;;; ox-md.el --- Markdown Back-End for Org Export Engine ;; Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. ;; Author: Nicolas Goaziou ;; Keywords: org, wp, markdown ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs. ;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by ;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or ;; (at your option) any later version. ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the ;; GNU General Public License for more details. ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License ;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see . ;;; Commentary: ;; This library implements a Markdown back-end (vanilla flavor) for ;; Org exporter, based on `html' back-end. See Org manual for more ;; information. ;;; Code: (eval-when-compile (require 'cl)) (require 'ox-html) ;;; User-Configurable Variables (defgroup org-export-md nil "Options specific to Markdown export back-end." :tag "Org Markdown" :group 'org-export :version "24.4" :package-version '(Org . "8.0")) (defcustom org-md-headline-style 'atx "Style used to format headlines. This variable can be set to either `atx' or `setext'." :group 'org-export-md :type '(choice (const :tag "Use \"atx\" style" atx) (const :tag "Use \"Setext\" style" setext))) ;;; Define Back-End (org-export-define-derived-backend 'md 'html :export-block '("MD" "MARKDOWN") :filters-alist '((:filter-parse-tree . org-md-separate-elements)) :menu-entry '(?m "Export to Markdown" ((?M "To temporary buffer" (lambda (a s v b) (org-md-export-as-markdown a s v))) (?m "To file" (lambda (a s v b) (org-md-export-to-markdown a s v))) (?o "To file and open" (lambda (a s v b) (if a (org-md-export-to-markdown t s v) (org-open-file (org-md-export-to-markdown nil s v))))))) :translate-alist '((bold . org-md-bold) (code . org-md-verbatim) (comment . (lambda (&rest args) "")) (comment-block . (lambda (&rest args) "")) (example-block . org-md-example-block) (fixed-width . org-md-example-block) (footnote-definition . ignore) (footnote-reference . ignore) (headline . org-md-headline) (horizontal-rule . org-md-horizontal-rule) (inline-src-block . org-md-verbatim) (inner-template . org-md-inner-template) (italic . org-md-italic) (item . org-md-item) (line-break . org-md-line-break) (link . org-md-link) (paragraph . org-md-paragraph) (plain-list . org-md-plain-list) (plain-text . org-md-plain-text) (quote-block . org-md-quote-block) (quote-section . org-md-example-block) (section . org-md-section) (src-block . org-md-example-block) (template . org-md-template) (verbatim . org-md-verbatim))) ;;; Filters (defun org-md-separate-elements (tree backend info) "Fix blank lines between elements. TREE is the parse tree being exported. BACKEND is the export back-end used. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel. Make sure there's no blank line before a plain list, unless it is located right after a paragraph. Otherwise, add a blank line between elements. Blank lines between items are preserved. Assume BACKEND is `md'." (org-element-map tree (remq 'item org-element-all-elements) (lambda (elem) (org-element-put-property elem :post-blank (if (and (eq (org-element-type (org-export-get-next-element elem info)) 'plain-list) (not (and (eq (org-element-type elem) 'paragraph) (org-export-get-previous-element elem info)))) 0 1)))) ;; Return updated tree. tree) ;;; Transcode Functions ;;;; Bold (defun org-md-bold (bold contents info) "Transcode BOLD object into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the text within bold markup. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (format "**%s**" contents)) ;;;; Code and Verbatim (defun org-md-verbatim (verbatim contents info) "Transcode VERBATIM object into Markdown format. CONTENTS is nil. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (let ((value (org-element-property :value verbatim))) (format (cond ((not (string-match "`" value)) "`%s`") ((or (string-match "\\``" value) (string-match "`\\'" value)) "`` %s ``") (t "``%s``")) value))) ;;;; Example Block and Src Block (defun org-md-example-block (example-block contents info) "Transcode EXAMPLE-BLOCK element into Markdown format. CONTENTS is nil. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (replace-regexp-in-string "^" " " (org-remove-indentation (org-element-property :value example-block)))) ;;;; Headline (defun org-md-headline (headline contents info) "Transcode HEADLINE element into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the headline contents. