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A gemtext (`text/gemini`) parser with support for streaming, ASTs, and CSTs
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A gemtext (`text/gemini`) parser with support for streaming, ASTs, and CSTs
Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/wooorm/dioscuri
Owner: wooorm
License: mit
Created: 2021-01-06T11:25:01.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2022-11-22T18:14:04.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-10-09T01:05:48.780Z (26 days ago)
Topics: ast, cst, gemini, gemtext, html, mdast, parse
Language: JavaScript
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Stars: 40
Watchers: 3
Forks: 1
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
- Funding: funding.yml
- License: license
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        # dioscuri

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A gemtext (`text/gemini`) parser with support for streaming, ASTs, and CSTs.

Do you:

*   🤨 think that HTTP and HTML are bloated?

*   😔 feel markdown has superfluous features?

*   🤔 find gopher too light?

*   🥰 like BRUTALISM?

Then [Gemini][] might be for you (see [this post][devault] or [this

one][christine] on why it’s cool).

## Contents

*   [What is this?](#what-is-this)

*   [When should I use this?](#when-should-i-use-this)

*   [Install](#install)

*   [Use](#use)

*   [API](#api)

    *   [`buffer(doc, encoding?, options?)`](#bufferdoc-encoding-options)

    *   [`stream(options?)`](#streamoptions)

    *   [`fromGemtext(doc, encoding?)`](#fromgemtextdoc-encoding)

    *   [`toGemtext(tree)`](#togemtexttree)

    *   [`fromMdast(tree, options?)`](#frommdasttree-options)

    *   [`toMdast(tree)`](#tomdasttree)

*   [gast](#gast)

    *   [`Root`](#root)

    *   [`Break`](#break)

    *   [`Heading`](#heading)

    *   [`Link`](#link)

    *   [`List`](#list)

    *   [`ListItem`](#listitem)

    *   [`Pre`](#pre)

    *   [`Quote`](#quote)

    *   [`Text`](#text)

*   [Types](#types)

*   [Compatibility](#compatibility)

*   [Related](#related)

*   [Contribute](#contribute)

*   [Security](#security)

*   [License](#license)

## What is this?

**Dioscuri** (named for the gemini twins Castor and Pollux) is a

tokenizer/lexer/parser/etc for gemtext (the `text/gemini` markup format).

It gives you several things:

*   buffering and streaming interfaces that compile to HTML

*   interfaces to create **[unist][]** compliant abstract syntax trees and

    serialize those back to gemtext

*   interfaces to transform to and from **[mdast][]** (markdown ast)

*   parts that could be used to generate CSTs

These tools can be used if you now have markdown but want to transform it to

gemtext.

Or if you want to combine your posts into an RSS feed or on your “homepage”.

And many other things!

## When should I use this?

Use this for all your gemtext needs!

## Install

This package is [ESM only][esm].

In Node.js (version 14.14+, 16.0+), install with [npm][]:

[npm][]:

```sh

npm install dioscuri

```

In Deno with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]:

```js

import * as dioscuri from 'https://esm.sh/dioscuri@1'

```

In browsers with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]:

```html

  import * as dioscuri from 'https://esm.sh/dioscuri@1?bundle'

```

## Use

See each interface below for examples.

## API

This package exports the identifiers `buffer`, `stream`, `fromGemtext`,

`toGemtext`, `fromMdast`, `toMdast`.

The raw `compiler` and `parser` are also exported.

There is no default export.

### `buffer(doc, encoding?, options?)`

Compile gemtext to HTML.

###### `doc`

Gemtext to parse (`string` or [`Buffer`][buffer]).

###### `encoding`

[Character encoding][encoding] to understand `doc` as when it’s a

[`Buffer`][buffer] (`string`, default: `'utf8'`).

###### `options.defaultLineEnding`

Value to use for line endings not in `doc` (`string`, default: first line

ending or `'\n'`).

Generally, discuri copies line endings (`'\n'` or `'\r\n'`) in the document over

to the compiled HTML.

In some cases, such as `> a`, extra line endings are added:

`
\na
\n
`.

###### `options.allowDangerousProtocol`

Whether to allow potentially dangerous protocols in URLs (`boolean`, default:

`false`).

URLs relative to the current protocol are always allowed (such as, `image.jpg`).

Otherwise, the allowed protocols are `gemini`, `http`, `https`, `irc`, `ircs`,

`mailto`, and `xmpp`.

###### Returns

Compiled HTML (`string`).

###### Example

Say we have a gemtext document, `example.gmi`:

```gemini

# Hello, world!

Some text

=> https://example.com An example

> A quote

* List

```

…and our module `example.js` looks as follows:

```js

import fs from 'node:fs/promises'

import {buffer} from 'dioscuri'

const doc = await fs.readFile('example.gmi')

console.log(buffer(doc))

```

…now running `node example.js` yields:

```html

Hello, world!




Some text




An example






A quote








List



```

### `stream(options?)`

Streaming interface to compile gemtext to HTML.

`options` is the same as the buffering interface above.

###### Example

Assuming the same `example.gmi` as before and an `example.js` like this:

```js

import fs from 'node:fs'

import {stream} from 'dioscuri'

fs.createReadStream('example.gmi')

  .on('error', handleError)

  .pipe(stream())

  .pipe(process.stdout)

function handleError(error) {

  throw error // Handle your error here!

}

```

…then running `node example.js` yields the same as before.

### `fromGemtext(doc, encoding?)`

Parse gemtext to an AST (**[gast][]**).

