nordabiz/utils/markdown.py
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fix: rewrite forum markdown - autolink before block wrapping, merge paragraph lines
URLs are now linked before being wrapped in <li>/<blockquote>,
and consecutive text lines are joined into paragraphs instead of
getting individual <br> tags.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-23 08:57:16 +01:00

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5.1 KiB
Python

"""
Simple Markdown Parser for Forum
================================
Converts basic markdown to safe HTML.
Supports: bold, italic, code, links, auto-links, lists, quotes, @mentions
"""
import re
from markupsafe import Markup, escape
def _autolink(text):
"""Convert bare URLs to clickable links. Works on escaped text before HTML wrapping."""
return re.sub(
r'https?://[^\s<]+',
lambda m: f'<a href="{m.group(0)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="forum-link">{m.group(0)}</a>',
text
)
def parse_forum_markdown(text):
"""
Convert markdown text to safe HTML.
Supported syntax:
- **bold** or __bold__
- *italic* or _italic_
- `inline code`
- [link text](url)
- bare https://... URLs (auto-linked)
- - list items
- > quotes
- @mentions (highlighted)
"""
if not text:
return Markup('')
# Normalize line endings (Windows \r\n -> \n)
text = text.replace('\r\n', '\n').replace('\r', '\n')
# Escape HTML first for security
text = str(escape(text))
# Apply inline formatting BEFORE block structure
# This ensures URLs inside list items get linked
# Code blocks (``` ... ```)
text = re.sub(
r'```(.*?)```',
r'<pre class="forum-code-block"><code>\1</code></pre>',
text,
flags=re.DOTALL
)
# Inline code (`code`)
text = re.sub(r'`([^`]+)`', r'<code class="forum-code">\1</code>', text)
# Bold (**text** or __text__)
text = re.sub(r'\*\*([^*]+)\*\*', r'<strong>\1</strong>', text)
text = re.sub(r'__([^_]+)__', r'<strong>\1</strong>', text)
# Italic (*text* or _text_) - careful not to match bold
text = re.sub(r'(?<!\*)\*([^*]+)\*(?!\*)', r'<em>\1</em>', text)
text = re.sub(r'(?<!_)_([^_]+)_(?!_)', r'<em>\1</em>', text)
# Links [text](url) - only allow http/https
def safe_link(match):
link_text = match.group(1)
url = match.group(2)
if url.startswith(('http://', 'https://', '/')):
return f'<a href="{url}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="forum-link">{link_text}</a>'
return match.group(0)
text = re.sub(r'\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)', safe_link, text)
# Auto-link bare URLs (after [text](url) to avoid doubling)
text = re.sub(
r'(?<!href=")(?<!">)https?://[^\s<]+',
lambda m: f'<a href="{m.group(0)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="forum-link">{m.group(0)}</a>',
text
)
# @mentions - highlight them
text = re.sub(
r'@([\w.\-]+)',
r'<span class="forum-mention">@\1</span>',
text
)
# Now process block structure (lists, quotes, paragraphs)
lines = text.split('\n')
result_lines = []
in_list = False
in_quote = False
for line in lines:
stripped = line.strip()
# Empty line = paragraph break
if not stripped:
if in_list:
result_lines.append('</ul>')
in_list = False
if in_quote:
result_lines.append('</blockquote>')
in_quote = False
result_lines.append('<br>')
continue
# Quote blocks (> text) — &gt; because already escaped
if stripped.startswith('&gt; '):
if not in_quote:
result_lines.append('<blockquote class="forum-quote">')
in_quote = True
result_lines.append(stripped[5:])
continue
elif in_quote:
result_lines.append('</blockquote>')
in_quote = False
# List items (- text)
if stripped.startswith('- '):
if not in_list:
result_lines.append('<ul class="forum-list">')
in_list = True
result_lines.append(f'<li>{stripped[2:]}</li>')
continue
elif in_list:
result_lines.append('</ul>')
in_list = False
result_lines.append(stripped)
# Close open blocks
if in_list:
result_lines.append('</ul>')
if in_quote:
result_lines.append('</blockquote>')
# Join with spaces — no extra <br> between lines within same paragraph
# Consecutive non-block lines are part of the same paragraph
output = []
for i, line in enumerate(result_lines):
s = line.strip()
# Block elements get their own line, no extra spacing
if any(s.startswith(t) for t in ['<ul', '</ul>', '<li', '</li>', '<blockquote', '</blockquote>', '<pre', '</pre>', '<br>']):
output.append(line)
else:
# Regular text — join with previous regular text using space
if output and output[-1] and not any(output[-1].strip().startswith(t) for t in ['<ul', '</ul>', '<li', '</li>', '<blockquote', '</blockquote>', '<pre', '</pre>', '<br>']):
output[-1] = output[-1] + ' ' + line
else:
output.append(line)
return Markup('\n'.join(output))
def register_markdown_filter(app):
"""Register the markdown filter with Flask app."""
app.jinja_env.filters['forum_markdown'] = parse_forum_markdown