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1function wrap(text, tag) {
2 return `<${tag}>${text}</${tag}>`;
3}
1// REFACTORING NOTES:
2// - Renamed functions for clarity: wrap -> wrapInTag, parser -> replaceWithTags
3// - Consolidated inline formatting logic into applyInlineFormatting
4// - Improved variable naming and added comments
5// - Maintained exact same behavior and processing order
46
5function isTag(text, tag) {
6 return text.startsWith(`<${tag}>`);
7/**
8 * Wraps text in HTML tags
9 * @param {string} text - The text to wrap
10 * @param {string} tag - The HTML tag name
11 * @returns {string} The wrapped text
12 */
13function wrapInTag(text, tag) {
14 return `<${tag}>${text}</${tag}>`;
715}
816
9function parser(markdown, delimiter, tag) {
17/**
18 * Replaces text between delimiters with HTML tags
19 * @param {string} text - The text to process
20 * @param {string} delimiter - The delimiter (e.g., '__', '_')
21 * @param {string} tag - The HTML tag to use
22 * @returns {string} The processed text
23 */
24function replaceWithTags(text, delimiter, tag) {
1025 const pattern = new RegExp(`${delimiter}(.+)${delimiter}`);
1126 const replacement = `<${tag}>$1</${tag}>`;
12 return markdown.replace(pattern, replacement);
13}
14
15function parse__(markdown) {
16 return parser(markdown, '__', 'strong');
27 return text.replace(pattern, replacement);
1728}
1829
19function parse_(markdown) {
20 return parser(markdown, '_', 'em');
30/**
31 * Applies inline formatting (bold and italic) to text
32 * Note: Processing order matters - bold (__) is processed before italic (_)
33 * @param {string} text - The text to format
34 * @returns {string} The formatted text
35 */
36function applyInlineFormatting(text) {
37 // Process bold formatting first (__text__ -> <strong>text</strong>)
38 const withBold = replaceWithTags(text, '__', 'strong');
39 // Then process italic formatting (_text_ -> <em>text</em>)
40 const withItalic = replaceWithTags(withBold, '_', 'em');
41 return withItalic;
2142}
2243
23function parseText(markdown, list) {
24 const parsedText = parse_(parse__(markdown));
25 if (list) {
26 return parsedText;
44/**
45 * Processes text content with inline formatting
46 * @param {string} text - The text to process
47 * @param {boolean} isListItem - Whether this text is part of a list item
48 * @returns {string} The processed text
49 */
50function processText(text, isListItem) {
51 const formattedText = applyInlineFormatting(text);
52
53 if (isListItem) {
54 return formattedText;
2755 } else {
28 return wrap(parsedText, 'p');
56 return wrapInTag(formattedText, 'p');
2957 }
3058}
3159
32function parseHeader(markdown, list) {
33 let count = 0;
34 for (let i = 0; i < markdown.length; i++) {
35 if (markdown[i] === '#') {
36 count += 1;
60/**
61 * Parses header lines (starting with # characters)
62 * @param {string} line - The markdown line to parse
63 * @param {boolean} isInList - Whether we're currently inside a list
64 * @returns {Array} [htmlContent, stillInList] or [null, isInList] if not a header
65 */
66function parseHeader(line, isInList) {
67 // Count consecutive # characters at the start
68 let headerLevel = 0;
69 for (let i = 0; i < line.length; i++) {
70 if (line[i] === '#') {
71 headerLevel += 1;
3772 } else {
3873 break;
3974 }
4075 }
41 if (count === 0 || count > 6) {
42 return [null, list];
76
77 // Valid headers have 1-6 # characters
78 if (headerLevel === 0 || headerLevel > 6) {
79 return [null, isInList];
4380 }
44 const headerTag = `h${count}`;
45 const headerHtml = wrap(markdown.substring(count + 1), headerTag);
46 if (list) {
81
82 const headerTag = `h${headerLevel}`;
83 const headerContent = line.substring(headerLevel + 1).trim();
84 const headerHtml = wrapInTag(headerContent, headerTag);
85
86 // If we were in a list, close it before the header
87 if (isInList) {
4788 return [`</ul>${headerHtml}`, false];
4889 } else {
4990 return [headerHtml, false];
5091 }
5192}
5293
53function parseLineItem(markdown, list) {
54 if (markdown.startsWith('*')) {
55 const innerHtml = wrap(parseText(markdown.substring(2), true), 'li');
