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mdast-util-to-markdown
mdast utility to parse markdown.
Install
npm:
npm install mdast-util-to-markdown
Use
Say we have the following script, example.js
:
var toMarkdown = require('mdast-util-to-markdown')
var tree = {
type: 'root',
children: [
{
type: 'blockquote',
children: [
{type: 'thematicBreak'},
{
type: 'paragraph',
children: [
{type: 'text', value: '- a\nb !'},
{
type: 'link',
url: 'example.com',
children: [{type: 'text', value: 'd'}]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
console.log(toMarkdown(tree))
Now, running node example
yields (note the properly escaped characters which
would otherwise turn into a list and image respectively):
> ***
>
> \- a
> b \![d](example.com)
API
toMarkdown(tree[, options])
Serialize mdast to markdown.
Formatting options
options.bullet
Marker to use to for bullets of items in unordered lists ('*'
, '+'
, or '-'
,
default: '*'
).
options.closeAtx
Whether to add the same number of number signs (#
) at the end of an ATX
heading as the opening sequence (boolean
, default: false
).
options.emphasis
Marker to use to serialize emphasis ('*'
or '_'
, default: '*'
).
options.fence
Marker to use to serialize fenced code ('`'
or '~'
, default: '`'
).
options.fences
Whether to use fenced code always (boolean
, default: false
).
The default is to fenced code if there is a language defined, if the code is
empty, or if it starts or ends in empty lines.
options.incrementListMarker
Whether to increment the value of bullets of items in ordered lists (boolean
,
default: true
).
options.listItemIndent
Whether to indent the content of list items with the size of the bullet plus one
space (when 'one'
) or a tab stop ('tab'
), or depending on the item and its
parent list ('mixed'
, uses 'one'
if the item and list are tight and 'tab'
otherwise) ('one'
, 'tab'
, or 'mixed'
, default: 'tab'
).
options.quote
Marker to use to serialize titles ('"'
or "'"
, default: '"'
).
options.resourceLink
Whether to use reference links always (boolean
, default: false
).
The default is to use autolinks (<https://example.com>
) when possible.
options.rule
Marker to use for thematic breaks ('*'
, '-'
, or '_'
, default: '*'
).
options.ruleRepetition
Number of markers to use for thematic breaks (number
, default:
3
, min: 3
).
options.ruleSpaces
Whether to add spaces between markers in thematic breaks (boolean
, default:
false
).
options.setext
Whether to use setext headings when possible (boolean
, default: false
).
Setext headings are not possible for headings with a rank more than 2 or when
they’re empty.
options.strong
Marker to use to serialize strong ('*'
or '_'
, default: '*'
).
options.tightDefinitions
Whether to join definitions w/o a blank line (boolean
, default: false
).
Shortcut for a join function like so:
function (left, right) {
if (left.type === 'definition' && right.type === 'definition') {
return 0
}
}
options.handlers
Object mapping node types to custom handlers.
Useful for syntax extensions.
Take a look at lib/handle
for examples.
options.join
List of functions used to determine what to place between two flow nodes.
Often, they are joined by one blank line.
In certain cases, it’s nicer to have them next to each other.
Or, they can’t occur together.
These functions receive two adjacent nodes and their parent and can return
number
or boolean
, referring to how many blank lines to use between them.
A return value of true
is as passing 1
.
A return value of false
means the nodes cannot be joined by a blank line, such
as two adjacent block quotes or indented code after a list, in which case a
comment will be injected to break them up:
> Quote 1
<!---->
> Quote 2
options.unsafe
List of patterns to escape.
Useful for syntax extensions.
Take a look at lib/unsafe.js
for examples.
Extension options
options.extensions
List of extensions (Array.<ToMarkdownExtension>
).
Each ToMarkdownExtension
is an object with the same interface as options
here.
Returns
string
— Serialized markdown.
List of extensions
syntax-tree/mdast-util-directive
— serialize directivessyntax-tree/mdast-util-footnote
— serialize footnotessyntax-tree/mdast-util-frontmatter
— serialize frontmatter (YAML, TOML, more)syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm
— serialize GFMsyntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-autolink-literal
— serialize GFM autolink literalssyntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-strikethrough
— serialize GFM strikethroughsyntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-table
— serialize GFM tablessyntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-task-list-item
— serialize GFM task list itemssyntax-tree/mdast-util-math
— serialize mathsyntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx
— serialize MDX or MDX.jssyntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx-expression
— serialize MDX or MDX.js expressionssyntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx-jsx
— serialize MDX or MDX.js JSXsyntax-tree/mdast-util-mdxjs-esm
— serialize MDX.js ESM
Security
mdast-util-to-markdown
will do its best to serialize markdown to match the
syntax tree, but there are several cases where that is impossible.
It’ll do its best, but complete roundtripping is impossible given that any value
could be injected into the tree.
As Markdown is sometimes used for HTML, and improper use of HTML can open you up
to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, use of mdast-util-to-markdown
and parsing it again later could potentially be unsafe.
When parsing markdown afterwards and then going to HTML, use something like
hast-util-sanitize
to make the tree safe.
Related
micromark/micromark
— the smallest commonmark-compliant markdown parser that existsremarkjs/remark
— markdown processor powered by pluginssyntax-tree/mdast-util-from-markdown
— parse markdown to mdast
Contribute
See contributing.md
in syntax-tree/.github
for ways to get
started.
See support.md
for ways to get help.
This project has a code of conduct. By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to abide by its terms.