This is a pretty far-reaching request, but essentially i'd Love the ability to edit my showfiles, presets, templates, effect chains, data patch, color themes, etc in XML or some other text format either directly or via separate import/export. The primary intent being quick and easy search & replace, but it would also be nice to have revision control for frequently tweaked items like templates and patches. It would also allow for some handy 3rd party external tools, which has been a boon for me with lighting consoles.
While there are currently a few copy/paste features in the app, they do not apply across an entire showfile, to all element types, or allow for fine control over what is and isn't pasted.
I've done my own due diligence investigating what is already possible, and while most files _are_ plists, their values are all bin blobs spare color themes, whos structure isn't exactly user friendly (but honestly quite trivial.)