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1// Helper function to wrap text in HTML tags
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// Parse bold text (__) to <strong> tags using original regex pattern
7function parseBold(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');
13// Parse italic text (_) to <em> tags using original regex pattern
14function parseItalic(markdown) {
15 const pattern = new RegExp(`_(.+)_`);
16 const replacement = `<em>$1</em>`;
17 return markdown.replace(pattern, replacement);
1718}
1819
19function parse_(markdown) {
20 return parser(markdown, '_', 'em');
20// Parse inline formatting (bold and italic) - same order as original
21function parseInlineFormatting(markdown) {
22 // Parse bold first, then italic (same as original: parse_(parse__(markdown)))
23 return parseItalic(parseBold(markdown));
2124}
2225
23function parseText(markdown, list) {
24 const parsedText = parse_(parse__(markdown));
25 if (list) {
26// Parse text with appropriate wrapper tags
27function parseText(markdown, inList) {
28 const parsedText = parseInlineFormatting(markdown);
29 if (inList) {
2630 return parsedText;
2731 } else {
2832 return wrap(parsedText, 'p');
2933 }
3034}
3135
32function parseHeader(markdown, list) {
36// Parse header markdown (# Header) to HTML headers (h1-h6)
37// Note: Headers do NOT parse emphasis (matches original behavior)
38function parseHeader(markdown, inList) {
3339 let count = 0;
3440 for (let i = 0; i < markdown.length; i++) {
3541 if (markdown[i] === '#') {
3844 break;
3945 }
4046 }
47
48 // Headers must be 1-6 # characters
4149 if (count === 0 || count > 6) {
42 return [null, list];
50 return [null, inList];
4351 }
52
4453 const headerTag = `h${count}`;
45 const headerHtml = wrap(markdown.substring(count + 1), headerTag);
46 if (list) {
54 const headerContent = markdown.substring(count + 1);
55 // Original calls wrap() directly, not parseText(), so no emphasis parsing in headers
56 const headerHtml = wrap(headerContent, headerTag);
57
58 // Close any open list before starting a header
59 if (inList) {
4760 return [`</ul>${headerHtml}`, false];
4861 } else {
4962 return [headerHtml, false];
5063 }
5164}
5265
53function parseLineItem(markdown, list) {
66// Parse list items (* item) to <li> elements
67function parseListItem(markdown, inList) {
5468 if (markdown.startsWith('*')) {
55 const innerHtml = wrap(parseText(markdown.substring(2), true), 'li');
56 if (list) {
57 return [innerHtml, true];
69 const itemContent = markdown.substring(2);
70 const itemHtml = wrap(parseText(itemContent, true), 'li');
71
72 if (inList) {
73 // Continue existing list
74 return [itemHtml, true];
5875 } else {
59 return [`<ul>${innerHtml}`, true];
76 // Start new list
77 return [`<ul>${itemHtml}`, true];
6078 }
6179 }
62 return [null, list];
80 return [null, inList];
6381}
6482
65function parseParagraph(markdown, list) {
66 if (!list) {
67 return [parseText(markdown, false), false];
68 } else {
83// Parse regular paragraphs
84function parseParagraph(markdown, inList) {
85 if (inList) {
86 // Close list before starting paragraph
6987 return [`</ul>${parseText(markdown, false)}`, false];
88 } else {
89 return [parseText(markdown, false), false];
7090 }
7191}
7292
73function parseLine(markdown, list) {
74 let [result, inListAfter] = parseHeader(markdown, list);
93// Parse a single line of markdown
94function parseLine(markdown, inList) {
95 // Try parsing as header first
96 let [result, newList] = parseHeader(markdown, inList);
97
98 // If not a header, try parsing as list item
7599 if (result === null) {
76 [result, inListAfter] = parseLineItem(markdown, list);
100 [result, newList] = parseListItem(markdown, inList);
77101 }
102
103 // If not a list item, parse as paragraph
78104 if (result === null) {
79 [result, inListAfter] = parseParagraph(markdown, list);
105 [result, newList] = parseParagraph(markdown, inList);
80106 }
107
108 // This should never happen with valid input
81109 if (result === null) {
82 throw new Error('Remove this line and implement the function');
110 throw new Error('Unable to parse markdown line');
83111 }
84 return [result, inListAfter];
112
113 return [result, newList];
85114}
86115
87116/**
88 * @param {string} markdown
89 * @returns {string}
117 * Parse markdown text and convert it to HTML
118 * Supports:
119 * - Headers (# to ######)
120 * - Bold text (__text__)
121 * - Italic text (_text_)
122 * - Unordered lists (* item)
123 * - Paragraphs
124 *
125 * @param {string} markdown - The markdown text to parse
126 * @returns {string} - The resulting HTML
90127 */
91128export function parse(markdown) {
92129 const lines = markdown.split('\n');
93130 let result = '';
94 let list = false;
95 for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
96 let [lineResult, newList] = parseLine(lines[i], list);
131 let inList = false;
132
133 for (const line of lines) {
134 let [lineResult, newList] = parseLine(line, inList);
97135 result += lineResult;
98 list = newList;
136 inList = newList;
99137 }
100 if (list) {
101 return result + '</ul>';
102 } else {
103 return result;
138
139 // Close any open list at the end
140 if (inList) {
141 result += '</ul>';
104142 }
143
144 return result;
105145}
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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