# ![](https://i.imgur.com/FpdXqiT.png) Snekdown - More than just Markdown ![](https://img.shields.io/discord/729250668162056313) This projects goal is to implement a fast markdown parser with an extended syntax fitted for my needs. ## Installation You need a working rust installation, for example by using [rustup](http://rustup.rs). ```sh cargo install snekdown ``` With pdf rendering ```sh cargo install snekdown --features pdf ``` ## Usage ``` snekdown 0.30.5 USAGE: snekdown FLAGS: -h, --help Prints help information -V, --version Prints version information SUBCOMMANDS: clear-cache Clears the cache directory help Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s) render Parse and render the document watch Watch the document and its imports and render on change ``` ### Rendering ``` Parse and render the document USAGE: snekdown render [OPTIONS] FLAGS: -h, --help Prints help information -V, --version Prints version information OPTIONS: -f, --format the output format [default: html] ARGS: Path to the input file Path for the output file ``` ### Watching ``` Watch the document and its imports and render on change USAGE: snekdown watch [OPTIONS] FLAGS: -h, --help Prints help information -V, --version Prints version information OPTIONS: --debounce The amount of time in milliseconds to wait after changes before rendering [default: 500] -f, --format the output format [default: html] ARGS: Path to the input file Path for the output file ``` ## Syntax ### Images ```md Simple Syntax !(url) Extended syntax with a description ![description](url) Extended syntax with metadata to specify the size ![description](url)[metadata] Extended syntax with metadata and no description !(url)[metadata] ``` When generating the html file the images are base64 embedded. To turn off this behaviour set the config parameter `embed-external` to `false`. ### Quotes ```md Simple (default) Syntax > This is a quote Multiline > This is a > Multiline Quote Quote with metadata (e.g. Author) [author=Trivernis year=2020 display='{{author}} - {{year}}']> This is a quote with metadata ``` ### Imports Imports can be used to import a different document to be attached to the main document. Imports are parsed via multithreading. ```md <[path] <[document.md] <[style.css][type=stylesheet] ``` The parser differentiates four different types of imported files. - `document` - The default import which is just another snekdown document - `stylesheet` - CSS Stylesheets that are inclued when rendering - `bibliography` - A file including bibliography - `config`/`manifest` - A config file that contains metadata If no type is provided the parser guesses the type of file from the extension. ### Tables Tables MUST start with a pipe character `|` ```md Standalone header: | header | header | header Header with rows | header | header | header |--------|--------|------- | row | row | row ``` ### Placeholders Placeholders can be used to insert special elements in a specific place. Placeholders are always case insensitive. ```md Insert the table of contents [[TOC]] Insert the current date [[date]] Insert the current time [[time]] ``` ### Metadata Additional metadata can be provided for some elements. ```md String value [key = value] String value [key = "String value"] Integer value [key = 123] Float value [key = 1.23] Boolean [key] Boolean [key = false] Placeholder [key = [[placeholder]]] ``` Metadata can also be defined in a separate toml file with simple key-value pairs. The file `Manifest.toml` will always be included by default. Example: ```toml # document metadata [metadata] # language setting of the document language = 'en' # author of the document author = 'author' # features used in the document [features] # if external sources (images, stylesheets, MathJax) # should be embedded into the document (default: true) embed_external = true # If SmartArrows should be used (default: true) smart_arrows = true include_mathjax = true [imports] # those files won't get imported ignored_imports = [] # stylesheets that should be included included_stylesheets = ['style.css'] # bibliography that should be included included_bibliography = ['Bibliography.toml'] # glossary that sould be included included_glossaries = ['Glossary.toml'] # settings related to pdf rendering [pdf] # If the header and footer of the pdf should be displayed (default: true) display_header_footer = true # PDF header template of each page (default: '
') header_template = '
' # PDF footer template of each page (default: see chromium_pdf assets) footer_template = '''
/
