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html_to_xml.rb
def html_to_xml(html)
filename = "/tmp/tidyfy-#{ Time.now.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S') }.html"
File.open(filename, 'w') {|f| f << html }
output = `tidy -asxml -numeric --output-encoding utf8 --doctype omit --add-xml-decl true #{filename} 2> /dev/null`
output.strip.gsub(/<html([^>]*)>/, "<html>")
end
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