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Format `spotbugs-security-exclude.xml` (or another `<FindBugsFilter>` file in this repo) according to the rule at `.claude/rules/spotbugs-security-exclude-xml.md`. Use when the user asks to format or normalize the SpotBugs exclude file, or when adding entries to it.

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Format SpotBugs Exclude Filter

Apply the rule defined in .claude/rules/spotbugs-security-exclude-xml.md to a <FindBugsFilter> XML file.

Usage

  • /format-spotbugs-exclude — format spotbugs-security-exclude.xml at the repo root
  • /format-spotbugs-exclude <path> — format the given filter file

Process

  1. Read the rule. Read .claude/rules/spotbugs-security-exclude-xml.md for the canonical block order, child order, uniqueness requirement, comment handling, and preservation requirements. The rule file is the source of truth — do not paraphrase it from memory.
  2. Read the target file.
  3. Check for <Or> blocks. Each <Match> must target a single finding location. If any <Match> contains an <Or> element, stop and ask the user to split it into separate entries (each new entry needs its own comment) before continuing — do not auto-split, since the per-entry comment requires human judgment.
  4. Parse into a list of (leading-comment, <Match>) pairs plus any header/footer (XML declaration, <FindBugsFilter> open/close tags).
  5. Reorder children inside each <Match> per the rule.
  6. Sort the pairs per the rule.
  7. Re-emit the file with one blank line between entries, comments above their <Match>, and the original wrapper preserved.
  8. Verify with git diff <path> — the diff should be purely a reordering. No attribute or comment text changes. If anything else changed, stop and investigate.