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Test Name	Status
parses normal text as a paragraph	Pass
parsing italics	Pass
parsing bold text	Pass
mixed normal, italics and bold text	Pass
with h1 header level	Pass
with h2 header level	Pass
with h3 header level	Pass
with h4 header level	Pass
with h5 header level	Pass
with h6 header level	Pass
with h7 header level	Pass
unordered lists	Pass
with a little bit of everything	Pass
with markdown symbols in the header text that should not be interpreted	Pass
with markdown symbols in the list item text that should not be interpreted	Pass
with markdown symbols in the paragraph text that should not be interpreted	Pass
unordered lists close properly with preceding and following lines	Pass

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+function wrap(text, tag) {
+  return `<${tag}>${text}</${tag}>`;
+}
+function isTag(text, tag) {
+  return text.startsWith(`<${tag}>`);
+}
+/**
+ * Refactored Markdown Parser
+ *
+ * This refactored version improves readability and maintainability while
+ * preserving all original functionality. Key improvements include:
+ * - Clearer function names that describe their purpose
+ * - Better organization of parsing logic
+ * - Improved state management for lists
+ * - More readable code structure
+ */
+function parser(markdown, delimiter, tag) {
+  const pattern = new RegExp(`${delimiter}(.+)${delimiter}`);
+  const replacement = `<${tag}>$1</${tag}>`;
+  return markdown.replace(pattern, replacement);
+/**
+ * Wraps text with HTML tags
+ * @param {string} text - Text to wrap
+ * @param {string} tag - HTML tag to use
+ * @returns {string} Text wrapped in HTML tags
+ */
+function wrapInTag(text, tag) {
+  return `<${tag}>${text}</${tag}>`;
+}
+function parse__(markdown) {
+  return parser(markdown, '__', 'strong');
+/**
+ * Parses bold text (__) to <strong> tags
+ * @param {string} markdown - Markdown text to parse
+ * @returns {string} Parsed HTML
+ */
+function parseBold(markdown) {
+  const pattern = /__(.+?)__/g;
+  return markdown.replace(pattern, '<strong>$1</strong>');
+}
+function parse_(markdown) {
+  return parser(markdown, '_', 'em');
+/**
+ * Parses italic text (_) to <em> tags
+ * @param {string} markdown - Markdown text to parse
+ * @returns {string} Parsed HTML
+ */
+function parseItalic(markdown) {
+  const pattern = /_(.+?)_/g;
+  return markdown.replace(pattern, '<em>$1</em>');
+}
+function parseText(markdown, list) {
+  const parsedText = parse_(parse__(markdown));
+  if (list) {
+    return parsedText;
+  } else {
+    return wrap(parsedText, 'p');
+  }
+/**
+ * Parses inline formatting (bold and italic)
+ * @param {string} markdown - Markdown text to parse
+ * @returns {string} Parsed HTML
+ */
+function parseInlineFormatting(markdown) {
+  // Parse bold first, then italic
+  return parseItalic(parseBold(markdown));
+}
+function parseHeader(markdown, list) {
+  let count = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < markdown.length; i++) {
+    if (markdown[i] === '#') {
+      count += 1;
+    } else {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (count === 0 || count > 6) {
+    return [null, list];
+/**
+ * Parses header markdown (# Header) to HTML headers (h1-h6)
+ * @param {string} line - Line of markdown to parse
+ * @returns {string|null} Parsed HTML or null if not a header
+ */
+function parseHeader(line) {
+  // Count leading # characters
+  let level = 0;
+  while (level < line.length && line[level] === '#') {
+    level++;
+  }
+  const headerTag = `h${count}`;
+  const headerHtml = wrap(markdown.substring(count + 1), headerTag);
+  if (list) {
+    return [`</ul>${headerHtml}`, false];
+  } else {
+    return [headerHtml, false];
+  // Valid headers have 1-6 # characters followed by a space
+  if (level === 0 || level > 6 || line[level] !== ' ') {
+    return null;
+  }
+  // Extract header content and parse inline formatting
