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[micromark][] extensions to support [directives][prop] (:cite[smith04] and
such).

* What is this?
* When to use this
* Install
* Use
* API
* directive()
* directiveHtml(options?)
* Directive
* Handle
* HtmlOptions
* Authoring
* HTML
* CSS
* Syntax
* Compatibility
* Security
* Related
* Contribute
* License

What is this?

This package contains two extensions that add support for directive syntax in
markdown to [micromark][micromark].

When to use this

This project is useful when you want to solve the need for an infinite number
of potential extensions to markdown in a single markdown-esque way.

You can use these extensions when you are working with [micromark][micromark]
already.

When you need a syntax tree,
you can combine this package with
[mdast-util-directive][mdast-util-directive].

All these packages are used [remark-directive][remark-directive],
which focusses on making it easier to transform content by abstracting these
internals away.

Install

This package is [ESM only][esm].
In Node.js (version 16+),
install with [npm][]:

[npm][]:

``sh npm install micromark-extension-directive`

In Deno with [esm.sh][esmsh]:

`js import {directive, directiveHtml} from 'https://esm.sh/micromark-extension-directive@4'`

In browsers with [esm.sh][esmsh]:

`html`

`Use`

Say our document example.md contains:

`markdown A lovely language know as :abbr[HTML]{title="HyperText Markup Language"}.`

…and our module example.js looks as follows:

`js /** * @import {Handle} from 'micromark-extension-directive' * @import {CompileContext} from 'micromark-util-types' */

import fs from 'node:fs/promises' import {micromark} from 'micromark' import {directive, directiveHtml} from 'micromark-extension-directive'

const output = micromark(await fs.readFile('example.md'), { extensions: [directive()], htmlExtensions: [directiveHtml({abbr})] })

console.log(output)

/** * @this {CompileContext} * @type {Handle} * @returns {false | undefined} */ function abbr(d) { if (d.type !== 'textDirective') return false

this.tag('

if (d.attributes && 'title' in d.attributes) { this.tag(' title="' + this.encode(d.attributes.title) + '"') }

this.tag('>') this.raw(d.label || '') this.tag('') }`

…now running node example.js yields:

`html

A lovely language know as HTML.

API

This package exports the identifiers [directive][api-directive] and [directiveHtml][api-directive-html]. There is no default export. It exports the [TypeScript][] types [Directive][api-directive-type], [Handle][api-handle], and [HtmlOptions][api-html-options].

The export map supports the [developmentcondition][development]. Runnode --conditions development module.jsto get instrumented dev code. Without this condition, production code is loaded.

`$3`

Create an extension for micromark to enable directive syntax.

###### Returns

Extension for micromark that can be passed in extensions, to enable directive syntax ([Extension][micromark-extension]).

`$3`

Create an extension for micromarkto support directives when serializing to HTML.

> 👉 Note: > this uses KaTeX to render math.

###### Parameters

* options([HtmlOptions][api-html-options], default: {}) — configuration

###### Returns

Extension for micromark that can be passed in htmlExtensions, to support directives when serializing to HTML ([HtmlExtension][micromark-html-extension]).

`$3`

Structure representing a directive (TypeScript type).

###### Fields

* type('containerDirective', 'leafDirective', or 'textDirective') — kind *name(string) — name of directive *label(string or undefined) — compiled HTML content that was in[brackets]*attributes(Record or undefined) — object w/ HTML attributes *content(string or undefined) — compiled HTML content inside container directive

`$3`

Handle a directive (TypeScript type).

###### Parameters

* this ([CompileContext][micromark-compile-context]) — current context *directive ([Directive][api-directive-type]) — directive

###### Returns

Signal whether the directive was handled (boolean, default: true). Yieldfalse to let the fallback (a special handle for '*') handle it.

`$3`

Configuration (TypeScript type).

> 👉 Note: > the special field'*'can be used to specify a fallback handle to handle > all otherwise unhandled directives.

###### Type

`ts type HtmlOptions = Record`

`Authoring`

When authoring markdown with directives, keep in mind that they don’t work in most places. On your own site it can be great!

`HTML`

You can define how directives are turned into HTML. If directives are not handled, they do not emit anything.

`CSS`

How to display directives is left as an exercise for the reader.

