diff --git a/lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter.js b/lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter.js
index 608a74885..c547031f2 100644
--- a/lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter.js
+++ b/lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const terser = require("terser");
-const {pd} = require("pretty-data");
+const minifyXml = require("minify-xml");
 
 const ModuleName = require("../utils/ModuleName");
 const {SectionType} = require("./BundleDefinition");
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const escapePropertiesFile = require("../utils/escapePropertiesFile");
 const log = require("@ui5/logger").getLogger("lbt:bundle:AutoSplitter");
 
 const copyrightCommentsPattern = /copyright|\(c\)(?:[0-9]+|\s+[0-9A-za-z])|released under|license|\u00a9/i;
-const xmlHtmlPrePattern = /<(?:\w+:)?pre>/;
+const xmlHtmlPrePattern = /<(?:\w+:)?pre\b/;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -235,12 +235,12 @@ class AutoSplitter {
 				// needs to be activated when it gets activated in JSMergedModuleBuilderExt
 				let fileContent = await resource.buffer();
 				if ( this.optimize ) {
-					// For XML we use the pretty data
-					// Do not minify if XML(View) contains an <*:pre> tag because whitespace of
-					//	HTML <pre> should be preserved (should only happen rarely)
-					if (!xmlHtmlPrePattern.test(fileContent)) {
-						fileContent = pd.xmlmin(fileContent, false);
-					}
+					// use minify-xml for XML, do not minify whitespaces between tags if the XML(View) contains an
+					// <*:pre> tag, because whitespace of HTML <pre> should be preserved (this should rarely happen)
+					const noPreTag = !xmlHtmlPrePattern.test(fileContent);
+					fileContent = minifyXml.minify(fileContent.toString(), {
+						removeWhitespaceBetweenTags: noPreTag
+					});
 				}
 				return fileContent.length;
 			}
diff --git a/lib/lbt/bundle/Builder.js b/lib/lbt/bundle/Builder.js
index 6d052e26f..441e7d20d 100644
--- a/lib/lbt/bundle/Builder.js
+++ b/lib/lbt/bundle/Builder.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const terser = require("terser");
-const {pd} = require("pretty-data");
+const minifyXml = require("minify-xml");
 const esprima = require("esprima");
 const escodegen = require("escodegen");
 const {Syntax} = esprima;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const BundleWriter = require("./BundleWriter");
 const log = require("@ui5/logger").getLogger("lbt:bundle:Builder");
 
 const copyrightCommentsPattern = /copyright|\(c\)(?:[0-9]+|\s+[0-9A-za-z])|released under|license|\u00a9|^@ui5-bundle-raw-include |^@ui5-bundle /i;
-const xmlHtmlPrePattern = /<(?:\w+:)?pre>/;
+const xmlHtmlPrePattern = /<(?:\w+:)?pre\b/;
 
