Roff.js
This is a collection of tools for integrating Troff output with JavaScript. It is not a module for parsing Roff source. Don't ever be tempted to write one, either. Stick to a standard Troff implementation like Groff or Heirloom Doctools.
This version is an early pre-release, still in alpha and prone to many changes.
Postprocessors included
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canvas
Uses HTML5 canvas technology to render PDF documents generated bygropdf
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html-tty
Generate an HTML-based rendition of monospaced terminal output, replicating the look of a document formatted withnroff
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Both of these will eventually see use in an (unfinished) extension for the Atom editor.
Postprocessors planned
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markdown
Lossy conversion to CommonMark, with optional GFM-specific features. Includes automated uploading and embedding of embedded SVGs (which requires thegist
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rst
Lossy conversion to reStructuredText, another lightweight markup language with significantly more features than Markdown. -
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svg
Render a document or Pic drawing as an SVG image -
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plainhtml
A barest-possible representation of an HTML5 document, composed only of semantic and structured markup. This output is ideal for generating skeleton documents, or for (re-)generating documentation that an existing stylesheet will handle.