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (unless (org-element-property :footnote-section-p headline) (let* ((level (org-export-get-relative-level headline info)) (title (org-export-data (org-element-property :title headline) info)) (todo (and (plist-get info :with-todo-keywords) (let ((todo (org-element-property :todo-keyword headline))) (and todo (concat (org-export-data todo info) " "))))) (tags (and (plist-get info :with-tags) (let ((tag-list (org-export-get-tags headline info))) (and tag-list (format " :%s:" (mapconcat 'identity tag-list ":")))))) (priority (and (plist-get info :with-priority) (let ((char (org-element-property :priority headline))) (and char (format "[#%c] " char))))) ;; Headline text without tags. (heading (concat todo priority title))) (cond ;; Cannot create a headline. Fall-back to a list. ((or (org-export-low-level-p headline info) (not (memq org-md-headline-style '(atx setext))) (and (eq org-md-headline-style 'atx) (> level 6)) (and (eq org-md-headline-style 'setext) (> level 2))) (let ((bullet (if (not (org-export-numbered-headline-p headline info)) "-" (concat (number-to-string (car (last (org-export-get-headline-number headline info)))) ".")))) (concat bullet (make-string (- 4 (length bullet)) ? ) heading tags "\n\n" (and contents (replace-regexp-in-string "^" " " contents))))) ;; Use "Setext" style. ((eq org-md-headline-style 'setext) (concat heading tags "\n" (make-string (length heading) (if (= level 1) ?= ?-)) "\n\n" contents)) ;; Use "atx" style. (t (concat (make-string level ?#) " " heading tags "\n\n" contents)))))) ;;;; Horizontal Rule (defun org-md-horizontal-rule (horizontal-rule contents info) "Transcode HORIZONTAL-RULE element into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the horizontal rule contents. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." "---") ;;;; Italic (defun org-md-italic (italic contents info) "Transcode ITALIC object into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the text within italic markup. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (format "*%s*" contents)) ;;;; Item (defun org-md-item (item contents info) "Transcode ITEM element into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the item contents. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (let* ((type (org-element-property :type (org-export-get-parent item))) (struct (org-element-property :structure item)) (bullet (if (not (eq type 'ordered)) "-" (concat (number-to-string (car (last (org-list-get-item-number (org-element-property :begin item) struct (org-list-prevs-alist struct) (org-list-parents-alist struct))))) ".")))) (concat bullet (make-string (- 4 (length bullet)) ? ) (case (org-element-property :checkbox item) (on "[X] ") (trans "[-] ") (off "[ ] ")) (let ((tag (org-element-property :tag item))) (and tag (format "**%s:** "(org-export-data tag info)))) (and contents (org-trim (replace-regexp-in-string "^" " " contents)))))) ;;;; Line Break (defun org-md-line-break (line-break contents info) "Transcode LINE-BREAK object into Markdown format. CONTENTS is nil. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." " \n") ;;;; Link (defun org-md-link (link contents info) "Transcode LINE-BREAK object into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the link's description. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (let ((--link-org-files-as-html-maybe (function (lambda (raw-path info) ;; Treat links to `file.org' as links to `file.html', if ;; needed. See `org-html-link-org-files-as-html'. (cond ((and org-html-link-org-files-as-html (string= ".org" (downcase (file-name-extension raw-path ".")))) (concat (file-name-sans-extension raw-path) "." (plist-get info :html-extension))) (t raw-path))))) (type (org-element-property :type link))) (cond ((member type '("custom-id" "id")) (let ((destination (org-export-resolve-id-link link info))) (if (stringp destination) ; External file. (let ((path (funcall --link-org-files-as-html-maybe destination info))) (if (not contents) (format "<%s>" path) (format "[%s](%s)" contents path))) (concat (and contents (concat contents " ")) (format "(%s)" (format (org-export-translate "See section %s" :html info) (mapconcat 'number-to-string (org-export-get-headline-number destination info) "."))))))) ((org-export-inline-image-p link org-html-inline-image-rules) (let ((path (let ((raw-path (org-element-property :path link))) (if (not (file-name-absolute-p raw-path)) raw-path (expand-file-name raw-path)))) (caption (org-export-data (org-export-get-caption (org-export-get-parent-element link)) info))) (format "![%s](%s)" (file-name-nondirectory path) (if (not (org-string-nw-p caption)) path (format "%s \"%s\"" path caption))))) ((string= type "coderef") (let ((ref (org-element-property :path link))) (format (org-export-get-coderef-format ref contents) (org-export-resolve-coderef ref info)))) ((equal type "radio") (let ((destination (org-export-resolve-radio-link link info))) (org-export-data (org-element-contents destination) info))) ((equal type "fuzzy") (let ((destination (org-export-resolve-fuzzy-link link info))) (if (org-string-nw-p contents) contents (when destination (let ((number (org-export-get-ordinal destination info))) (when number (if (atom number) (number-to-string number) (mapconcat 'number-to-string number ".")))))))) (t (let* ((raw-path (org-element-property :path link)) (path (cond ((member type '("http" "https" "ftp")) (concat type ":" raw-path)) ((equal type "file") ;; Treat links to ".org" files as ".html", ;; if needed. (setq raw-path (funcall --link-org-files-as-html-maybe raw-path info)) ;; If file path is absolute, prepend it ;; with protocol component - "file://". (if (not (file-name-absolute-p raw-path)) raw-path (concat "file://" (expand-file-name raw-path)))) (t raw-path)))) (if (not contents) (format "<%s>" path) (format "[%s](%s)" contents path))))))) ;;;; Paragraph (defun org-md-paragraph (paragraph contents info) "Transcode PARAGRAPH element into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the paragraph contents. