# Oak Markdown Parser
[](https://crates.io/crates/oak-markdown)
[](https://docs.rs/oak-markdown)
High-performance incremental Markdown parser for the oak ecosystem with flexible configuration, optimized for document processing and rendering.
## 🎯 Overview
Oak Markdown is a robust parser for Markdown, designed to handle complete Markdown syntax including modern features. Built on the solid foundation of oak-core, it provides both high-level convenience and detailed AST generation for document processing and rendering.
## ✨ Features
- **Complete Markdown Syntax**: Supports all Markdown features including modern specifications
- **Full AST Generation**: Generates comprehensive Abstract Syntax Trees
- **Lexer Support**: Built-in tokenization with proper span information
- **Error Recovery**: Graceful handling of syntax errors with detailed diagnostics
## 🚀 Quick Start
Basic example:
```rust
use oak_markdown::{Parser, MarkdownLanguage, SourceText};
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new(r#"
# Hello, Markdown!
This is a **paragraph** with *emphasis*.
## Features
- Lists
- Code blocks
- And more!
"#);
let result = parser.parse(&source);
println!("Parsed Markdown successfully.");
Ok(())
}
```
## 📋 Parsing Examples
### Document Parsing
```rust
use oak_markdown::{Parser, MarkdownLanguage, SourceText};
let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new(r#"
# My Document
This is a simple document.
"#);
let result = parser.parse(&source);
println!("Document parsed successfully.");
```
### Heading Parsing
```rust
use oak_markdown::{Parser, MarkdownLanguage, SourceText};
let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new(r#"
## My Heading
Some content here.
"#);
let result = parser.parse(&source);
println!("Heading parsed successfully.");
```
## 🔧 Advanced Features
### Token-Level Parsing
```rust
use oak_markdown::{Parser, MarkdownLanguage, SourceText};
let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new("# Heading\n\nParagraph text");
let result = parser.parse(&source);
println!("Token parsing completed.");
```
### Error Handling
```rust
use oak_markdown::{Parser, MarkdownLanguage, SourceText};
let parser = Parser::new();
let source = SourceText::new(r#"
# Heading
This is a paragraph
## Another heading
# Unclosed heading
"#);
let result = parser.parse(&source);
if let Some(errors) = result.result.err() {
println!("Parse errors found: {:?}", errors);
} else {
println!("Parsed successfully.");
}
```
## 🏗️ AST Structure
The parser generates a comprehensive AST with the following main structures:
- **MarkdownDocument**: Root container for Markdown documents
- **Heading**: Heading elements with levels
- **Paragraph**: Text paragraphs
- **List**: Ordered and unordered lists
- **CodeBlock**: Fenced code blocks
- **Inline**: Emphasis, strong, links, and inline code
## 📊 Performance
- **Streaming**: Parse large Markdown files without loading entirely into memory
- **Incremental**: Re-parse only changed sections
- **Memory Efficient**: Smart AST node allocation
- **Fast Recovery**: Quick error recovery for better IDE integration
## 🔗 Integration
Oak Markdown integrates seamlessly with:
- **Static Site Generators**: Convert Markdown to HTML for websites
- **Documentation Tools**: Process and render Markdown documentation
- **Content Management**: Handle user-generated Markdown content
- **IDE Support**: Language server protocol compatibility
- **Blog Platforms**: Parse and render blog posts in Markdown
## 📚 Examples
Check out the [examples](examples/) directory for comprehensive examples:
- Complete Markdown document parsing
- Heading and list analysis
- Code transformation
- Integration with development workflows
## 🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome!
Please feel free to submit pull requests at the [project repository](https://github.com/ygg-lang/oaks/tree/dev/examples/oak-markdown) or open [issues](https://github.com/ygg-lang/oaks/issues).