fuadop / md-verify

md-verify matches makdown inputs against defined rules.

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Verify markdown with rules.

Table of contents

• What is md-verify?
  • Benefits / Usage of md-verify
• Installation
• CLI
• API
• Contributing
• Issues

What is md-verify?

md-verify matches a markdown input against defined rules. Fun fact: Rules are written in markdown.

Benefits / Usage of md-verify

You can verify pull request bodies if they match the defined template in your PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md file, etc.

Installation

For cli usage

npm install -g md-verify

For nodejs/browser usage.

npm install --save md-verify

CLI

The source is expected to be piped into the md-verify command.

• From a file

    cat /path/to/file.md | npx md-verify@latest \
    --rule="# Heading" \
    -- rule="## H2 Heading" \
    -- rule="- List item"

• From a string

    echo '# md file content...' | npx md-verify@latest \
    --rule="# Heading" \
    -- rule="## H2 Heading" \
    -- rule="- List item"

API

import fs from "fs";
import mdVerify, { VerifyError } from "md-verify";

try {
  let source = fs.readFileSync("/path/to/md/file").toString("binary");
  let rules = [
    "## PR Checklist",
    "# Get Started",
    "## Overview",
    "- Fish",
    "- [CONTRIBUTING.md](/link/to/contributing.md)",
  ];

  mdVerify(source, rules);
  // if no error - means the markdown matches the rules.
} catch (e: any) {
  console.log((e as VerifyError).errors);
}

Contributing

PRs are greatly appreciated.

1. Create a fork
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
5. Submit a pull request 🚀

Issues

If you find a bug, please file an issue on the issue tracker.