1. const fs = require('fs');
  2. const readline = require('readline');
  4. /**
  5. * Pretty-prints the contents of a text file with retry logic.
  6. * @param {string} filePath The path to the text file.
  7. * @param {number} maxRetries The maximum number of retry attempts.
  8. */
  9. async function prettyPrintFile(filePath, maxRetries = 3) {
  10. let retries = 0;
  12. while (retries < maxRetries) {
  13. try {
  14. const fileContent = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, 'utf8');
  16. // Use a simple regex for basic pretty-printing (line wrapping)
  17. const prettyText = fileContent.replace(/\n(?!\s)/g, '\n'); // Remove trailing newlines
  18. console.log(prettyText);
  19. return; // Exit the function if successful
  20. } catch (error) {
  21. retries++;
  22. console.error(`Error reading file (${filePath}): ${error.message}. Retry ${retries}/${maxRetries}...`);
  24. if (retries === maxRetries) {
  25. console.error(`Failed to read file (${filePath}) after ${maxRetries} retries.`);
  26. return; // Exit after max retries
  27. }
  29. // Optionally add a delay between retries
  30. await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000)); // Wait 1 second
  31. }
  32. }
  33. }
  35. //Example usage (replace 'your_file.txt' with the actual file path)
  36. //prettyPrintFile('your_file.txt');

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