MarkdownParser

NodeJS module markdown syntax extractor.

Why ?

I was looking to extract links from github markdown readme files.

Demo

http://darul75.github.io/markdown-parser/

Features

Extraction of following markdown elements:

• bold
• code
• heading
• italic
• reference (link, images)
• lists
• listsOrdered
• sections
• strikethroughs
• tasks

Install

npm install markdown-parser

Usage

var Parser = require('markdown-parser');
 
var parser = new Parser();
 
// options repository url
// var parser = new Parser({html_url: "https://github.com/darul75/markdown-parser"});
 
// fetch by api or what else
var markdownContent = ".....";
 
parser.parse(markdownContent, function(err, result) {
// result example
/*
{
   "bolds": [
      "No JQUERY dependency needed anymore"
   ],
   "codes": [
      {
         "type": "html",
         "code": "<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"angular.min.js\"></script>"
      },
      {
         "type": "html",
         "code": "<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"ng-slider.min.css\">"
      }
   ],
   "headings": [
      " Options",
      " Build",
      " Issue",
      " Metrics",
      " License"
   ],
   "italics": [],
   "references": [
      {
         "title": "![NPM version",
         "href": "https://badge.fury.io/js/ng-slider.png",
         "image": true
      },
      {
         "title": "angular slider demo",
         "href": "http://darul75.github.io/ng-slider/images/slider1.png \"angular slider demo screenshot\"",
         "image": true
      }
   ],
   "lists": [
      [
         "`from`: start value",
         "`to`: end value",
         "`step`: step value",
         "`dimension`: string, example \" $\"",
         "`scale`: array for scale",
         "`round`: how many numbers allowed after comma",
         "`smooth`: true/false; false snaps the button to value",
         "`vertical`: true/false; vertical slider, default false",
         "`css`: hash object"
      ],
      [
         "`callback` : function triggering current value, can be useful"
      ],
      [
         "2.1.3: bug fixes, refactoring, inline options param",
         "2.1.2: bug fixes, changes in z-index via CSS and not js",
         "2.1.1: override css, colors...",
         "2.1.0: bug fixes",
         "2.0.0: no JQuery"
      ]
   ],
   "listsOrdered": [],
   "sections": [
      "Why",
      "Screenshot",
      "Demo",
      "How to use it",
      "Installation",
      "RELEASE"
   ],
   "strikethroughs": [],
   "tasks": []
}
 
*/
  
});

Return

{
  "bolds": [],
  "codes": [],
  "headings": [],
  "italics": [],
  "references": [],
  "lists": [],
  "listsOrdered": [],
  "sections": [],
  "strikethroughs": [],
  "tasks": []
}

Options

• html_url: repository url, used for link references, ex: "https://github.com/darul75/markdown-parser"

TODO

• Finish tests
• Browserify
• Missing markdown

Metrics

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2015 Julien Valéry

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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