mdast-util-mdx-expression
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!Chatchat-badgechatmdast extensions to parse and serialize MDX expressions (
{Math.PI}
).Contents
* [`mdxExpressionFromMarkdown()`](#mdxexpressionfrommarkdown)
* [`mdxExpressionToMarkdown()`](#mdxexpressiontomarkdown)
* [`MdxFlowExpression`](#mdxflowexpression)
* [`MdxTextExpression`](#mdxtextexpression)
* [`MdxFlowExpressionHast`](#mdxflowexpressionhast)
* [`MdxTextExpressionHast`](#mdxtextexpressionhast)
* [Nodes](#nodes)
* [Content model](#content-model)
What is this?
This package contains two extensions that add support for MDX expression syntax in markdown to mdast. These extensions plug intomdast-util-from-markdown
mdast-util-from-markdown (to support parsing
expressions in markdown into a syntax tree) and
mdast-util-to-markdown
mdast-util-to-markdown (to support serializing
expressions in syntax trees to markdown).When to use this
You can use these extensions when you are working withmdast-util-from-markdown
and mdast-util-to-markdown
already.When working with
mdast-util-from-markdown
, you must combine this package
with micromark-extension-mdx-expression
extension.When you are working with syntax trees and want all of MDX, use
mdast-util-mdx
mdast-util-mdx instead.All these packages are used in
remark-mdx
remark-mdx, which
focusses on making it easier to transform content by abstracting these
internals away.Install
This package is ESM onlyesm. In Node.js (version 16+), install with npm:npm install mdast-util-mdx-expression
In Deno with
esm.sh
esmsh:import {mdxExpressionFromMarkdown, mdxExpressionToMarkdown} from 'https://esm.sh/mdast-util-mdx-expression@2'
In browsers with
esm.sh
esmsh:<script type="module">
import {mdxExpressionFromMarkdown, mdxExpressionToMarkdown} from 'https://esm.sh/mdast-util-mdx-expression@2?bundle'
</script>
Use
Say our documentexample.mdx
contains:{
a + 1
}
b {true}.
…and our module
example.js
looks as follows:import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
import * as acorn from 'acorn'
import {mdxExpression} from 'micromark-extension-mdx-expression'
import {fromMarkdown} from 'mdast-util-from-markdown'
import {mdxExpressionFromMarkdown, mdxExpressionToMarkdown} from 'mdast-util-mdx-expression'
import {toMarkdown} from 'mdast-util-to-markdown'
const doc = await fs.readFile('example.mdx')
const tree = fromMarkdown(doc, {
extensions: [mdxExpression({acorn, addResult: true})],
mdastExtensions: [mdxExpressionFromMarkdown()]
})
console.log(tree)
const out = toMarkdown(tree, {extensions: [mdxExpressionToMarkdown()]})
console.log(out)
…now running
node example.js
yields (positional info removed for brevity):{
type: 'root',
children: [
{
type: 'mdxFlowExpression',
value: '\na + 1\n',
data: {
estree: {
type: 'Program',
body: [
{
type: 'ExpressionStatement',
expression: {
type: 'BinaryExpression',
left: {type: 'Identifier', name: 'a'},
operator: '+',
right: {type: 'Literal', value: 1, raw: '1'}
}
}
],
sourceType: 'module'
}
}
},
{
type: 'paragraph',
children: [
{type: 'text', value: 'b '},
{
type: 'mdxTextExpression',
value: 'true',
data: {
estree: {
type: 'Program',
body: [
{
type: 'ExpressionStatement',
expression: {type: 'Literal', value: true, raw: 'true'}
}
],
sourceType: 'module'
}
}
},
{type: 'text', value: '.'}
]
}
]
}
{
a + 1
}
b {true}.
API
This package exports the identifiersmdxExpressionFromMarkdown
api-mdx-expression-from-markdown and
mdxExpressionToMarkdown
api-mdx-expression-to-markdown.
