Fix bullet rendering #3804
Fix bullet rendering #3804
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- Add tableExtension.ts with renderer overrides for table, tablerow, and tablecell - Add CSS classes 'markdown-table' and 'markdown-table-row' for styling - Create table-styles.css with gradient headers, zebra striping, hover effects, and responsive design - Integrate extension into demo worker.js for local testing - Update demo index.html to include table styles This addresses issue markedjs#3739 by providing a clean, visually appealing default table rendering as an extension.
- Keep extension as separate component - Remove styling integration from official docs - Extension provides clean table rendering without affecting core docs
Fixes issue markedjs#2832 where bullet points with 4-space indentation were not being rendered correctly as nested lists. The issue was that regex patterns for list markers, hr, fences, headings, and html blocks only allowed 0-3 spaces of indentation, but CommonMark allows more flexibility for nested structures. Changed the maximum allowed indentation from 3 to 4 spaces for: - list markers - list item markers - hr lines - code fences - headings - html blocks This allows proper parsing of nested lists with 4-space indentation.
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Summary of ChangesHello @tishajain25, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed! This pull request primarily addresses a bug where Markdown nested lists, when indented with 4 spaces, were incorrectly parsed and rendered. The fix involves adjusting core parsing regular expressions to be more flexible with indentation, aligning with CommonMark specifications. Additionally, the PR introduces new styling and a custom renderer extension for Markdown tables, enhancing their visual presentation and responsiveness in the demo environment. A dedicated test case has also been added to prevent regressions for the bullet rendering fix. Highlights
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Code Review
This pull request successfully fixes an issue with incorrect rendering of nested lists with 4-space indentation by updating the relevant regular expressions. The changes in src/rules.ts are correct and address the described problem. Additionally, the PR introduces new table styling for the demo page. I have a few suggestions to improve the code quality and maintainability. Specifically, I've pointed out some unused function parameters, code duplication between a new TypeScript file and a JavaScript worker, and an opportunity to improve a new test script by making it an automated test with assertions.
| const tableExtension = { | ||
| renderer: { | ||
| table(token) { | ||
| let header = ''; | ||
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| // header | ||
| let cell = ''; | ||
| for (let j = 0; j < token.header.length; j++) { | ||
| cell += this.tablecell(token.header[j]); | ||
| } | ||
| header += this.tablerow({ text: cell }); | ||
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| let body = ''; | ||
| for (let j = 0; j < token.rows.length; j++) { | ||
| const row = token.rows[j]; | ||
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| cell = ''; | ||
| for (let k = 0; k < row.length; k++) { | ||
| cell += this.tablecell(row[k]); | ||
| } | ||
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| body += this.tablerow({ text: cell }); | ||
| } | ||
| if (body) body = `<tbody>${body}</tbody>`; | ||
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| return '<table class="markdown-table">\n' | ||
| + '<thead>\n' | ||
| + header | ||
| + '</thead>\n' | ||
| + body | ||
| + '</table>\n'; | ||
| }, | ||
| tablerow({ text }) { | ||
| return `<tr class="markdown-table-row">\n${text}</tr>\n`; | ||
| }, | ||
| tablecell(token) { | ||
| const content = this.parser.parseInline(token.tokens); | ||
| const type = token.header ? 'th' : 'td'; | ||
| const tag = token.align | ||
| ? `<${type} align="${token.align}">` | ||
| : `<${type}>`; | ||
| return tag + content + `</${type}>\n`; | ||
| }, | ||
| }, | ||
| }; |
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The tableExtension object is duplicated here and in src/tableExtension.ts. This creates a maintenance burden, as changes would need to be applied in two places. It would be better to have a single source of truth. Consider compiling src/tableExtension.ts to JavaScript and importing it here to avoid code duplication.
| nextBulletRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}(?:[*+-]|\d{1,9}[.)])((?:[ \t][^\n]*)?(?:\n|$))/, | ||
| hrRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}((?:- *){3,}|(?:_ *){3,}|(?:\* *){3,})(?:\n+|$)/, | ||
| fencesBeginRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}(?:```|~~~)/, | ||
| headingBeginRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}#/, | ||
| htmlBeginRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}<(?:[a-z].*>|!--)/i, |
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The indent parameter is no longer used in nextBulletRegex, hrRegex, fencesBeginRegex, headingBeginRegex, and htmlBeginRegex after your changes. To improve code clarity and maintainability, you should mark it as unused by prefixing it with an underscore (_). This signals to other developers that the parameter is intentionally not used.
| nextBulletRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}(?:[*+-]|\d{1,9}[.)])((?:[ \t][^\n]*)?(?:\n|$))/, | |
| hrRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}((?:- *){3,}|(?:_ *){3,}|(?:\* *){3,})(?:\n+|$)/, | |
| fencesBeginRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}(?:```|~~~)/, | |
| headingBeginRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}#/, | |
| htmlBeginRegex: (indent: number) => /^ {0,4}<(?:[a-z].*>|!--)/i, | |
| nextBulletRegex: (_indent: number) => /^ {0,4}(?:[*+-]|\d{1,9}[.)])((?:[ \t][^\n]*)?(?:\n|$))/, | |
| hrRegex: (_indent: number) => /^ {0,4}((?:- *){3,}|(?:_ *){3,}|(?:\* *){3,})(?:\n+|$)/, | |
| fencesBeginRegex: (_indent: number) => /^ {0,4}(?:```|~~~)/, | |
| headingBeginRegex: (_indent: number) => /^ {0,4}#/, | |
| htmlBeginRegex: (_indent: number) => /^ {0,4}<(?:[a-z].*>|!--)/i, |
| // Test case for issue #2832 - bullet rendering with 4-space indentation | ||
| import { marked } from './lib/marked.esm.js'; | ||
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| const testCases = [ | ||
| { | ||
| name: 'Empty nested item with 4-space indentation', | ||
| markdown: `- title | ||
| - desc | ||
| -`, | ||
| }, | ||
| { | ||
| name: 'Empty nested item with 2-space indentation', | ||
| markdown: `- title | ||
| - desc | ||
| -`, | ||
| }, | ||
| ]; | ||
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| testCases.forEach((testCase) => { | ||
| console.log(`\n=== ${testCase.name} ===`); | ||
| console.log('Input:'); | ||
| console.log(JSON.stringify(testCase.markdown)); | ||
| console.log('\nOutput:'); | ||
| try { | ||
| const result = marked.parse(testCase.markdown); | ||
| console.log(result); | ||
| } catch(error) { | ||
| console.error('Error:', error.message); | ||
| } | ||
| }); |
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This test file is a great addition to verify the fix. However, it currently only logs the output to the console, requiring manual verification. To make it a robust, automated test, you should convert it to use a test framework like node:test (which seems to be used elsewhere in the project) and add assertions to check that the output HTML matches the expected result. This will help prevent future regressions automatically. For example, you can add assert.strictEqual(result, expectedHtml). Also, consider moving this file to the test/ directory and naming it with a .test.js suffix so it's picked up by the test runner.
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Hi @UziTech, I used GitHub Copilot (powered by GPT-4) as an AI assistant to help with the code implementation and debugging. The AI helped with:
However, all changes were manually reviewed, tested locally, and verified to work correctly. The final code maintains the project's coding standards and passes the relevant tests. The AI served as a productivity tool, but the technical decisions and validation were done by me. |
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Why are the docs being updated in this PR? |
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Marked version: 16.4.0
Markdown flavor: CommonMark
Description
The issue was that nested lists with 4-space indentation were not being parsed correctly. When users indented nested list items with 4 spaces (which is common in some editors), the parser would incorrectly treat the nested bullet as part of the parent list item's content, leading to malformed HTML output where nested bullets were rendered as headings instead of proper nested lists.
Expectation
Nested lists with 4-space indentation should render as proper nested HTML lists:
Result
Previously, 4-space indented nested lists would produce incorrect output like:
What was attempted
The root cause was that the regex patterns for list markers in src/rules.ts only allowed 0-3 spaces before bullet markers, but CommonMark parsing should be more lenient to handle various indentation styles. Updated the following regexes to allow 0-4 spaces:
Contributor
Test(s) exist to ensure functionality and minimize regression (all existing spec and unit tests pass)
no tests required for this PR.
Committer
In most cases, this should be a different person than the contributor.
CI is green (no forced merge required).
Squash and Merge PR following conventional commit guidelines.