refactor appeal for new and resume

lib/forms/readFormXml.js

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+// lib/forms/readFormXml.js
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+
+/**
+ * Reads /data/formsxml/{appealtypes}.xml and normalises it.
+ * Returns { xmlStr } or throws on missing file.
+ */
+export function readFormXml(appealtypes) {
+    if (!appealtypes) throw new Error("readFormXml: appealtypes is required");
+
+    const configDirectory = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "data/formsxml");
+    const filePath = path.join(configDirectory, `${appealtypes}.xml`);
+
+    let xmlStr = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+
+    // Keep existing normalisation behaviour
+    xmlStr = xmlStr.replace(/\t/g, "");
+    xmlStr = xmlStr.replace(/\n/g, "");
+    xmlStr = xmlStr.replace(/> <"/g, "><");
+    xmlStr = xmlStr.toString();
+
+    return { xmlStr, filePath };
+}