dinja-core 0.4.2

Safe MDX renderer with a Rust core and Python bindings
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# Dinja

Safe, deterministic MDX rendering powered by a Rust core with batteries-included Python bindings.

## Links

- [Read the Docs]https://hlop3z.github.io/dinja
- [GitHub]https://github.com/hlop3z/dinja
- [PyPI]https://pypi.org/project/dinja
- [Crates.io]https://crates.io/crates/dinja-core

## Installation

| Target         | Command                |
| -------------- | ---------------------- |
| Python package | `uv add dinja`         |
| Rust crate     | `cargo add dinja-core` |

## Usage

### Rust

```rust
use dinja_core::service::{RenderService, RenderServiceConfig};

fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let config = RenderServiceConfig::default();
    let service = RenderService::new(config)?;

    let html = service.render_string("example.mdx", "# Hello **dinja**")?;
    println!("{html}");
    Ok(())
}
```

### Python

```python
from dinja import Renderer, Input, Settings

# Create a renderer instance (engine loads once)
renderer = Renderer()

# Render MDX content with type-safe dataclasses
result = renderer.render(
    Input(
        mdx={"example.mdx": "---\ntitle: Demo\n---\n# Hello **dinja**"},
        settings=Settings(output="html", minify=True),
    )
)

entry = result["files"]["example.mdx"]

if entry["status"] == "success":
    rendered = entry["result"]
    metadata = rendered.get("metadata", {})
    print("title:", metadata.get("title"))
    print("html:", rendered.get("output"))
else:
    print("error:", entry.get("error"))

# Reuse the same instance for multiple renders with different modes
result1 = renderer.render(
    Input(
        mdx={"page1.mdx": "# Page 1"},
        settings=Settings(output="html"),
    )
)

result2 = renderer.render(
    Input(
        mdx={"page2.mdx": "# Page 2"},
        settings=Settings(output="schema"),
    )
)
```

### Accessing Metadata in MDX

Metadata from YAML frontmatter is available via the `context` function:

```python
result = renderer.render(
    Input(
        mdx={
            "page.mdx": """
---
title: Welcome
author: Alice
---
# {context('title')}

By {context('author')}
"""
        },
        settings=Settings(output="html"),
    )
)
```

The `context` function supports nested paths: `context('author.name')` for nested metadata.

### Using Global Utils

You can inject global JavaScript utilities that are available in all components:

```python
result = renderer.render(
    Input(
        mdx={"page.mdx": "<Greeting name='Alice' />"},
        settings=Settings(
            output="html",
            utils="export default { greeting: 'Hello', emoji: '👋' }",
        ),
        components={
            "Greeting": """
                export default function Component(props) {
                    return <div>{utils.greeting} {props.name} {utils.emoji}</div>;
                }
            """,
        },
    )
)
```

The `utils` object must be exported using `export default { ... }` and will be available globally as `utils` in all component code. Invalid utils code is silently ignored.

`rendered["output"]` contains HTML, JavaScript, or schema code depending on `settings.output`.

More examples live in `python-bindings/examples/`.

## License

BSD 3-Clause. See `LICENSE`.