+  const content = line.substring(level + 1);
+  const formattedContent = parseInlineFormatting(content);
+  const headerTag = `h${level}`;
+  return wrapInTag(formattedContent, headerTag);
+}
+function parseLineItem(markdown, list) {
+  if (markdown.startsWith('*')) {
+    const innerHtml = wrap(parseText(markdown.substring(2), true), 'li');
+    if (list) {
+      return [innerHtml, true];
+    } else {
+      return [`<ul>${innerHtml}`, true];
+    }
+/**
+ * Parses list items (* item) to HTML list items
+ * @param {string} line - Line of markdown to parse
+ * @returns {string|null} Parsed HTML or null if not a list item
+ */
+function parseListItem(line) {
+  // Check if line starts with '* ' (asterisk followed by space)
+  if (!line.startsWith('* ')) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return [null, list];
+  // Extract list item content and parse inline formatting
+  const content = line.substring(2);
+  const formattedContent = parseInlineFormatting(content);
+  return wrapInTag(formattedContent, 'li');
+}
+function parseParagraph(markdown, list) {
+  if (!list) {
+    return [parseText(markdown, false), false];
+  } else {
+    return [`</ul>${parseText(markdown, false)}`, false];
+  }
+/**
+ * Parses paragraph text with inline formatting
+ * @param {string} line - Line of markdown to parse
+ * @returns {string} Parsed HTML paragraph
+ */
+function parseParagraph(line) {
+  const formattedContent = parseInlineFormatting(line);
+  return wrapInTag(formattedContent, 'p');
+}
+function parseLine(markdown, list) {
+  let [result, inListAfter] = parseHeader(markdown, list);
+  if (result === null) {
+    [result, inListAfter] = parseLineItem(markdown, list);
+  }
+  if (result === null) {
+    [result, inListAfter] = parseParagraph(markdown, list);
+/**
+ * Processes a single line of markdown based on its type
+ * @param {string} line - Line of markdown to process
+ * @param {boolean} inList - Whether we're currently in a list
+ * @returns {[string, boolean]} Tuple of [processed HTML, new list state]
+ */
+function processLine(line, inList) {
+  // Try to parse as header
+  const headerHtml = parseHeader(line);
+  if (headerHtml !== null) {
+    // If we were in a list, close it before the header
+    const result = inList ? `</ul>${headerHtml}` : headerHtml;
+    return [result, false]; // Headers end lists
+  }
+  if (result === null) {
+    throw new Error('Remove this line and implement the function');
+  // Try to parse as list item
+  const listItemHtml = parseListItem(line);
+  if (listItemHtml !== null) {
+    // If we weren't in a list, start one
+    const result = inList ? listItemHtml : `<ul>${listItemHtml}`;
+    return [result, true]; // Still in a list
+  }
+  return [result, inListAfter];
+  // Parse as paragraph
+  const paragraphHtml = parseParagraph(line);
+  // If we were in a list, close it before the paragraph
+  const result = inList ? `</ul>${paragraphHtml}` : paragraphHtml;
+  return [result, false]; // Paragraphs end lists
+}
 /**
+ * @param {string} markdown
+ * @returns {string}
+ * Parses markdown text and converts it to HTML
+ * @param {string} markdown - Markdown text to parse
+ * @returns {string} Converted HTML
  */
 export function parse(markdown) {
   const lines = markdown.split('\n');
+  let result = '';
+  let list = false;
+  for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    let [lineResult, newList] = parseLine(lines[i], list);
+    result += lineResult;
+    list = newList;
+  const results = [];
+  let inList = false;
+  // Process each line
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    const [html, newListState] = processLine(line, inList);
+    results.push(html);
+    inList = newListState;
+  }
+  if (list) {
+    return result + '</ul>';
+  } else {
+    return result;
+  // Close any open list at the end
+  if (inList) {
+    results.push('</ul>');
+  }
+  return results.join('');
+}