`Syntax`

The syntax looks like this:

`markdown Directives in text can form with a single colon, such as :cite[smith04]. Their syntax is:name[label]{attributes}.

Leafs (block without content) can form by using two colons:

::youtube[Video of a cat in a box]{vid=01ab2cd3efg}

Their syntax is ::name[label]{attributes} on its own line.

Containers (blocks with content) can form by using three colons:

:::spoiler He dies. :::

The namepart is required. The first character must be a letter, other characters can be alphanumerical,-, and _.- or _ cannot end a name.

The [label] part is optional (:x and :x[]are equivalent)†. When used, it can include text constructs such as emphasis and so on:x[a b c].

The {attributes} part is optional (:x and :x{}are equivalent)†. When used, it is handled like HTML attributes, such as that{a}, {a=""}, and {a=''}but also{a=b}, {a="b"}, and {a='b'}are equivalent. Shortcuts are available forid= ({#readme} for {id=readme}) andclass ({.big} for {class=big}). When multiple ids are found, the last is used; when multiple classes are found, they are combined:{.red class=green .blue}is equivalent to{.red .green .blue} and {class="red green blue"}.

† there is one case where a name must be followed by an empty label or empty attributes: a text directive that only has a name, cannot be followed by a colon. So,:red:doesn’t work. Use either:red[] or :red{}instead. The reason for this is to allow GitHub emoji (gemoji) and directives to coexist.

Containers can be nested by using more colons outside:

::::spoiler He dies.

:::spoiler She is born. ::: ::::

The closing fence must include the same or more colons as the opening. If no closing is found, the container runs to the end of its parent container (block quote, list item, document, or other container).

::::spoiler These three are not enough to close ::: So this line is also part of the container.`

Note that while other implementations are sometimes loose in what they allow, this implementation mimics CommonMark as closely as possible:

* whitespace is not allowed between colons and name (~~: a~~), name and label (~~:a []~~), name and attributes (~~:a {}~~), or label and attributes (~~:a[] {}~~) — because it’s not allowed in links either (~~[] ()~~) * no trailing colons allowed on the opening fence of a container (~~:::a:::~~) — because it’s not allowed in fenced code either * the label and attributes in a leaf or container cannot include line endings (~~::a[b\nc]~~) — because it’s not allowed in fenced code either

`Compatibility`

Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained versions of Node.js.

When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of Node. This means we try to keep the current release line,micromark-extension-directive@4, compatible with Node.js 16.

This package works with micromark version 4 and later.

`Security`

This package is safe assuming that you write safe handlers. Any vulnerability in your code could open you to a [cross-site scripting (XSS)][xss] attack.

`Related`

* [remark-directive][remark-directive] — remark plugin to support directives * [mdast-util-directive][mdast-util-directive] — mdast utility to support directives

`Contribute`

See [contributing.md in micromark/.github][contributing] for ways to get started. See [support.md`][support] for ways to get help.

This project has a [code of conduct][coc].
By interacting with this repository,
organization,
or community you agree to abide by its terms.

License

[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]

[api-directive]: #directive

[api-directive-html]: #directivehtmloptions

[api-directive-type]: #directive-1

[api-handle]: #handle

[api-html-options]: #htmloptions

[author]: https://wooorm.com

[backers-badge]: https://opencollective.com/unified/backers/badge.svg

[build]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark-extension-directive/actions

[build-badge]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark-extension-directive/workflows/main/badge.svg

[chat]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark/discussions

[chat-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-discussions-success.svg

[coc]: https://github.com/micromark/.github/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md

[collective]: https://opencollective.com/unified

[contributing]: https://github.com/micromark/.github/blob/main/contributing.md

[coverage]: https://codecov.io/github/micromark/micromark-extension-directive

[coverage-badge]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/micromark/micromark-extension-directive.svg

[development]: https://nodejs.org/api/packages.html#packages_resolving_user_conditions

[downloads]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/micromark-extension-directive

[downloads-badge]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/micromark-extension-directive.svg

[esm]: https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c

[esmsh]: https://esm.sh

[license]: license

[mdast-util-directive]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-directive

[micromark]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark

[micromark-compile-context]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark/blob/41e3c4c/packages/micromark-util-types/index.js#L457

[micromark-extension]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark#syntaxextension