 const strReplacements = {
 	"\r": "\\r",
@@ -426,12 +426,12 @@ class BundleBuilder {
 		} else if ( /\.xml$/.test(module) ) {
 			let fileContent = await resource.buffer();
 			if ( this.optimize ) {
-				// For XML we use the pretty data
-				// Do not minify if XML(View) contains an <*:pre> tag,
-				// because whitespace of HTML <pre> should be preserved (should only happen rarely)
-				if (!xmlHtmlPrePattern.test(fileContent)) {
-					fileContent = pd.xmlmin(fileContent.toString(), false);
-				}
+				// use minify-xml for XML, do not minify whitespaces between tags if the XML(View) contains an
+				// <*:pre> tag, because whitespace of HTML <pre> should be preserved (this should rarely happen)
+				const noPreTag = !xmlHtmlPrePattern.test(fileContent);
+				fileContent = minifyXml.minify(fileContent.toString(), {
+					removeWhitespaceBetweenTags: noPreTag
+				});
 			}
 			outW.write( makeStringLiteral( fileContent ) );
 		} else if ( /\.properties$/.test(module) ) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cfaa43991..dd11e21c7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
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 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.10.4.tgz",
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-			"dev": true,
 			"requires": {
 				"@babel/highlight": "^7.10.4"
 			}
@@ -167,8 +166,7 @@
 		"@babel/helper-validator-identifier": {
 			"version": "7.10.4",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/helper-validator-identifier/-/helper-validator-identifier-7.10.4.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-3U9y+43hz7ZM+rzG24Qe2mufW5KhvFg/NhnNph+i9mgCtdTCtMJuI1TMkrIUiK7Ix4PYlRF9I5dhqaLYA/ADXw==",
-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha512-3U9y+43hz7ZM+rzG24Qe2mufW5KhvFg/NhnNph+i9mgCtdTCtMJuI1TMkrIUiK7Ix4PYlRF9I5dhqaLYA/ADXw=="
 		},
 		"@babel/helpers": {
 			"version": "7.12.1",
@@ -185,7 +183,6 @@
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 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/highlight/-/highlight-7.10.4.tgz",
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-			"dev": true,
 			"requires": {
 				"@babel/helper-validator-identifier": "^7.10.4",
 				"chalk": "^2.0.0",
@@ -196,7 +193,6 @@
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 					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-3.2.1.tgz",
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-					"dev": true,
 					"requires": {
 						"color-convert": "^1.9.0"
 					}
@@ -205,7 +201,6 @@
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-					"dev": true,
 					"requires": {
 						"ansi-styles": "^3.2.1",
 						"escape-string-regexp": "^1.0.5",
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-					"dev": true,
 					"requires": {
 						"color-name": "1.1.3"
 					}
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 					"version": "1.1.3",
 					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.3.tgz",
-					"integrity": "sha1-p9BVi9icQveV3UIyj3QIMcpTvCU=",
-					"dev": true
+					"integrity": "sha1-p9BVi9icQveV3UIyj3QIMcpTvCU="
 				},
 				"escape-string-regexp": {
 					"version": "1.0.5",
 					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-1.0.5.tgz",
-					"integrity": "sha1-G2HAViGQqN/2rjuyzwIAyhMLhtQ=",
-					"dev": true
+					"integrity": "sha1-G2HAViGQqN/2rjuyzwIAyhMLhtQ="
 				},
 				"has-flag": {
 					"version": "3.0.0",
 					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-3.0.0.tgz",
-					"integrity": "sha1-tdRU3CGZriJWmfNGfloH87lVuv0=",
-					"dev": true
+					"integrity": "sha1-tdRU3CGZriJWmfNGfloH87lVuv0="
 				},
 				"supports-color": {
 					"version": "5.5.0",
 					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-5.5.0.tgz",
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-					"dev": true,
 					"requires": {
 						"has-flag": "^3.0.0"
 					}
@@ -462,8 +452,7 @@
 		"@types/minimist": {
 			"version": "1.2.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha1-aaI6OtKcrwCX8G7aWbNh7i8GOfY=",
-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha1-aaI6OtKcrwCX8G7aWbNh7i8GOfY="
 		},
 		"@types/node": {
 			"version": "14.11.10",
@@ -475,8 +464,7 @@
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 			"version": "2.4.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-2.4.0.tgz",
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-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha512-f5j5b/Gf71L+dbqxIpQ4Z2WlmI/mPJ0fOkGGmFgtb6sAu97EPczzbS3/tJKxmcYDj55OX6ssqwDAWOHIYDRDGA=="
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 		"@types/yauzl": {
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@@ -1119,14 +1107,12 @@
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-			"integrity": "sha512-L28STB170nwWS63UjtlEOE3dldQApaJXZkOI1uMFfzf3rRuPegHaHesyee+YxQ+W6SvRDQV6UrdOdRiR153wJg==",
-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha512-L28STB170nwWS63UjtlEOE3dldQApaJXZkOI1uMFfzf3rRuPegHaHesyee+YxQ+W6SvRDQV6UrdOdRiR153wJg=="
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 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/camelcase-keys/-/camelcase-keys-6.2.2.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-YrwaA0vEKazPBkn0ipTiMpSajYDSe+KjQfrjhcBMxJt/znbvlHd8Pw/Vamaz5EB4Wfhs3SUR3Z9mwRu/P3s3Yg==",
-			"dev": true,
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@@ -1786,14 +1772,12 @@
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 			"version": "1.2.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/decamelize/-/decamelize-1.2.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha1-9lNNFRSCabIDUue+4m9QH5oZEpA=",
