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1// Helper functions for HTML generation
12function wrap(text, tag) {
23 return `<${tag}>${text}</${tag}>`;
34}
45
5function isTag(text, tag) {
6 return text.startsWith(`<${tag}>`);
7}
8
9function parser(markdown, delimiter, tag) {
10 const pattern = new RegExp(`${delimiter}(.+)${delimiter}`);
11 const replacement = `<${tag}>$1</${tag}>`;
6// Text formatting functions
7function parseBoldText(markdown) {
8 const pattern = new RegExp(`__(.+)__`);
9 const replacement = `<strong>$1</strong>`;
1210 return markdown.replace(pattern, replacement);
1311}
1412
15function parse__(markdown) {
16 return parser(markdown, '__', 'strong');
17}
18
19function parse_(markdown) {
20 return parser(markdown, '_', 'em');
13function parseItalicText(markdown) {
14 const pattern = new RegExp(`_(.+)_`);
15 const replacement = `<em>$1</em>`;
16 return markdown.replace(pattern, replacement);
2117}
2218
23function parseText(markdown, list) {
24 const parsedText = parse_(parse__(markdown));
25 if (list) {
19function parseFormattedText(markdown, isListItem = false) {
20 // Parse bold (__text__) first, then italic (_text_) to match original behavior
21 const parsedText = parseItalicText(parseBoldText(markdown));
22
23 // Wrap in paragraph tag unless it's a list item
24 if (isListItem) {
2625 return parsedText;
2726 } else {
2827 return wrap(parsedText, 'p');
2928 }
3029}
3130
32function parseHeader(markdown, list) {
31// Block element parsing functions
32function parseHeader(markdown, currentlyInList) {
3333 let count = 0;
34
35 // Count leading # characters
3436 for (let i = 0; i < markdown.length; i++) {
3537 if (markdown[i] === '#') {
3638 count += 1;
3840 break;
3941 }
4042 }
43
44 // Headers must have 1-6 # characters
4145 if (count === 0 || count > 6) {
42 return [null, list];
46 return [null, currentlyInList];
4347 }
48
4449 const headerTag = `h${count}`;
45 const headerHtml = wrap(markdown.substring(count + 1), headerTag);
46 if (list) {
50 const headerContent = markdown.substring(count + 1); // Skip # and space
51 const headerHtml = wrap(headerContent, headerTag);
52
53 // Close any open list before starting header
54 if (currentlyInList) {
4755 return [`</ul>${headerHtml}`, false];
4856 } else {
4957 return [headerHtml, false];
5058 }
5159}
5260
53function parseLineItem(markdown, list) {
61function parseListItem(markdown, currentlyInList) {
5462 if (markdown.startsWith('*')) {
55 const innerHtml = wrap(parseText(markdown.substring(2), true), 'li');
56 if (list) {
57 return [innerHtml, true];
63 const itemContent = markdown.substring(2); // Skip '* '
64 const formattedContent = wrap(parseFormattedText(itemContent, true), 'li');
65
66 if (currentlyInList) {
67 // Continue existing list
68 return [formattedContent, true];
5869 } else {
59 return [`<ul>${innerHtml}`, true];
70 // Start new list
71 return [`<ul>${formattedContent}`, true];
6072 }
6173 }
62 return [null, list];
74
75 return [null, currentlyInList];
6376}
6477
65function parseParagraph(markdown, list) {
66 if (!list) {
67 return [parseText(markdown, false), false];
78function parseParagraph(markdown, currentlyInList) {
79 const formattedText = parseFormattedText(markdown, false);
80
81 if (currentlyInList) {
82 // Close list before starting paragraph
83 return [`</ul>${formattedText}`, false];
6884 } else {
69 return [`</ul>${parseText(markdown, false)}`, false];
85 return [formattedText, false];
7086 }
7187}
7288
73function parseLine(markdown, list) {
74 let [result, inListAfter] = parseHeader(markdown, list);
89function parseLine(markdown, currentlyInList) {
90 // Try to parse as header first
91 let [result, newListState] = parseHeader(markdown, currentlyInList);
92
93 // If not a header, try list item
7594 if (result === null) {
76 [result, inListAfter] = parseLineItem(markdown, list);
95 [result, newListState] = parseListItem(markdown, currentlyInList);
7796 }
97
98 // If neither header nor list item, treat as paragraph
7899 if (result === null) {
79 [result, inListAfter] = parseParagraph(markdown, list);
100 [result, newListState] = parseParagraph(markdown, currentlyInList);
80101 }
102
103 // This should never happen with valid input
81104 if (result === null) {
82 throw new Error('Remove this line and implement the function');
105 throw new Error('Unable to parse line: ' + markdown);
83106 }
84 return [result, inListAfter];
107
108 return [result, newListState];
85109}
86110
87111/**
88 * @param {string} markdown
89 * @returns {string}
112 * Parse Markdown text and convert it to HTML
113 * @param {string} markdown - The Markdown text to parse
114 * @returns {string} - The resulting HTML
90115 */
91116export function parse(markdown) {
92117 const lines = markdown.split('\n');
93 let result = '';
94 let list = false;
118 let htmlResult = '';
119 let inList = false;
120
121 // Process each line of the markdown
95122 for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
96 let [lineResult, newList] = parseLine(lines[i], list);
97 result += lineResult;
98 list = newList;
123 let [lineHtml, newListState] = parseLine(lines[i], inList);
124 htmlResult += lineHtml;
125 inList = newListState;
99126 }
100 if (list) {
101 return result + '</ul>';
102 } else {
103 return result;
127
128 // Close any open list at the end
129 if (inList) {
130 htmlResult += '</ul>';
104131 }
132
133 return htmlResult;
105134}
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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