[micromark-html-extension]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark#htmlextension

[npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install

[prop]: https://talk.commonmark.org/t/generic-directives-plugins-syntax/444

[remark-directive]: https://github.com/remarkjs/remark-directive

[size]: https://bundlejs.com/?q=micromark-extension-directive

[size-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?label=minzipped%20size&query=$.size.compressedSize&url=https://deno.bundlejs.com/?q=micromark-extension-directive

[sponsors-badge]: https://opencollective.com/unified/sponsors/badge.svg

[support]: https://github.com/micromark/.github/blob/main/support.md

[typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org

[xss]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting

micromark-extension-directive

[micromark][] extensions to support [directives][prop] (:cite[smith04] and
such).

What is this?

This package contains two extensions that add support for directive syntax in
markdown to [micromark][micromark].

When to use this

This project is useful when you want to solve the need for an infinite number
of potential extensions to markdown in a single markdown-esque way.

You can use these extensions when you are working with [micromark][micromark]
already.

When you need a syntax tree,
you can combine this package with
[mdast-util-directive][mdast-util-directive].

All these packages are used [remark-directive][remark-directive],
which focusses on making it easier to transform content by abstracting these
internals away.

Install

This package is [ESM only][esm].
In Node.js (version 16+),
install with [npm][]:

[npm][]:

``sh npm install micromark-extension-directive`

In Deno with [esm.sh][esmsh]:

`js import {directive, directiveHtml} from 'https://esm.sh/micromark-extension-directive@4'`

In browsers with [esm.sh][esmsh]:

`html`

`Use`

Say our document example.md contains:

`markdown A lovely language know as :abbr[HTML]{title="HyperText Markup Language"}.`

…and our module example.js looks as follows:

`js /** * @import {Handle} from 'micromark-extension-directive' * @import {CompileContext} from 'micromark-util-types' */

import fs from 'node:fs/promises' import {micromark} from 'micromark' import {directive, directiveHtml} from 'micromark-extension-directive'

const output = micromark(await fs.readFile('example.md'), { extensions: [directive()], htmlExtensions: [directiveHtml({abbr})] })

console.log(output)

/** * @this {CompileContext} * @type {Handle} * @returns {false | undefined} */ function abbr(d) { if (d.type !== 'textDirective') return false

this.tag('

if (d.attributes && 'title' in d.attributes) { this.tag(' title="' + this.encode(d.attributes.title) + '"') }

this.tag('>') this.raw(d.label || '') this.tag('') }`

…now running node example.js yields:

`html

A lovely language know as HTML.

API

The export map supports the [developmentcondition][development]. Runnode --conditions development module.jsto get instrumented dev code. Without this condition, production code is loaded.

`$3`

Create an extension for micromark to enable directive syntax.

###### Returns

Extension for micromark that can be passed in extensions, to enable directive syntax ([Extension][micromark-extension]).

`$3`

Create an extension for micromarkto support directives when serializing to HTML.

> 👉 Note: > this uses KaTeX to render math.

###### Parameters

* options([HtmlOptions][api-html-options], default: {}) — configuration

###### Returns

Extension for micromark that can be passed in htmlExtensions, to support directives when serializing to HTML ([HtmlExtension][micromark-html-extension]).

`$3`

Structure representing a directive (TypeScript type).

###### Fields

`$3`

Handle a directive (TypeScript type).

###### Parameters

* this ([CompileContext][micromark-compile-context]) — current context *directive ([Directive][api-directive-type]) — directive

###### Returns

Signal whether the directive was handled (boolean, default: true). Yieldfalse to let the fallback (a special handle for '*') handle it.

`$3`

Configuration (TypeScript type).

> 👉 Note: > the special field'*'can be used to specify a fallback handle to handle > all otherwise unhandled directives.

###### Type

`ts type HtmlOptions = Record`

`Authoring`

When authoring markdown with directives, keep in mind that they don’t work in most places. On your own site it can be great!

`HTML`

You can define how directives are turned into HTML. If directives are not handled, they do not emit anything.

`CSS`

How to display directives is left as an exercise for the reader.

`Syntax`

The syntax looks like this:

`markdown Directives in text can form with a single colon, such as :cite[smith04]. Their syntax is:name[label]{attributes}.

