#  Snekdown - More than just Markdown 
This projects goal is to implement a fast markdown parser with an extended syntax fitted
for my needs.
## Usage
```
USAGE:
snekdown [OPTIONS] <input> <output> [SUBCOMMAND]
FLAGS:
-h, --help Prints help information
-V, --version Prints version information
OPTIONS:
-f, --format <format> the output format [default: html]
ARGS:
<input> Path to the input file
<output> Path for the output file
SUBCOMMANDS:
help Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
render Default. Parse and render the document
watch Watch the document and its imports and render on change
```
## Syntax
### Images
```md
Simple Syntax
!(url)
Extended syntax with a description
Extended syntax with metadata to specify the size
[metadata]
Extended syntax with metadata and no description
!(url)[metadata]
```
When generating the html file the images are base64 embedded.
### Quotes
```md
Simple (default) Syntax
> This is a quote
Multiline
> This is a
> Multiline Quote
Quote with metadata (e.g. Author)
[author=Trivernis year=2020 display='{{author}} - {{year}}']> This is a quote with metadata
```
### Imports
Imports can be used to import a different document to be attached to the main document.
Imports are parsed via multithreading.
```md
<[path]
<[document.md]
<[style.css]
```
### Tables
Tables MUST start with a pipe character `|`
```md
Standalone header:
Header with rows
| header | header | header
|--------|--------|-------
| row | row | row
```
### Placeholders
Placeholders can be used to insert special elements in a specific place.
Placeholders are always case insensitive.
```md
Insert the table of contents
[[TOC]]
Insert the current date
[[date]]
Insert the current time
[[time]]
```
### Metadata
Additional metadata can be provided for some elements.
```md
String value
[key = value]
String value
[key = "String value"]
Integer value
[key = 123]
Float value
[key = 1.23]
Boolean
[key]
Boolean
[key = false]
Placeholder
[key = [[placeholder]]]
Formatting
[author = "The Great snek" date = [[date]] time = [[time]] display = "author - date at time"]
```
#### Usage
```
Hide a section (including subsections) in the TOC
#[toc-hidden] Section
Set the size of an image
!(url)[width = 42% height=auto]
Set the source of a quote
[author=Me date=[[date]] display="{{author}} - {{date}}"]> It's me
Set options for placeholders
[[toc]][ordered]
```
### Centered Text
```
```
### Inline
```md
*Italic*
**Bold**
~Striked~
_Underlined_
^Superscript^
`Monospace`
:Emoji:
§[#0C0]Colored text§[] §[red] red §[]
```
## Bibliography
Bibliography entries can be defined and referenced anywhere in the document.
Definition:
```md
[book]:[author=Snek, title = "Snekdown Book"]
[github]: https://github.com/trivernis/snekdown
```
Usage:
```
There is a book about snekdown[^book] and a github repo[^github].
```
Bibliography entries are only shown when used in the document.
## Math
Snekdown allows the embedding of [AsciiMath](http://asciimath.org/):
```
inline math $$ a^2 + b^2 = c^2 $$
Block Math
$$$
A = [[1, 2],[3,4]]
$$$
```
The expression get's converted into MathML which is then converted by MathJax when loaded in
the browser.
## Roadmap
The end goal is to have a markup language with features similar to LaTeX.
- [x] Checkboxes
- [x] Emojis (\:emoji:)
- [x] Colors
- [x] Watching and rendering on change
- [ ] Metadata files
- [x] Bibliography
- [x] Math
- [ ] Text sizes
- [ ] Title pages
- [ ] Glossary
- [ ] Cross References
- [ ] Figures
- [ ] EPUB Rendering (PDF is too hard)
- [ ] Custom Elements via templates (50%)
- [x] Custom Stylesheets
- [ ] Smart arrows