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (let ((first-object (car (org-element-contents paragraph)))) ;; If paragraph starts with a #, protect it. (if (and (stringp first-object) (string-match "\\`#" first-object)) (replace-regexp-in-string "\\`#" "\\#" contents nil t) contents))) ;;;; Plain List (defun org-md-plain-list (plain-list contents info) "Transcode PLAIN-LIST element into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the plain-list contents. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." contents) ;;;; Plain Text (defun org-md-plain-text (text info) "Transcode a TEXT string into Markdown format. TEXT is the string to transcode. INFO is a plist holding contextual information." (when (plist-get info :with-smart-quotes) (setq text (org-export-activate-smart-quotes text :html info))) ;; Protect ambiguous #. This will protect # at the beginning of ;; a line, but not at the beginning of a paragraph. See ;; `org-md-paragraph'. (setq text (replace-regexp-in-string "\n#" "\n\\\\#" text)) ;; Protect ambiguous ! (setq text (replace-regexp-in-string "\\(!\\)\\[" "\\\\!" text nil nil 1)) ;; Protect `, *, _ and \ (setq text (replace-regexp-in-string "[`*_\\]" "\\\\\\&" text)) ;; Handle special strings, if required. (when (plist-get info :with-special-strings) (setq text (org-html-convert-special-strings text))) ;; Handle break preservation, if required. (when (plist-get info :preserve-breaks) (setq text (replace-regexp-in-string "[ \t]*\n" " \n" text))) ;; Return value. text) ;;;; Quote Block (defun org-md-quote-block (quote-block contents info) "Transcode QUOTE-BLOCK element into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the quote-block contents. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." (replace-regexp-in-string "^" "> " (replace-regexp-in-string "\n\\'" "" contents))) ;;;; Section (defun org-md-section (section contents info) "Transcode SECTION element into Markdown format. CONTENTS is the section contents. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." contents) ;;;; Template (defun org-md-inner-template (contents info) "Return body of document after converting it to Markdown syntax. CONTENTS is the transcoded contents string. INFO is a plist holding export options." ;; Make sure CONTENTS is separated from table of contents and ;; footnotes with at least a blank line. (org-trim (org-html-inner-template (concat "\n" contents "\n") info))) (defun org-md-template (contents info) "Return complete document string after Markdown conversion. CONTENTS is the transcoded contents string. INFO is a plist used as a communication channel." contents) ;;; Interactive function ;;;###autoload (defun org-md-export-as-markdown (&optional async subtreep visible-only) "Export current buffer to a Markdown buffer. If narrowing is active in the current buffer, only export its narrowed part. If a region is active, export that region. A non-nil optional argument ASYNC means the process should happen asynchronously. The resulting buffer should be accessible through the `org-export-stack' interface. When optional argument SUBTREEP is non-nil, export the sub-tree at point, extracting information from the headline properties first. When optional argument VISIBLE-ONLY is non-nil, don't export contents of hidden elements. Export is done in a buffer named \"*Org MD Export*\", which will be displayed when `org-export-show-temporary-export-buffer' is non-nil." (interactive) (org-export-to-buffer 'md "*Org MD Export*" async subtreep visible-only nil nil (lambda () (text-mode)))) ;;;###autoload (defun org-md-convert-region-to-md () "Assume the current region has org-mode syntax, and convert it to Markdown. This can be used in any buffer. For example, you can write an itemized list in org-mode syntax in a Markdown buffer and use this command to convert it." (interactive) (org-export-replace-region-by 'md)) ;;;###autoload (defun org-md-export-to-markdown (&optional async subtreep visible-only) "Export current buffer to a Markdown file. If narrowing is active in the current buffer, only export its narrowed part. If a region is active, export that region. A non-nil optional argument ASYNC means the process should happen asynchronously. The resulting file should be accessible through the `org-export-stack' interface. When optional argument SUBTREEP is non-nil, export the sub-tree at point, extracting information from the headline properties first. When optional argument VISIBLE-ONLY is non-nil, don't export contents of hidden elements. Return output file's name." (interactive) (let ((outfile (org-export-output-file-name ".md" subtreep))) (org-export-to-file 'md outfile async subtreep visible-only))) (provide 'ox-md) ;; Local variables: ;; generated-autoload-file: "org-loaddefs.el" ;; End: ;;; ox-md.el ends here