import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it"; import Token from "markdown-it/lib/token"; const CHECKBOX_REGEX = /\[(X|\s|_|-)\]\s(.*)?/i; function matches(token: Token | void) { return token && token.content.match(CHECKBOX_REGEX); } function isInline(token: Token | void): boolean { return !!token && token.type === "inline"; } function isParagraph(token: Token | void): boolean { return !!token && token.type === "paragraph_open"; } function isListItem(token: Token | void): boolean { return ( !!token && (token.type === "list_item_open" || token.type === "checkbox_item_open") ); } function looksLikeChecklist(tokens: Token[], index: number) { return ( isInline(tokens[index]) && isListItem(tokens[index - 2]) && isParagraph(tokens[index - 1]) && matches(tokens[index]) ); } export default function markdownItCheckbox(md: MarkdownIt): void { function render(tokens: Token[], idx: number) { const token = tokens[idx]; const checked = !!token.attrGet("checked"); if (token.nesting === 1) { // opening tag return `
  • ${checked ? "[x]" : "[ ]"}`; } else { // closing tag return "
  • \n"; } } md.renderer.rules.checkbox_item_open = render; md.renderer.rules.checkbox_item_close = render; // insert a new rule after the "inline" rules are parsed md.core.ruler.after("inline", "checkboxes", (state) => { const tokens = state.tokens; // work backwards through the tokens and find text that looks like a checkbox for (let i = tokens.length - 1; i > 0; i--) { const matchesChecklist = looksLikeChecklist(tokens, i); if (matchesChecklist) { const value = matchesChecklist[1]; const checked = value.toLowerCase() === "x"; // convert surrounding list tokens if (tokens[i - 3].type === "bullet_list_open") { tokens[i - 3].type = "checkbox_list_open"; } if (tokens[i + 3].type === "bullet_list_close") { tokens[i + 3].type = "checkbox_list_close"; } // remove [ ] [x] from list item label – must use the content from the // child for escaped characters to be unescaped correctly. const tokenChildren = tokens[i].children; if (tokenChildren) { const contentMatches = tokenChildren[0].content.match(CHECKBOX_REGEX); if (contentMatches) { const label = contentMatches[2]; tokens[i].content = label; tokenChildren[0].content = label; } } // open list item and ensure checked state is transferred tokens[i - 2].type = "checkbox_item_open"; if (checked === true) { tokens[i - 2].attrs = [["checked", "true"]]; } // close the list item let j = i; while (tokens[j].type !== "list_item_close") { j++; } tokens[j].type = "checkbox_item_close"; } } return false; }); }