NAME
Text::Markdown - Convert Markdown syntax to (X)HTML
SYNOPSIS
use Text::Markdown 'markdown';
my $html = markdown($text);
use Text::Markdown 'markdown';
my $html = markdown( $text, {
empty_element_suffix => '>',
tab_width => 2,
} );
use Text::Markdown;
my $m = Text::Markdown->new;
my $html = $m->markdown($text);
use Text::Markdown;
my $m = Text::MultiMarkdown->new(
empty_element_suffix => '>',
tab_width => 2,
);
my $html = $m->markdown( $text );
DESCRIPTION
Markdown is a text-to-HTML filter; it translates an easy-to-read /
easy-to-write structured text format into HTML. Markdown's text format
is most similar to that of plain text email, and supports features such
as headers, *emphasis*, code blocks, blockquotes, and links.
Markdown's syntax is designed not as a generic markup language, but
specifically to serve as a front-end to (X)HTML. You can use span-level
HTML tags anywhere in a Markdown document, and you can use block level
HTML tags (like <div> and <table> as well).
SYNTAX
This module implements the 'original' Markdown markdown syntax from:
http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
Note that Text::Markdown ensures that the output always ends with one
newline. The fact that multiple newlines are collapsed into one makes
sense, because this is the behavior of HTML towards whispace. The fact
that there's always a newline at the end makes sense again, given that
the output will always be nested in a block-level element (as opposed to
an inline element). That block element can be a "<p>" (most often), or a
"<table>".
Markdown is not interpreted in HTML block-level elements, in order for
chunks of pasted HTML (e.g. JavaScript widgets, web counters) to not be
magically (mis)interpreted. For selective processing of Markdown in
some, but not other, HTML block elements, add a "markdown" attribute to
the block element and set its value to 1, "on" or "yes":
<div markdown="1" class="navbar">
* Home
* About
* Contact
<div>
The extra "markdown" attribute will be stripped when generating the
output.
OPTIONS
Text::Markdown supports a number of options to its processor which
control the behaviour of the output document.
These options can be supplied to the constructor, or in a hash within
individual calls to the "markdown" method. See the SYNOPSIS for examples
of both styles.
The options for the processor are:
empty_element_suffix
This option controls the end of empty element tags:
'/>' for XHTML (default)
'>' for HTML
tab_width
Controls indent width in the generated markup. Defaults to 4.
trust_list_start_value
If true, ordered lists will use the first number as the starting
point for numbering. This will let you pick up where you left off by
writing:
1. foo
2. bar
some paragraph
3. baz
6. quux
(Note that in the above, quux will be numbered 4.)
METHODS
new
A simple constructor, see the SYNTAX and OPTIONS sections for more
information.
markdown
The main function as far as the outside world is concerned. See the
SYNOPSIS for details on use.
urls
Returns a reference to a hash with the key being the markdown reference
and the value being the URL.
Useful for building scripts which preprocess a list of links before the
main content. See t/05options.t for an example of this hashref being
passed back into the markdown method to create links.
OTHER IMPLEMENTATIONS
Markdown has been re-implemented in a number of languages, and with a
number of additions.
Those that I have found are listed below:
C - <http://www.pell.portland.or.us/~orc/Code/discount>
Discount - Original Markdown, but in C. Fastest implementation
available, and passes MDTest. Adds its own set of custom features.
python - <http://www.freewisdom.org/projects/python-markdown/>
Python Markdown which is mostly compatible with the original, with
an interesting extension API.
ruby (maruku) - <http://maruku.rubyforge.org/>
One of the nicest implementations out there. Builds a parse tree
internally so very flexible.
php - <http://michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/>
A direct port of Markdown.pl, also has a separately maintained
'extra' version, which adds a number of features that were borrowed
by MultiMarkdown.
lua - <http://www.frykholm.se/files/markdown.lua>
Port to lua. Simple and lightweight (as lua is).
haskell - <http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/>
Pandoc is a more general library, supporting Markdown,
reStructuredText, LaTeX and more.
javascript - <http://www.attacklab.net/showdown-gui.html>
Direct(ish) port of Markdown.pl to JavaScript
BUGS
To file bug reports or feature requests please send email to:
bug-Text-Markdown@rt.cpan.org
Please include with your report: (1) the example input; (2) the output
you expected; (3) the output Markdown actually produced.
VERSION HISTORY
See the Changes file for detailed release notes for this version.
AUTHOR
John Gruber
http://daringfireball.net/
PHP port and other contributions by Michel Fortin
http://michelf.com/
MultiMarkdown changes by Fletcher Penney
http://fletcher.freeshell.org/
CPAN Module Text::MultiMarkdown (based on Text::Markdown by Sebastian
Riedel) originally by Darren Kulp (http://kulp.ch/)
Support for markdown="1" by Dan Dascalescu (http://dandascalescu.com)
This module is maintained by: Tomas Doran http://www.bobtfish.net/
THIS DISTRIBUTION
Please note that this distribution is a fork of John Gruber's original
Markdown project, and it *is not* in any way blessed by him.
Whilst this code aims to be compatible with the original Markdown.pl
(and incorporates and passes the Markdown test suite) whilst fixing a
number of bugs in the original - there may be differences between the
behaviour of this module and Markdown.pl. If you find any differences
where you believe Text::Markdown behaves contrary to the Markdown spec,
please report them as bugs.
Text::Markdown *does not* extend the markdown dialect in any way from
that which is documented at daringfireball. If you want additional
features, you should look at Text::MultiMarkdown.
SOURCE CODE
You can find the source code repository for Text::Markdown and
Text::MultiMarkdown on GitHub at
<http://github.com/bobtfish/text-markdown>.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Original Code Copyright (c) 2003-2004 John Gruber
<http://daringfireball.net/> All rights reserved.
MultiMarkdown changes Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Fletcher T. Penney
<http://fletcher.freeshell.org/> All rights reserved.
Text::MultiMarkdown changes Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Darren Kulp
<http://kulp.ch> and Tomas Doran <http://www.bobtfish.net>
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
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* Neither the name "Markdown" nor the names of its contributors may be
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