56 if (list) {
57 return [innerHtml, true];
94/**
95 * Parses list item lines (starting with *)
96 * @param {string} line - The markdown line to parse
97 * @param {boolean} isInList - Whether we're currently inside a list
98 * @returns {Array} [htmlContent, stillInList] or [null, isInList] if not a list item
99 */
100function parseListItem(line, isInList) {
101 if (line.startsWith('*')) {
102 const itemContent = line.substring(2); // Skip '* ' prefix
103 const formattedContent = processText(itemContent, true); // true = isListItem
104 const listItemHtml = wrapInTag(formattedContent, 'li');
105
106 if (isInList) {
107 // Continue existing list
108 return [listItemHtml, true];
58109 } else {
59 return [`<ul>${innerHtml}`, true];
110 // Start new list
111 return [`<ul>${listItemHtml}`, true];
60112 }
61113 }
62 return [null, list];
114 return [null, isInList];
63115}
64116
65function parseParagraph(markdown, list) {
66 if (!list) {
67 return [parseText(markdown, false), false];
117/**
118 * Parses paragraph lines (regular text)
119 * @param {string} line - The markdown line to parse
120 * @param {boolean} isInList - Whether we're currently inside a list
121 * @returns {Array} [htmlContent, stillInList]
122 */
123function parseParagraph(line, isInList) {
124 if (!isInList) {
125 // Not in a list, process as regular paragraph
126 return [processText(line, false), false];
68127 } else {
69 return [`</ul>${parseText(markdown, false)}`, false];
128 // Was in a list, close it and start paragraph
129 return [`</ul>${processText(line, false)}`, false];
70130 }
71131}
72132
73function parseLine(markdown, list) {
74 let [result, inListAfter] = parseHeader(markdown, list);
75 if (result === null) {
76 [result, inListAfter] = parseLineItem(markdown, list);
133/**
134 * Parses a single line of markdown by trying different parsers in order
135 * Order: headers -> list items -> paragraphs
136 * @param {string} line - The markdown line to parse
137 * @param {boolean} isInList - Whether we're currently inside a list
138 * @returns {Array} [htmlContent, stillInList]
139 */
140function parseLine(line, isInList) {
141 // Try to parse as header first
142 let [htmlContent, stillInList] = parseHeader(line, isInList);
143
144 // If not a header, try to parse as list item
145 if (htmlContent === null) {
146 [htmlContent, stillInList] = parseListItem(line, isInList);
77147 }
78 if (result === null) {
79 [result, inListAfter] = parseParagraph(markdown, list);
148
149 // If not a list item, parse as paragraph
150 if (htmlContent === null) {
151 [htmlContent, stillInList] = parseParagraph(line, isInList);
80152 }
81 if (result === null) {
82 throw new Error('Remove this line and implement the function');
153
154 // This should never happen as parseParagraph always returns a result
155 if (htmlContent === null) {
156 throw new Error('Unable to parse line: ' + line);
83157 }
84 return [result, inListAfter];
158
159 return [htmlContent, stillInList];
85160}
86161
87162/**
88 * @param {string} markdown
89 * @returns {string}
163 * Main markdown parser function
164 * Converts markdown text to HTML
165 * @param {string} markdown - The markdown text to parse
166 * @returns {string} The HTML representation
90167 */
91168export function parse(markdown) {
92169 const lines = markdown.split('\n');
93 let result = '';
94 let list = false;
170 let htmlResult = '';
171 let isInList = false;
172
173 // Process each line
95174 for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
96 let [lineResult, newList] = parseLine(lines[i], list);
97 result += lineResult;
98 list = newList;
175 const [lineHtml, stillInList] = parseLine(lines[i], isInList);
176 htmlResult += lineHtml;
177 isInList = stillInList;
99178 }
100 if (list) {
101 return result + '</ul>';
179
180 // Close any open list at the end
181 if (isInList) {
182 return htmlResult + '</ul>';
102183 } else {
103 return result;
184 return htmlResult;
104185 }
105186}
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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