''' # The scale at which the website is rendered into pdf. page_scale = 1.0 # margin of the pdf document [pdf.margin] # Top margin of the pdf. Should be between 0 and 1. (default: 0.5) top = 0.5 # Bottom margin of the pdf. Should be between 0 and 1. (default: 0.5) bottom = 0.5 # Left margin of the pdf. Should be between 0 and 1. left = 0 # Right margin of the pdf. Should be between 0 and 1. right = 0 # image settings [images] # Force convert images to the specified format. # Supported formats are png, jpeg, gif, bmp, (ico needs size <= 256), avif, pnm # (default: keep original) format = "png" # the max width for the images. # if an image is larger than that it get's resized. # (default: none) max_width = 700 # the max width for the images. # if an image is larger than that it get's resized. # (default: none) max_height = 500 # Visual adjustments [style] # how bibliography references should be displayed bib_ref_display = '{{number}}' # the chosen theme for the document # one of: GithubLight, SolarizedLight, OceanLight, SolarizedDark, OceanDark, MagicDark theme = 'GithubLight' # custom metadata # String -> String Mappings [custom_attributes] custom_key1 = "Custom Value" ``` The `[Section]` keys are not relevant as the structure gets flattened before the values are read. #### Usage ``` Hide a section (including subsections) in the TOC #[toc-hidden] Section Set the size of an image !(url)[width = 42%, height=auto, brightness=10, contrast=1.2, huerotate=180, invert, grayscale] Set the source of a quote [author=Me date=[[date]] display="{{author}} - {{date}}"]> It's me Set options for placeholders [[toc]][ordered] ``` ### Centered Text ``` || These two lines || are centered ``` ### Inline ```md *Italic* **Bold** ~~Striked~~ _Underlined_ ^Superscript^ `Monospace` :Emoji: §[#0C0]Colored text§[] §[red] red §[] ``` ## Bibliography Bibliography entries can be defined and referenced anywhere in the document. Definition: ```md [SD_BOOK]:[type=book, author=Snek, title = "Snekdown Book" date="20.08.2020", publisher=Snek] [SD_GITHUB]: https://github.com/trivernis/snekdown ``` Usage: ``` There is a book about snekdown[^book] and a github repo[^github]. ``` Entries can also be defined in a separate toml file with the following data layout: ```toml # snekdown.toml [BIB_KEY] key = "value" [SD_BOOK] type = "book" author = "Snek" title = "Snekdown Book" date = "20.08.2020" publisher = "Snek" [SD_GITHUB] type = "website" url = "https://github.com/trivernis/snekdown" ``` The valid types for entries and required fields can be found on in the [bibliographix README](https://github.com/Trivernis/bibliographix#bibliography-types-and-fields). Bibliography entries are not rendered. To render a list of used bibliography insert the `bib` placeholder at the place you want it to be rendered. ## Glossary Glossary entries are to be defined in a `glossary.toml` file or any other toml file that is imported as type `glossary`. The definition of glossary entries has to follow the following structure ```toml [SHORT] long = "Long Form" description = "The description of the entry" # Example [HTML] long = "Hypertext Markup Language" description = "The markup language of the web" ``` Those glossary entries can be referenced in the snekdown file as follows: ```md ~HTML is widely used for websites. The format ~HTML is not considered a programming language by some definitions. ~~HTML ``` The first occurence of the glossary entry (`~HTML`) always uses the long form. The second will always be the short form. The long form can be enforced by using two (`~~HTML`) tildes. ## Math Snekdown allows the embedding of [AsciiMath](http://asciimath.org/): The AsciiMath parser is provided in the [asciimath-rs](https://github.com/Trivernis/asciimath-rs) crate ``` inline math $$ a^2 + b^2 = c^2 $$ Block Math $$$ A = [[1, 2],[3,4]] $$$ ``` The expression get's converted into MathML which is then converted by MathJax when loaded in the browser. ## Smart Arrows Snekdown automatically renders the sequences `-->`, `==>`, `<--`, `<==`, `<-->`, `<==>` as their respective unicode arrows (similar to [markdown-it-smartarrows](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-it-smartarrows)). This behavior can be turned off by setting the config parameter `smart-arrows` to `false` (the config needs to be imported before the arrows are used for that to work). ## Roadmap The end goal is to have a markup language with features similar to LaTeX. - [x] Checkboxes - [x] Emojis (\:emoji:) - [x] Colors - [x] Watching and rendering on change - [x] Metadata files - [x] Bibliography - [x] Math - [x] Glossary - [x] Chromium based pdf rendering - [x] Custom Stylesheets - [x] Smart arrows - [ ] Custom Elements via templates (50%) - [ ] Cross References - [ ] Figures - [ ] EPUB Rendering - [ ] Text sizes - [ ] Title pages