# cmark-writer
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A CommonMark writer implementation in Rust.
## Usage
### Basic Example
```rust
use cmark_writer::ast::{Node, ListItem};
use cmark_writer::writer::CommonMarkWriter;
// Create a document
let document = Node::Document(vec![
Node::heading(1, vec![Node::Text("Hello CommonMark".to_string())]),
Node::Paragraph(vec![
Node::Text("This is a simple ".to_string()),
Node::Strong(vec![Node::Text("example".to_string())]),
Node::Text(".".to_string()),
]),
]);
// Render to CommonMark
let mut writer = CommonMarkWriter::new();
writer.write(&document).expect("Failed to write document");
let markdown = writer.into_string();
println!("{}", markdown);
```
### Custom Formatting Options
You can customize the formatting behavior:
```rust
use cmark_writer::options::WriterOptions;
use cmark_writer::writer::CommonMarkWriter;
use cmark_writer::ast::Node;
// Create custom options
let options = WriterOptions {
strict: true, // Follow CommonMark spec strictly
hard_break_spaces: false, // Use backslash for line breaks
indent_spaces: 2, // Use 2 spaces for indentation
};
// Create writer with custom options
let mut writer = CommonMarkWriter::with_options(options);
writer.write(&Node::Text("Example".to_string())).unwrap();
```
## API Documentation
### Core Types
- `Node` - Represents various CommonMark node types
- `ListItem` - Represents list items, including task list items
- `CommonMarkWriter` - Converts nodes to CommonMark text
- `WriterOptions` - Customization options for the writer
### Creating Custom Nodes
You can extend the CommonMark syntax with your own custom nodes:
```rust
use cmark_writer::ast::{CustomNodeWriter, Node};
use cmark_writer::error::WriteResult;
use cmark_writer::custom_node;
// Define a custom highlight node
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
#[custom_node]
struct HighlightNode {
content: String,
color: String,
}
// Implement the required methods
impl HighlightNode {
// Custom node writing logic
fn write_custom(&self, writer: &mut dyn CustomNodeWriter) -> WriteResult<()> {
writer.write_str("<span style=\"background-color: ")?;
writer.write_str(&self.color)?;
writer.write_str("\">")?;
writer.write_str(&self.content)?;
writer.write_str("</span>")?;
Ok(())
}
// Determine if it's a block or inline element
fn is_block_custom(&self) -> bool {
false // This is an inline element
}
}
// Use your custom node
let document = Node::Document(vec![
Node::Paragraph(vec![
Node::Text("Here's some text with a ".to_string()),
Node::Custom(Box::new(HighlightNode {
content: "highlighted section".to_string(),
color: "yellow".to_string(),
})),
Node::Text(".".to_string()),
]),
]);
```
### Creating Custom Errors
You can also define custom error types for your validation logic:
```rust
use cmark_writer::custom_error;
use cmark_writer::coded_error;
use cmark_writer::WriteError;
// Define a structure error with format string
#[custom_error(format = "Table structure error: {}")]
struct TableStructureError(pub &'static str);
// Define a coded error with error code
#[coded_error]
struct ValidationError(pub String, pub String);
// Use in your code
fn validate_table() -> Result<(), WriteError> {
// Using a structure error
return Err(TableStructureError("Rows don't match").into());
// Using a coded error
// return Err(ValidationError("Invalid alignment".to_string(), "INVALID_ALIGNMENT".to_string()).into());
}
```
## Development
### Building
```bash
cargo build
```
### Running Tests
```bash
cargo test
```
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.