-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha1-9lNNFRSCabIDUue+4m9QH5oZEpA="
 		},
 		"decamelize-keys": {
 			"version": "1.1.0",
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 			"integrity": "sha1-0XGoeTMlKAfrPLYdwcFEXQeN8tk=",
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 				"map-obj": "^1.0.0"
@@ -1802,8 +1786,7 @@
 				"map-obj": {
 					"version": "1.0.1",
 					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/map-obj/-/map-obj-1.0.1.tgz",
-					"integrity": "sha1-2TPOuSBdgr3PSIb2dCvcK03qFG0=",
-					"dev": true
+					"integrity": "sha1-2TPOuSBdgr3PSIb2dCvcK03qFG0="
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@@ -2051,7 +2034,6 @@
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@@ -2866,8 +2847,7 @@
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-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha512-VIZB+ibDhx7ObhAe7OVtoEbuP4h/MuOTHJ+J8h/eBXotJYl0fBgR72xDFCKgIh22OJZIOVNxBMWuhAr10r8HdA=="
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-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha512-f/wzC2QaWBs7t9IYqB4T3sR1xviIViXJRJTWBlx2Gf3g0Xi5vI7Yy4koXQ1c9OYDGHN9sBy1DQ2AB8fqZBWhUg=="
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-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha512-EdDDZu4A2OyIK7Lr/2zG+w5jmbuk1DVBnEwREQvBzspBJkCEbRa8GxU1lghYcaGJCnRWibjDXlq779X1/y5xwg=="
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-			"integrity": "sha1-d8mYQFJ6qOyxqLppe4BkWnqSap0=",
-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha1-d8mYQFJ6qOyxqLppe4BkWnqSap0="
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-			"integrity": "sha1-caUMhCnfync8kqOQpKA7OfzVHT4=",
-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha1-caUMhCnfync8kqOQpKA7OfzVHT4="
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+			"integrity": "sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ=="
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-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha512-dcS1ul+9tmeD95T+x28/ehLgd9mENa3LsvDTtzm3vyBEO7RPptvAD+t44WVXaUjTBRcrpFeFlC8WCruUR456hw=="
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-			"integrity": "sha1-HADHQ7QzzQpOgHWPe2SldEDZ/wA=",
-			"dev": true
+			"integrity": "sha1-HADHQ7QzzQpOgHWPe2SldEDZ/wA="
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+		},
+		"minify-xml": {
+			"version": "2.1.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minify-xml/-/minify-xml-2.1.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-tDoKi3gw9TIGr3pu6+m2BFwGd2fHyJPrAHJOkARE+1DKkYPMakdHnKDeOqKJGceWPobGeBXrBIAFxK86S/qWWQ==",
+			"requires": {
+				"meow": "^7.0.1"
+			},
+			"dependencies": {
+				"meow": {
+					"version": "7.1.1",
+					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/meow/-/meow-7.1.1.tgz",
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+					"requires": {
+						"@types/minimist": "^1.2.0",
+						"camelcase-keys": "^6.2.2",
+						"decamelize-keys": "^1.1.0",
+						"hard-rejection": "^2.1.0",
+						"minimist-options": "4.1.0",
+						"normalize-package-data": "^2.5.0",
+						"read-pkg-up": "^7.0.1",
+						"redent": "^3.0.0",
+						"trim-newlines": "^3.0.0",
+						"type-fest": "^0.13.1",
+						"yargs-parser": "^18.1.3"
+					}
+				},
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4144743b8..f64f8c6db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
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 		"less-openui5": "^0.8.7",
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diff --git a/test/expected/build/application.i/dest/Component-preload.js b/test/expected/build/application.i/dest/Component-preload.js
index 0c2c24167..ff610b2ff 100644
--- a/test/expected/build/application.i/dest/Component-preload.js
+++ b/test/expected/build/application.i/dest/Component-preload.js
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jQuery.sap.registerPreloadedModules({
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 	"application/i/changes/coding/MyExtension.js":function(){sap.ui.define([],function(){return{}});
 },
-	"application/i/changes/fragments/MyFragment.fragment.xml":'<xml></xml>',
+	"application/i/changes/fragments/MyFragment.fragment.xml":'<xml/>',
 	"application/i/manifest.json":'{"_version":"1.1.0","sap.app":{"_version":"1.1.0","id":"application.i","type":"application","applicationVersion":{"version":"1.2.2"},"embeds":["embedded"],"title":"{{title}}"},"sap.ui5":{"dependencies":{"libs":{"sap.ui.layout":{},"sap.ui.core":{},"sap.m":{},"sap.ui.fl":{}}}}}'
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diff --git a/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/Component-preload.js b/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/Component-preload.js
index 4e58fdf09..964c2d3eb 100644
--- a/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/Component-preload.js
+++ b/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/Component-preload.js
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jQuery.sap.registerPreloadedModules({
 	"application/j/changes/coding/MyExtension.js":function(){sap.ui.define([],function(){return{}});
 },
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-	"application/j/changes/fragments/MyFragment.fragment.xml":'<xml></xml>',
+	"application/j/changes/fragments/MyFragment.fragment.xml":'<xml/>',
 	"application/j/manifest.json":'{"_version":"1.1.0","sap.app":{"_version":"1.1.0","id":"application.j","type":"application","applicationVersion":{"version":"1.2.2"},"embeds":["embedded"],"title":"{{title}}"},"sap.ui5":{"dependencies":{"minUI5Version":"1.73.2","libs":{"sap.ui.layout":{},"sap.ui.core":{},"sap.m":{},"sap.ui.fl":{"lazy":false}}}}}'
