diff --git a/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/__init__.py b/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/__init__.py
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+from def_json_formatter import DefJsonFormatter
+from inst_cfg_formatter import InstCfgFormatter
+
+__all__ = ["DefJsonFormatter", "InstCfgFormatter"]
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diff --git a/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/def_json_formatter.py b/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/def_json_formatter.py
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+++ b/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/def_json_formatter.py
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+import json
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from .formatter import FileFormatter
+
+class DefJsonFormatter(FileFormatter):
+    def format(self, file: Path):
+        """ Format .def.json files according to the rules in settings """
+        definition = json.loads(file.read_text())
+        content = json.dumps(definition, indent=self._settings["format"].get("format-definition-indent", 4),
+                             sort_keys=self._settings["format"].get("format-definition-sort-keys", True))
+
+        if self._settings["format"].get("format-definition-bracket-newline", True):
+            newline = re.compile(r"(\B\s+)(\"[\w\"]+)(\:\s\{)")
+            content = newline.sub(r"\1\2:\1{", content)
+
+        if self._settings["format"].get("format-definition-single-value-single-line", True):
+            single_value_dict = re.compile(r"(:)(\s*\n?.*\{\s+)(\".*)(\d*\s*\})(\s*)(,?)")
+            content = single_value_dict.sub(r"\1 { \3 }\6", content)
+
+            single_value_list = re.compile(r"(:)(\s*\n?.*\[\s+)(\".*)(\d*\s*\])(\s*)(,?)")
+            content = single_value_list.sub(r"\1 [ \3 ]\6", content)
+
+        if self._settings["format"].get("format-definition-paired-coordinate-array", True):
+            paired_coordinates = re.compile(r"(\[)\s+(-?\d*),\s*(-?\d*)\s*(\])")
+            content = paired_coordinates.sub(r"\1 \2, \3 \4", content)
+
+        file.write_text(content)
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diff --git a/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/formatter.py b/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/formatter.py
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+++ b/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/formatter.py
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+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+class FileFormatter(ABC):
+    def __init__(self, settings: dict) -> None:
+        """ Yields Diagnostics for file, these are issues with the file such as bad text format or too large file size.
+
+        @param file: A file to generate diagnostics for
+        @param settings: A list of settings containing rules for creating diagnostics
+        """
+        self._settings = settings
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def format(self, file: Path) -> None:
+        pass
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diff --git a/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/inst_cfg_formatter.py b/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/inst_cfg_formatter.py
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+++ b/printer-linter/src/printerlinter/formatters/inst_cfg_formatter.py
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+import configparser
+import json
+import re
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from .formatter import FileFormatter
+
+class InstCfgFormatter(FileFormatter):
+    def format(self, file: Path):
+        """ Format .inst.cfg files according to the rules in settings """
+        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+        config.read(file)
+
+        if self._settings["format"].get("format-profile-sort-keys", True):
+            for section in config._sections:
+                config._sections[section] = OrderedDict(sorted(config._sections[section].items(), key=lambda t: t[0]))
+            config._sections = OrderedDict(sorted(config._sections.items(), key=lambda t: t[0]))
+
+        with open(file, "w") as f:
+            config.write(f, space_around_delimiters=self._settings["format"].get("format-profile-space-around-delimiters", True))
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