@mfyz/markdown-renderer-with-custom-directives

A zero-dependency markdown renderer with support for custom directives. This package is part of the @mfyz/markdown-editor-with-custom-directives project.

Features

• Zero dependencies
• Support for basic markdown syntax (bold, italic, strikethrough, links)
• Custom directives:
  • Color directive (:color[text]{#color})
  • Button directive (:button[text]{url=URL shape=SHAPE color=COLOR})
• Multiple distribution formats (ESM, CommonJS, IIFE)
• Tiny bundle size
• Browser and Node.js support

Installation

npm install @mfyz/markdown-renderer-with-custom-directives

Usage

ES Modules

import { render } from '@mfyz/markdown-renderer-with-custom-directives'

const markdown =
  '**Bold** and :color[colored]{#ff0000} with :button[Click me]{url=https://example.com shape=pill color=blue}'
const html = render(markdown)

CommonJS

const { render } = require('@mfyz/markdown-renderer-with-custom-directives')

const markdown =
  '**Bold** and :color[colored]{#ff0000} with :button[Click me]{url=https://example.com shape=pill color=blue}'
const html = render(markdown)

Browser

<script src="https://unpkg.com/@mfyz/markdown-renderer-with-custom-directives/dist/index.browser.js"></script>
<script>
  const markdown =
    '**Bold** and :color[colored]{#ff0000} with :button[Click me]{url=https://example.com shape=pill color=blue}'
  const html = MarkdownRenderer.render(markdown)
</script>

Custom Directives

Color Directive

The color directive allows you to add colored text:

:color[This text will be red]{#ff0000}

Button Directive

The button directive creates styled buttons with various presets:

:button[Click me]{url=https://example.com shape=pill color=blue}

Available button styles:

• Shapes: pill, rounded, rect
• Colors: blue, purple, green, red, yellow, gray

Example variations:

:button[Primary]{url=https://example.com shape=pill color=blue}
:button[Success]{url=https://example.com shape=rect color=green}
:button[Warning]{url=https://example.com shape=rounded color=yellow}

API Reference

render(markdown: string): string

Renders markdown text with custom directives into HTML.

Parameters:

• markdown: The markdown text to render

Returns:

• HTML string with rendered markdown and custom directives

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run tests
npm test

# Build distribution files
npm run build

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details.

License

MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.