snudown-js

snudown-js is a 'native' (compiled with Emscripten) port of Snudown, the Markdown parser used by Reddit.

Usage

Import from npm: const Snudown = require('snudown-js').

Basic usage:

Snudown.markdown('some text'); // "<p>some text</p>\n"

Snudown.markdownWiki('<table scope="foo">'); // "<p><table scope="foo"></p>\n"

For more in-depth documentation, see the comments in footer.js.

Building

You will need...

• to be able to run bash scripts
• gperf, a command-line utility - through your package manager
• npm, node package manager - through your package manager
• emcc, the Emscripten compiler - from the Emscripten SDK (or from source) (at least version 1.36.0)

Setup

Run npm i.

Ensure that gperf and emcc can be invoked from the terminal.

Build

Run ./build.sh.

Output is to dist/.

Testing

You will need...

• node, the node.js runtime - probably installed during the build process
• a successful build of snudown-js

After building, run node test_snudown.js.

License

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.