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HTTP Formatter Improvement: No Extra Newlines

Problem

The HTTP formatter was adding extra newlines around variable names, named requests, and comments, making the formatted output unnecessarily verbose.

Before (Old Behavior)

# Variables - BEFORE formatting

@hostname = api.example.com

@port = 8080

@host = {{hostname}}:{{port}}

# This is a comment

# @name getUserInfo

GET https://example.com/user

After (New Behavior)

# Variables - BEFORE formatting
@hostname = api.example.com
@port = 8080
@host = {{hostname}}:{{port}}
# This is a comment
# @name getUserInfo

GET https://example.com/user

Key Improvements

  1. Variables are grouped together - No extra blank lines between consecutive variable definitions
  2. Comments are grouped with variables - Comments and variables can be grouped together when they appear consecutively
  3. Named requests are grouped with comments - # @name directives are grouped with other comments
  4. HTTP requests still properly separated - Actual HTTP requests maintain proper spacing with blank lines before them
  5. Separators (###) maintain proper spacing - Request blocks separated by ### still have appropriate blank lines

Technical Implementation

The formatter now uses intelligent grouping logic:

  • Variables, comments, and named requests can be grouped together with single newlines
  • HTTP requests are separated from other elements with double newlines
  • Separators (###) properly flush groups and maintain spacing

This results in cleaner, more compact formatting while maintaining readability and proper structure.