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diff --git a/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/resources.json b/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/resources.json
index 6cc8eb8a7..4b2a59e11 100644
--- a/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/resources.json
+++ b/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/resources.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 		{
 			"name": "Component-preload.js",
 			"module": "application/j/Component-preload.js",
-			"size": 3746,
+			"size": 3741,
 			"merged": true,
 			"included": [
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diff --git a/test/expected/build/application.j/dest/Component-preload.js b/test/expected/build/application.j/dest/Component-preload.js
index 4e58fdf09..964c2d3eb 100644
--- a/test/expected/build/application.j/dest/Component-preload.js
+++ b/test/expected/build/application.j/dest/Component-preload.js
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jQuery.sap.registerPreloadedModules({
 	"application/j/changes/coding/MyExtension.js":function(){sap.ui.define([],function(){return{}});
 },
 	"application/j/changes/flexibility-bundle.json":'{"changes":[{"fileName":"id_456_addField","fileType":"change","changeType":"hideControl","component":"application.j.Component","content":{},"selector":{"id":"control1"},"layer":"VENDOR","texts":{},"namespace":"apps/application.j.Component/changes","creation":"2023-10-30T13:52:40.4754350Z","originalLanguage":"","conditions":{},"support":{"generator":"did it","user":"Max Mustermann"}},{"fileName":"id_123_addField","fileType":"change","changeType":"hideControl","component":"application.j.Component","content":{},"selector":{"id":"control1"},"layer":"VENDOR","texts":{},"namespace":"apps/application.j.Component/changes","creation":"2025-10-30T13:52:40.4754350Z","originalLanguage":"","conditions":{},"support":{"generator":"did it","user":"Max Mustermann"}}],"compVariants":[{"fileName":"id_111_compVariants","fileType":"variant","changeType":"hideControl","component":"application.j.Component","content":{},"selector":{"id":"control1"},"layer":"VENDOR","texts":{},"namespace":"apps/application.j.Component/changes","creation":"2025-10-30T13:52:40.4754350Z","originalLanguage":"","conditions":{},"support":{"generator":"did it","user":"Max Mustermann"},"appDescriptorChange":false}],"variants":[{"fileName":"id_111_test","fileType":"ctrl_variant","changeType":"hideControl","component":"application.j.Component","content":{},"selector":{"id":"control1"},"layer":"VENDOR","texts":{},"namespace":"apps/application.j.Component/changes","creation":"2025-10-30T13:52:40.4754350Z","originalLanguage":"","conditions":{},"support":{"generator":"did it","user":"Max Mustermann"}}],"variantChanges":[{"fileName":"id_111_test","fileType":"ctrl_variant_change","changeType":"hideControl","component":"application.j.Component","content":{},"selector":{"id":"control1"},"layer":"VENDOR","texts":{},"namespace":"apps/application.j.Component/changes","creation":"2025-10-30T13:52:40.4754350Z","originalLanguage":"","conditions":{},"support":{"generator":"did it","user":"Max Mustermann"}}],"variantDependentControlChanges":[{"fileName":"id_111_variantDependentControlChange","fileType":"change","changeType":"hideControl","component":"application.j.Component","content":{},"selector":{"id":"control1"},"layer":"VENDOR","texts":{},"namespace":"apps/application.j.Component/changes","creation":"2025-10-30T13:52:40.4754350Z","originalLanguage":"","conditions":{},"support":{"generator":"did it","user":"Max Mustermann"},"variantReference":"someting here"}],"variantManagementChanges":[{"fileName":"id_111_test","fileType":"ctrl_variant_management_change","changeType":"hideControl","component":"application.j.Component","content":{},"selector":{"id":"control1"},"layer":"VENDOR","texts":{},"namespace":"apps/application.j.Component/changes","creation":"2025-10-30T13:52:40.4754350Z","originalLanguage":"","conditions":{},"support":{"generator":"did it","user":"Max Mustermann"}}]}',
-	"application/j/changes/fragments/MyFragment.fragment.xml":'<xml></xml>',
+	"application/j/changes/fragments/MyFragment.fragment.xml":'<xml/>',
 	"application/j/manifest.json":'{"_version":"1.1.0","sap.app":{"_version":"1.1.0","id":"application.j","type":"application","applicationVersion":{"version":"1.2.2"},"embeds":["embedded"],"title":"{{title}}"},"sap.ui5":{"dependencies":{"minUI5Version":"1.73.2","libs":{"sap.ui.layout":{},"sap.ui.core":{},"sap.m":{},"sap.ui.fl":{"lazy":false}}}}}'
 }});
diff --git a/test/lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter.js b/test/lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter.js
index c6a0874e0..5459b53b0 100644
--- a/test/lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter.js
+++ b/test/lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const test = require("ava");
 const sinon = require("sinon");
 const terser = require("terser");
-const {pd} = require("pretty-data");
+const minifyXml = require("minify-xml");
 const BundleResolver = require("../../../../lib/lbt/bundle/Resolver");
 const AutoSplitter = require("../../../../lib/lbt/bundle/AutoSplitter");
 const ModuleInfo = require("../../../../lib/lbt/resources/ModuleInfo");
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ test("_calcMinSize: compressedSize", async (t) => {
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.js"), 123);
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.js"), 123);
 });
 