Leafs (block without content) can form by using two colons:

::youtube[Video of a cat in a box]{vid=01ab2cd3efg}

Their syntax is ::name[label]{attributes} on its own line.

Containers (blocks with content) can form by using three colons:

:::spoiler He dies. :::

The namepart is required. The first character must be a letter, other characters can be alphanumerical,-, and _.- or _ cannot end a name.

The [label] part is optional (:x and :x[]are equivalent)†. When used, it can include text constructs such as emphasis and so on:x[a b c].

Containers can be nested by using more colons outside:

::::spoiler He dies.

:::spoiler She is born. ::: ::::

::::spoiler These three are not enough to close ::: So this line is also part of the container.`

Note that while other implementations are sometimes loose in what they allow, this implementation mimics CommonMark as closely as possible:

`Compatibility`

Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained versions of Node.js.

When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of Node. This means we try to keep the current release line,micromark-extension-directive@4, compatible with Node.js 16.

This package works with micromark version 4 and later.

`Security`

This package is safe assuming that you write safe handlers. Any vulnerability in your code could open you to a [cross-site scripting (XSS)][xss] attack.

`Related`

* [remark-directive][remark-directive] — remark plugin to support directives * [mdast-util-directive][mdast-util-directive] — mdast utility to support directives

`Contribute`

See [contributing.md in micromark/.github][contributing] for ways to get started. See [support.md`][support] for ways to get help.

This project has a [code of conduct][coc].
By interacting with this repository,
organization,
or community you agree to abide by its terms.

License

[api-directive]: #directive

[api-directive-html]: #directivehtmloptions

[api-directive-type]: #directive-1

[api-handle]: #handle

[api-html-options]: #htmloptions

[author]: https://wooorm.com

[backers-badge]: https://opencollective.com/unified/backers/badge.svg

[build]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark-extension-directive/actions

[build-badge]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark-extension-directive/workflows/main/badge.svg

[chat]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark/discussions

[chat-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-discussions-success.svg

[coc]: https://github.com/micromark/.github/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md

[collective]: https://opencollective.com/unified

[contributing]: https://github.com/micromark/.github/blob/main/contributing.md

[coverage]: https://codecov.io/github/micromark/micromark-extension-directive

[coverage-badge]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/micromark/micromark-extension-directive.svg

[development]: https://nodejs.org/api/packages.html#packages_resolving_user_conditions

[downloads]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/micromark-extension-directive

[downloads-badge]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/micromark-extension-directive.svg

[esm]: https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c

[esmsh]: https://esm.sh

[license]: license

[mdast-util-directive]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-directive

[micromark]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark

[micromark-compile-context]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark/blob/41e3c4c/packages/micromark-util-types/index.js#L457

[micromark-extension]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark#syntaxextension

[micromark-html-extension]: https://github.com/micromark/micromark#htmlextension

[npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install

[prop]: https://talk.commonmark.org/t/generic-directives-plugins-syntax/444

[remark-directive]: https://github.com/remarkjs/remark-directive

[size]: https://bundlejs.com/?q=micromark-extension-directive

[size-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?label=minzipped%20size&query=$.size.compressedSize&url=https://deno.bundlejs.com/?q=micromark-extension-directive

[sponsors-badge]: https://opencollective.com/unified/sponsors/badge.svg

[support]: https://github.com/micromark/.github/blob/main/support.md

[typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org

[xss]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting

micromark-extension-directive

micromark-extension-directive

Contents

What is this?

When to use this

Install

Use

API

$3

$3

$3

$3

$3

Authoring

HTML

CSS

Syntax

Compatibility

Security

Related

Contribute

License

micromark-extension-directive

micromark-extension-directive

Contents

What is this?

When to use this

Install

Use

API

$3

$3

$3

$3

$3

Authoring

HTML

CSS

Syntax

Compatibility

Security

Related

Contribute

License

`Use`

`$3`

`$3`

`$3`

`$3`

`$3`

`Authoring`

`HTML`

`CSS`

`Syntax`

`Compatibility`

`Security`

`Related`

`Contribute`

`Use`

`$3`

`$3`

`$3`

`$3`

`$3`

`Authoring`

`HTML`

`CSS`

`Syntax`

`Compatibility`

`Security`

`Related`

`Contribute`