parser input. The production command requires an eligible retained source and a non-disposed panel, and the menu is restricted to JSON extensions. The loader's approximately 5 MiB input bound, formatter depth limit, and 20,971,520-character output ceiling constrain this path; extensions provide feature routing, not content validation.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Malformed input and formatter-limit violations return before preview replacement. Repeated formatting uses the unchanged retained source, so it does not compound transformations or persist changes to the source file. Formatting and document construction remain synchronous on the menu execution path.
Pre-merge checks: Passed 4 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 29 functions across 5 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Passed Passed checks: 4 passed
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Description Check Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding Beautify JSON to the text viewer More menu.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #1527 requests a JSON beautify button under the More menu. The PR adds the Beautify JSON item for .json files, connects it to the formatting command, preserves the preview on invalid or over…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changed source, translations, tests, and test documentation directly support issue #1527. The formatter, command wiring, menu item, localized messages, and regression tests have a clear connection…
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Explanation

Issue #1527 requests a JSON beautify button under the More menu. The PR adds the Beautify JSON item for .json files, connects it to the formatting command, preserves the preview on invalid or over-limit input, and adds focused formatter and localization tests.

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Explanation

The changed source, translations, tests, and test documentation directly support issue #1527. The formatter, command wiring, menu item, localized messages, and regression tests have a clear connection to the requested feature. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

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- Around line 56-68: In the JSON beautification flow, check whether
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  • QuickLook.Plugin/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer/JsonBeautifier.cs
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  • QuickLook.Plugin/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer/TextViewerPanel.cs
  • QuickLook.Plugin/QuickLook.Plugin.TextViewer/Translations.config
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