 test("_calcMinSize: js resource", async (t) => {
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ test("_calcMinSize: js resource", async (t) => {
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.js"), 13);
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.js"), 13);
 });
 
 
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ test.serial("_calcMinSize: uglify js resource", async (t) => {
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	autpSplitter.optimize = true;
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.js"), 3);
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	autoSplitter.optimize = true;
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.js"), 3);
 	stubTerser.restore();
 });
 
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ test("_calcMinSize: properties resource", async (t) => {
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.properties"), 10, "length of 1234\\u00df");
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.properties"), 10, "length of 1234\\u00df");
 });
 
 test("_calcMinSize: xml view resource", async (t) => {
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ test("_calcMinSize: xml view resource", async (t) => {
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	autpSplitter.optimizeXMLViews = true;
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.view.xml"), 5);
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	autoSplitter.optimizeXMLViews = true;
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.view.xml"), 5);
 });
 
 test("_calcMinSize: xml view resource without optimizeXMLViews", async (t) => {
@@ -248,12 +248,12 @@ test("_calcMinSize: xml view resource without optimizeXMLViews", async (t) => {
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.view.xml"), 6);
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.view.xml"), 6);
 });
 
 test.serial("_calcMinSize: optimize xml view resource", async (t) => {
-	const stubXmlmin = sinon.stub(pd, "xmlmin").returns("xxx123");
+	const stubMinify = sinon.stub(minifyXml, "minify").returns("xxx123");
 	const pool = {
 		findResourceWithInfo: function() {
 			return {
@@ -262,29 +262,30 @@ test.serial("_calcMinSize: optimize xml view resource", async (t) => {
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	autpSplitter.optimizeXMLViews = true;
-	autpSplitter.optimize = true;
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.view.xml"), 6);
-	stubXmlmin.restore();
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	autoSplitter.optimizeXMLViews = true;
+	autoSplitter.optimize = true;
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.view.xml"), 6);
+	stubMinify.restore();
 });
 
 test.serial("_calcMinSize: optimize xml view resource and pre tag", async (t) => {
-	const stubXmlmin = sinon.spy(pd, "xmlmin");
+	const spyMinify = sinon.spy(minifyXml, "minify");
 	const pool = {
 		findResourceWithInfo: function() {
 			return {
-				buffer: async () => "<xml><pre>asd</pre>",
+				buffer: async () => `<xml><pre attr = "val">\n\tfoo bar =  "   "  <i>  </i> baz = '   '\n</pre></xml>`,
 				getProject: () => undefined
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	autpSplitter.optimizeXMLViews = true;
-	autpSplitter.optimize = true;
-	t.false(stubXmlmin.called, "xmlmin should not be called");
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.view.xml"), 19);
-	stubXmlmin.restore();
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	autoSplitter.optimizeXMLViews = true;
+	autoSplitter.optimize = true;
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.view.xml"), 75);
+	t.false(spyMinify.getCall(0).args[1].removeWhitespaceBetweenTags,
+		"removeWhitespaceBetweenTags=false option expected for minify-xml");
+	spyMinify.restore();
 });
 
 test("_calcMinSize: no resource", async (t) => {
@@ -293,8 +294,8 @@ test("_calcMinSize: no resource", async (t) => {
 			return null;
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.properties"), 0);
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.properties"), 0);
 });
 
 test("_calcMinSize: unknown resource with info", async (t) => {
@@ -307,6 +308,6 @@ test("_calcMinSize: unknown resource with info", async (t) => {
 			};
 		}
 	};
-	const autpSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
-	t.deepEqual(await autpSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.mjs"), 47);
+	const autoSplitter = new AutoSplitter(pool);
+	t.deepEqual(await autoSplitter._calcMinSize("mymodule.mjs"), 47);
 });