Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/tageditor/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tageditor/util/IndentWriter.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/tageditor/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tageditor/util/IndentWriter.java	(revision 14331)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/tageditor/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/tageditor/util/IndentWriter.java	(revision 14331)
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+package org.openstreetmap.josm.plugins.tageditor.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Writer;
+
+public class IndentWriter {
+	
+	private Writer writer;
+	private int level = 0;
+	
+	public IndentWriter(Writer writer) {
+		this.writer = writer;
+	}
+
+	public Writer getWriter() {
+		return writer;
+	}
+
+	public int getLevel() {
+		return level;
+	}
+
+	public void setLevel(int level) { 
+		this.level = Math.max(0,level);
+	}
+
+	public void incLevel() {
+		this.level++;
+	}
+	
+	public void decLevel() {
+		this.level = Math.max(0, this.level-1);
+	}
+	
+	public void indent() throws IOException {
+		for (int i=1; i <= level;i++) {
+			writer.write("  ");
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public void write(String s) throws IOException {
+		writer.write(s);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * writes s prepended by indentation white space and followed by
+	 * a newline to the writer
+	 * 
+	 * @param s the string 
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 */
+	public void writeLine(String s) throws IOException {
+		indent();	
+		write(s);
+		write("\n");
+	}
+	
+
+	
+}