There is no default export.mdxExpressionFromMarkdown()
Create an extension for mdast-util-from-markdown
mdast-util-from-markdown
to enable MDX expressions in markdown.When using the micromark syntax extensionextension with
addResult
, nodes
will have a data.estree
field set to an ESTree Program
program node.Returns
Extension formdast-util-from-markdown
to enable MDX expressions
(FromMarkdownExtension
from-markdown-extension).mdxExpressionToMarkdown()
Create an extension for mdast-util-to-markdown
mdast-util-to-markdown
to enable MDX expressions in markdown.Returns
Extension formdast-util-to-markdown
to enable MDX expressions
(ToMarkdownExtension
to-markdown-extension).MdxFlowExpression
MDX expression node, occurring in flow (block) (TypeScript type).Type
import type {Program} from 'estree-jsx'
import type {Data, Literal} from 'mdast'
interface MdxFlowExpression extends Literal {
type: 'mdxFlowExpression'
data?: MdxFlowExpressionData | undefined
}
interface MdxFlowExpressionData extends Data {
estree?: Program | null | undefined
}
MdxTextExpression
MDX expression node, occurring in text (block) (TypeScript type).Type
import type {Program} from 'estree-jsx'
import type {Data, Literal} from 'mdast'
interface MdxTextExpression extends Literal {
type: 'mdxTextExpression'
data?: MdxTextExpressionData | undefined
}
interface MdxTextExpressionData extends Data {
estree?: Program | null | undefined
}
MdxFlowExpressionHast
Same as MdxFlowExpression
api-mdx-flow-expression, but registered with
@types/hast
(TypeScript type).Type
import type {Program} from 'estree-jsx'
import type {Data, Literal} from 'hast'
interface MdxFlowExpressionHast extends Literal {
type: 'mdxFlowExpression'
data?: MdxFlowExpressionData | undefined
}
interface MdxFlowExpressionData extends Data {
estree?: Program | null | undefined
}
MdxTextExpressionHast
Same as MdxTextExpression
api-mdx-text-expression, but registered with
@types/hast
(TypeScript type).Type
import type {Program} from 'estree-jsx'
import type {Data, Literal} from 'hast'
interface MdxTextExpressionHast extends Literal {
type: 'mdxTextExpression'
data?: MdxTextExpressionData | undefined
}
interface MdxTextExpressionData extends Data {
estree?: Program | null | undefined
}
HTML
MDX expressions have no representation in HTML. Though, when you are dealing with MDX, you will likely go through hast. You can enable passing MDX expressions through to hast by configuringmdast-util-to-hast
mdast-util-to-hast with
passThrough: ['mdxFlowExpression', 'mdxTextExpression']
.Syntax
See Syntax inmicromark-extension-mdx-expression
syntax.Syntax tree
The following interfaces are added to mdast by this utility.Nodes
MdxFlowExpression
interface MdxFlowExpression <: Literal {
type: 'mdxFlowExpression'
}
MdxFlowExpression (Literaldfn-literal) represents a JavaScript expression embedded in flow (block). It can be used where flowdfn-flow-content content is expected. Its content is represented by its
value
field.For example, the following markdown:
{
1 + 1
}
Yields:
{type: 'mdxFlowExpression', value: '\n1 + 1\n'}
MdxTextExpression
interface MdxTextExpression <: Literal {
type: 'mdxTextExpression"
}
MdxTextExpression (Literaldfn-literal) represents a JavaScript expression embedded in text (span, inline). It can be used where phrasingdfn-phrasing-content content is expected. Its content is represented by its
value
field.For example, the following markdown:
a {1 + 1} b.
Yields:
{type: 'mdxTextExpression', value: '1 + 1'}
Content model
FlowContent
(MDX expression)
type FlowContentMdxExpression = MdxFlowExpression | FlowContent
PhrasingContent
(MDX expression)
type PhrasingContentMdxExpression = MdxTextExpression | PhrasingContent
Types
This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports the additional typesMdxFlowExpression
api-mdx-flow-expression,
MdxFlowExpressionHast
api-mdx-flow-expression-hast,
MdxTextExpression
api-mdx-text-expression, and
MdxTextExpressionHast
api-mdx-text-expression-hast.It also registers the node types with
@types/mdast
and @types/hast
.
If you’re working with the syntax tree, make sure to import this utility
somewhere in your types, as that registers the new node types in the tree./**
* @typedef {import('mdast-util-mdx-expression')}
*/
import {visit} from 'unist-util-visit'
/** @type {import('mdast').Root} */
const tree = getMdastNodeSomeHow()
visit(tree, function (node) {
// `node` can now be an expression node.
})
Compatibility
Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained versions of Node.js.When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of Node. This means we try to keep the current release line,
mdast-util-mdx-expression@^2
, compatible with Node.js 16.This utility works with
mdast-util-from-markdown
version 2+ and
mdast-util-to-markdown
version 2+.Related
— remark plugin to support MDX
— mdast utility to support MDX
— micromark extension to parse MDX expressions
Contribute
Seecontributing.md
contributing in syntax-tree/.github
health for
ways to get started.
See support.md
support for ways to get help.This project has a code of conductcoc. By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to abide by its terms.