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outline/shared/editor/lib/markdown/normalize.ts
Tom Moor a8936039e5 Improved paste handling (#4474)
* Improved paste handling

* Remove file
2022-11-24 06:50:31 -08:00

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/**
* Add support for additional syntax that users paste even though it isn't
* supported by the markdown parser directly by massaging the text content.
*
* @param text The incoming pasted plain text
*/
export default function normalizePastedMarkdown(text: string): string {
const CHECKBOX_REGEX = /^\s?(\[(X|\s|_|-)\]\s(.*)?)/gim;
// find checkboxes not contained in a list and wrap them in list items
while (text.match(CHECKBOX_REGEX)) {
text = text.replace(CHECKBOX_REGEX, (match) => `- ${match.trim()}`);
}
// find multiple newlines and insert a hard break to ensure they are respected
text = text.replace(/\n{3,}/g, "\n\n\\\n");
// find single newlines and insert an extra to ensure they are treated as paragraphs
text = text.replace(/\b\n\b/g, "\n\n");
return text;
}