Markdown like syntax parser

#showdev #javascript #markdown

Sometimes you want markdown like syntax but not exact markdown specification. I build a really tiny markdown like syntax parser that you can use out of box or use the functions it exposes to write a custom markdown parser

you can install the package using npm or yarn

$ npm i pico-markdown-parser

Simple usage

import pico from "pico-markdown-parser";

const htmlOutput = pico(`
  # Hello

  This is a sample text!!
`);

Building your own parser

This parser is composed of many small parsers you can import those small parsers from the library and put them together in ways you see fit (like Lego pieces).

import {
  choice, 
  many,
  heading,
  bold,
  anything 
 } from "pico-markdown-parser";

// This new parser now supports only bold and heading
const parser = (input) =>
  many(choice([heading, bold, anything]))
    .run(input)
    .result.join("");

const htmlOutput = parser(`
  # Hello

  This is a **sample** text!!
`);