Trait OutputFormat 

pub trait OutputFormat: Default + Clone {
    type Output;

    // Required methods
    fn text(&self, s: &str) -> Self::Output;
    fn join(&self, items: Vec<Self::Output>, delimiter: &str) -> Self::Output;
    fn finish(&self, output: Self::Output) -> String;
    fn emph(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output;
    fn strong(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output;
    fn small_caps(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output;
    fn superscript(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output;
    fn affix(
        &self,
        prefix: &str,
        content: Self::Output,
        suffix: &str,
    ) -> Self::Output;
    fn inner_affix(
        &self,
        prefix: &str,
        content: Self::Output,
        suffix: &str,
    ) -> Self::Output;
    fn wrap_punctuation(
        &self,
        wrap: &WrapPunctuation,
        content: Self::Output,
    ) -> Self::Output;
    fn semantic(&self, class: &str, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output;
    fn annotation(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output;
    fn link(&self, url: &str, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output;

    // Provided methods
    fn quote_marks(&self, depth: usize) -> (&'static str, &'static str) { ... }
    fn quote_with_depth(
        &self,
        content: Self::Output,
        depth: usize,
    ) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn quote(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn paragraph(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn block_quote(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn bullet_list(&self, items: Vec<Self::Output>) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn ordered_list(&self, items: Vec<Self::Output>) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn list_item(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn heading(&self, _level: u8, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn code_block(
        &self,
        _lang: Option<&str>,
        content: Self::Output,
    ) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn inline_code(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn strikeout(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn hard_break(&self) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn semantic_with_attributes(
        &self,
        class: &str,
        content: Self::Output,
        _attributes: &[SemanticAttribute],
    ) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn citation(&self, _ids: Vec<String>, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn format_id(&self, id: &str) -> String { ... }
    fn bibliography(&self, entries: Vec<Self::Output>) -> Self::Output { ... }
    fn entry(
        &self,
        _id: &str,
        content: Self::Output,
        _url: Option<&str>,
        _metadata: &ProcEntryMetadata,
    ) -> Self::Output { ... }
}

Trait for defining how to render template components into a specific format.

Implementations of this trait define how various formatting instructions (emphasis, quotes, links, etc.) are translated into specific markup or text.

Required Associated Types

type Output

The type used for intermediate rendered content.

For simple text formats, this is usually String. More complex formats might use an AST or a specialized builder type.

Required Methods

fn text(&self, s: &str) -> Self::Output

Convert a raw string into the format’s output type.

The implementation should handle any necessary character escaping required by the target format.

fn join(&self, items: Vec<Self::Output>, delimiter: &str) -> Self::Output

Join multiple outputs into a single output using a delimiter.

fn finish(&self, output: Self::Output) -> String

Convert the intermediate output into the final result string.

This is called exactly once at the end of the rendering process for a top-level component (citation or bibliography entry).

fn emph(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render content with emphasis (typically italics).

fn strong(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render content with strong emphasis (typically bold).

fn small_caps(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render content in small capitals.

fn superscript(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render content as superscript text.

fn affix( &self, prefix: &str, content: Self::Output, suffix: &str, ) -> Self::Output

Apply outer prefix and suffix strings to the content.

These are typically the “prefix” and “suffix” fields from the Citum style.

fn inner_affix( &self, prefix: &str, content: Self::Output, suffix: &str, ) -> Self::Output

Apply inner prefix and suffix strings to the content.

These are applied inside any wrapping punctuation.

fn wrap_punctuation( &self, wrap: &WrapPunctuation, content: Self::Output, ) -> Self::Output

Wrap the content in specific punctuation (parentheses, brackets, or quotes).

fn semantic(&self, class: &str, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Apply a semantic identifier (class) to the content.

This is used for machine readability or fine-grained CSS styling. Examples include “citum-title”, “citum-author”, “citum-doi”.

fn annotation(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render an annotation block.

This is typically called at the end of a bibliography entry to render reader-supplied notes.

fn link(&self, url: &str, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Hyperlink the content to a URL.

Provided Methods

fn quote_marks(&self, depth: usize) -> (&'static str, &'static str)

Return the opening and closing quote delimiters for a nesting depth.

Depth 0 is an outer quote pair, depth 1 is the first inner quote pair, and deeper levels alternate between those two pairs.

fn quote_with_depth(&self, content: Self::Output, depth: usize) -> Self::Output

Render content enclosed in quotation marks at a specific nesting depth.

fn quote(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render content enclosed in outer quotation marks.

fn paragraph(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render a paragraph block.

fn block_quote(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render a block quotation.

fn bullet_list(&self, items: Vec<Self::Output>) -> Self::Output

Render an unordered (bullet) list from pre-rendered item strings.

fn ordered_list(&self, items: Vec<Self::Output>) -> Self::Output

Render an ordered (numbered) list from pre-rendered item strings.

fn list_item(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render a list item.

fn heading(&self, _level: u8, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render a heading at the given level (1 = top-level).

fn code_block(&self, _lang: Option<&str>, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render a fenced or indented code block with an optional language hint.

content is the raw (unescaped) code text.

fn inline_code(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render inline code.

fn strikeout(&self, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render strikethrough text.

fn hard_break(&self) -> Self::Output

Render a hard line break.

fn semantic_with_attributes( &self, class: &str, content: Self::Output, _attributes: &[SemanticAttribute], ) -> Self::Output

Apply a semantic identifier plus optional attributes to the content.

Formats that do not support extra attributes can ignore them and reuse Self::semantic.

fn citation(&self, _ids: Vec<String>, content: Self::Output) -> Self::Output

Render a full citation container with one or more reference IDs.

fn format_id(&self, id: &str) -> String

Format a reference ID for use as a target or link (e.g. adding a prefix).

fn bibliography(&self, entries: Vec<Self::Output>) -> Self::Output

Render a full bibliography container.

The default implementation joins the entries with double newlines.

fn entry( &self, _id: &str, content: Self::Output, _url: Option<&str>, _metadata: &ProcEntryMetadata, ) -> Self::Output

Render a single bibliography entry with its unique identifier and optional link.

The default implementation just returns the content.

Dyn Compatibility

This trait is not dyn compatible.

In older versions of Rust, dyn compatibility was called "object safety".

Implementors

impl OutputFormat for Djot

type Output = String

impl OutputFormat for Html

type Output = String

impl OutputFormat for Latex

type Output = String

impl OutputFormat for Markdown

type Output = String

impl OutputFormat for OrgOutputFormat

type Output = String

impl OutputFormat for PlainText

type Output = String

impl OutputFormat for Typst

type Output = String