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1function wrap(text, tag) {
1// Helper function to wrap text in HTML tags
2function wrapText(text, tag) {
23 return `<${tag}>${text}</${tag}>`;
34}
45
5function isTag(text, tag) {
6// Helper function to check if text starts with a specific HTML tag
7function startsWithTag(text, tag) {
68 return text.startsWith(`<${tag}>`);
79}
810
9function parser(markdown, delimiter, tag) {
11// Generic parser for text formatting (bold, italic, etc.)
12function parseTextFormatting(markdown, delimiter, htmlTag) {
1013 const pattern = new RegExp(`${delimiter}(.+)${delimiter}`);
11 const replacement = `<${tag}>$1</${tag}>`;
14 const replacement = `<${htmlTag}>$1</${htmlTag}>`;
1215 return markdown.replace(pattern, replacement);
1316}
1417
15function parse__(markdown) {
16 return parser(markdown, '__', 'strong');
18// Parse bold text (using __ delimiter)
19function parseBoldText(markdown) {
20 return parseTextFormatting(markdown, '__', 'strong');
1721}
1822
19function parse_(markdown) {
20 return parser(markdown, '_', 'em');
23// Parse italic text (using _ delimiter)
24function parseItalicText(markdown) {
25 return parseTextFormatting(markdown, '_', 'em');
2126}
2227
23function parseText(markdown, list) {
24 const parsedText = parse_(parse__(markdown));
25 if (list) {
26 return parsedText;
28// Parse text formatting (bold and italic) and optionally wrap in paragraph tags
29function parseText(markdown, isListItem) {
30 // Apply text formatting (bold first, then italic)
31 const formattedText = parseItalicText(parseBoldText(markdown));
32
33 // If this is a list item, return just the formatted text
34 // Otherwise, wrap it in paragraph tags
35 if (isListItem) {
36 return formattedText;
2737 } else {
28 return wrap(parsedText, 'p');
38 return wrapText(formattedText, 'p');
2939 }
3040}
3141
32function parseHeader(markdown, list) {
33 let count = 0;
42// Parse markdown headers (# ## ### etc.)
43// Returns [htmlString, inListAfter] tuple
44function parseHeader(markdown, currentlyInList) {
45 // Count leading # characters to determine header level
46 let headerLevel = 0;
3447 for (let i = 0; i < markdown.length; i++) {
3548 if (markdown[i] === '#') {
36 count += 1;
49 headerLevel++;
3750 } else {
3851 break;
3952 }
4053 }
41 if (count === 0 || count > 6) {
42 return [null, list];
54
55 // Valid headers are 1-6 # characters
56 if (headerLevel === 0 || headerLevel > 6) {
57 return [null, currentlyInList];
4358 }
44 const headerTag = `h${count}`;
45 const headerHtml = wrap(markdown.substring(count + 1), headerTag);
46 if (list) {
59
60 const headerTag = `h${headerLevel}`;
61 const headerContent = markdown.substring(headerLevel + 1).trim();
62 const headerHtml = wrapText(headerContent, headerTag);
63
64 // If we were in a list, close it before the header
65 if (currentlyInList) {
4766 return [`</ul>${headerHtml}`, false];
4867 } else {
4968 return [headerHtml, false];
5069 }
5170}
5271
53function parseLineItem(markdown, list) {
72// Parse list items (lines starting with *)
73// Returns [htmlString, inListAfter] tuple
74function parseListItem(markdown, currentlyInList) {
5475 if (markdown.startsWith('*')) {
55 const innerHtml = wrap(parseText(markdown.substring(2), true), 'li');
56 if (list) {
57 return [innerHtml, true];
76 const listItemContent = markdown.substring(2).trim();
77 const formattedContent = parseText(listItemContent, true);
78 const listItemHtml = wrapText(formattedContent, 'li');
79
80 if (currentlyInList) {
81 return [listItemHtml, true];
5882 } else {
59 return [`<ul>${innerHtml}`, true];
83 return [`<ul>${listItemHtml}`, true];
6084 }
6185 }
62 return [null, list];
86 return [null, currentlyInList];
6387}
6488
65function parseParagraph(markdown, list) {
66 if (!list) {
67 return [parseText(markdown, false), false];
89// Parse paragraph text (regular text that's not a header or list item)
90// Returns [htmlString, inListAfter] tuple
91function parseParagraph(markdown, currentlyInList) {
92 const paragraphHtml = parseText(markdown, false);
93
94 // If we were in a list, close it before the paragraph
95 if (currentlyInList) {
96 return [`</ul>${paragraphHtml}`, false];
6897 } else {
69 return [`</ul>${parseText(markdown, false)}`, false];
98 return [paragraphHtml, false];
7099 }
71100}
72101
73function parseLine(markdown, list) {
74 let [result, inListAfter] = parseHeader(markdown, list);
102// Parse a single line of markdown and determine its type
103// Returns [htmlString, inListAfter] tuple
104function parseLine(markdown, currentlyInList) {
105 // Try to parse as header first
106 let [result, inListAfter] = parseHeader(markdown, currentlyInList);
107
108 // If not a header, try to parse as list item
75109 if (result === null) {
76 [result, inListAfter] = parseLineItem(markdown, list);
110 [result, inListAfter] = parseListItem(markdown, currentlyInList);
77111 }
112
113 // If not a list item, parse as paragraph
78114 if (result === null) {
79 [result, inListAfter] = parseParagraph(markdown, list);
115 [result, inListAfter] = parseParagraph(markdown, currentlyInList);
80116 }
117
118 // This should never happen with valid input
81119 if (result === null) {
82 throw new Error('Remove this line and implement the function');
120 throw new Error('Unable to parse markdown line');
83121 }
122
84123 return [result, inListAfter];
85124}
86125
87126/**
88 * @param {string} markdown
89 * @returns {string}
127 * Parse markdown text and convert it to HTML
128 * @param {string} markdown - The markdown text to parse
129 * @returns {string} The equivalent HTML
90130 */
91131export function parse(markdown) {
132
92133 const lines = markdown.split('\n');
93 let result = '';
94 let list = false;
134 let htmlResult = '';
135 let currentlyInList = false;
136
137 // Process each line of markdown
95138 for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
96 let [lineResult, newList] = parseLine(lines[i], list);
97 result += lineResult;
98 list = newList;
139 const [lineHtml, inListAfter] = parseLine(lines[i], currentlyInList);
140 htmlResult += lineHtml;
141 currentlyInList = inListAfter;
99142 }
100 if (list) {
101 return result + '</ul>';
143
144 // Close any unclosed list at the end
145 if (currentlyInList) {
146 return htmlResult + '</ul>';
102147 } else {
103 return result;
148 return htmlResult;
104149 }
105150}
Test NameStatus
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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