Quill get_markdown() method?

[chad63e]

Any update on when the get_markdown() method will be implemented?

[s-cork]

No update, I put a placeholder there with the initial implementation. Since no one requested it, it got forgotten. I can scout out how difficult the implementation might be.

[chad63e]

I attempted to create a custom solution but encountered challenges when converting the content value, which is a list of dictionaries. The main complexity arose from handling various heading and list types. Interestingly, the attributes appear to be listed after the 'insert' of text. Here's an illustrative example:

value = [
    {"insert": "Normal\nHead1"}, # Only Head1 should have the formatting here.  I don't know how to programmatically identify the proper text?
    {"attributes": {"header": 1}, "insert": "\n"},
    {"insert": "Head2"},
    {"attributes": {"header": 2}, "insert": "\n"},
    {"insert": "Head3"},
    {"attributes": {"header": 3}, "insert": "\n"},
    {
        "insert": " \nMarkdown is a lightweight markup language used to format text. It is designed to be easy to write and read, allowing users to create well-structured documents without needing complex syntax. For example, you can "
    },
    {"attributes": {"bold": True}, "insert": "bold"},
    {"insert": " text, "},
    {"attributes": {"italic": True}, "insert": "italicize"},
    {"insert": " it, or even create "},
    {"attributes": {"link": "https://example.com/"}, "insert": "links"},
    {
        "insert": " with minimal effort. Markdown is often used in documentation, README files, and blogs because it can be converted to HTML easily. Additionally, you can create lists:\n \nItem 1" # Same thing here, how can isolate the text that should be in a list?
    },
    {"attributes": {"list": "bullet"}, "insert": "\n"},
    {"insert": "Item 2"},
    {"attributes": {"list": "bullet"}, "insert": "\n"},
    {"insert": "Item 3"},
    {"attributes": {"list": "bullet"}, "insert": "\n"},
    {"insert": " \nOrdered:\n \nItem 1"},
    {"attributes": {"list": "ordered"}, "insert": "\n"},
    {"insert": "Item 2"},
    {"attributes": {"list": "ordered"}, "insert": "\n"},
    {"insert": "Item 3"},
    {"attributes": {"list": "ordered"}, "insert": "\n"},
    {"insert": " \n"},
    {
        "attributes": {"underline": True},
        "insert": "Overall, Markdown provides a simple and effective way to format content across platforms.",
    },
    {"insert": "\n"},
]

I attempted to convert the HTML to Markdown for use with a RichText component. However, the converted line breaks (either as "
" tags or "\n" characters) were displayed as plain text within the RichText component instead of rendering as actual line breaks.

[s-cork]

We've shipped it - checkout the latest version where the method is implemented

[chad63e]

Will do. Thanks Stu.