`doc` and `encoding` are the same as the buffering interface above.

###### Returns

[Root][].

###### Example

Assuming the same `example.gmi` as before and an `example.js` like this:

```js

import fs from 'node:fs/promises'

import {fromGemtext} from 'dioscuri'

const doc = await fs.readFile('example.gmi')

console.dir(fromGemtext(doc), {depth: null})

```

…now running `node example.js` yields (positional info removed for brevity):

```js

{

  type: 'root',

  children: [

    {type: 'heading', rank: 1, value: 'Hello, world!'},

    {type: 'break'},

    {type: 'text', value: 'Some text'},

    {type: 'break'},

    {type: 'link', url: 'https://example.com', value: 'An example'},

    {type: 'break'},

    {type: 'quote', value: 'A quote'},

    {type: 'break'},

    {type: 'list', children: [{type: 'listItem', value: 'List'}]}

  ]

}

```

### `toGemtext(tree)`

Serialize **[gast][]**.

###### Example

Say our script `example.js` looks as follows:

```js

import {toGemtext} from 'dioscuri'

const tree = {

  type: 'root',

  children: [

    {type: 'heading', rank: 1, value: 'Hello, world!'},

    {type: 'break'},

    {type: 'text', value: 'Some text'}

  ]

}

console.log(toGemtext(tree))

```

…then running `node example.js` yields:

```gemini

# Hello, world!

Some text

```

### `fromMdast(tree, options?)`

Transform **[mdast][]** to **[gast][]**.

###### `options.endlinks`

Place links at the end of the document (`boolean`, default: `false`).

The default is to place links before the next heading.

###### `options.tight`

Do not put blank lines between blocks (`boolean`, default: `false`).

The default is to place breaks between each block (paragraph, heading, etc).

###### Returns

**[gast][]**, probably.

Some mdast nodes have no gast representation so they are dropped.

If you pass one of those in as `tree`, you’ll get `undefined` out.

###### Example

Say we have a markdown document `example.md`:

````markdown

# Hello, world!

Some text, *emphasis*, **strong**\

`code()`, and ~~scratch that~~strikethrough.

Here’s a [link](https://example.com 'Just an example'), [link reference][*],

and images: [image reference][*], [](example.png 'Another example').

***

> Some

> quotes

*   a list

*   with another item

1.  “Ordered”

2.  List

```

A

Poem

```

```js

console.log(1)

```

| Name | Value |

| ---- | ----- |

| Beep | 1.2   |

| Boop | 3.14  |

*   [x] Checked

*   [ ] Unchecked

Footnotes[^†], ^[even inline].

[*]: https://example.org "URL definition"

[^†]: Footnote definition

````

…and our module `example.js` looks as follows:

```js

import fs from 'node:fs/promises'

import {gfm} from 'micromark-extension-gfm'

import {footnote} from 'micromark-extension-footnote'

import {fromMarkdown} from 'mdast-util-from-markdown'

import {gfmFromMarkdown} from 'mdast-util-gfm'

import {footnoteFromMarkdown} from 'mdast-util-footnote'

import {fromMdast, toGemtext} from 'dioscuri'

const mdast = fromMarkdown(await fs.readFile('example.md'), {

  extensions: [gfm(), footnote({inlineNotes: true})],

  mdastExtensions: [gfmFromMarkdown, footnoteFromMarkdown]

})

console.log(toGemtext(fromMdast(mdast)))

```

…now running `node example.js` yields:

````gemini

# Hello, world!

Some text, emphasis, strong code(), and strikethrough.

Here’s a link[1], link reference[2], and images: image reference[2], [3].

> Some quotes

* a list

* with another item

* “Ordered”

* List

```

A

Poem

```

```js

console.log(1)

```

```csv

Name,Value

Beep,1.2

Boop,3.14

```

* ✓ Checked

* ✗ Unchecked

Footnotes[a], [b].

=> https://example.com [1] Just an example

=> https://example.org [2] URL definition

=> example.png [3] Another example

[a] Footnote definition

[b] even inline

````

### `toMdast(tree)`

Transform **[gast][]** to **[mdast][]**.

###### Returns

**[mdast][]**, probably.

Some gast nodes have no mdast representation so they are dropped.

If you pass one of those in as `tree`, you’ll get `undefined` out.

###### Example

Say we have a gemtext document `example.gmi`:

```gemini

# Hello, world!

Some text

=> https://example.com An example

> A quote

* List

```

…and our module `example.js` looks as follows:

```js

import fs from 'node:fs/promises'

import {fromGemtext, toMdast} from 'dioscuri'

const doc = await fs.readFile('example.gmi')

console.dir(toMdast(fromGemtext(doc)), {depth: null})

```

…now running `node example.js` yields (position info removed for brevity):

```js

{

  type: 'root',

  children: [

    {

      type: 'heading',

      depth: 1,

      children: [{type: 'text', value: 'Hello, world!'}]

    },

    {

      type: 'paragraph',

      children: [{type: 'text', value: 'Some text'}]

    },

    {

      type: 'paragraph',

      children: [

        {

          type: 'link',

          url: 'https://example.com',

          title: null,

          children: [{type: 'text', value: 'An example'}]

        }

      ]

    },

    {

      type: 'blockquote',

      children: [

        {type: 'paragraph', children: [{type: 'text', value: 'A quote'}]}

      ]

    },

    {

      type: 'list',

      ordered: false,

      spread: false,

      children: [

        {

          type: 'listItem',

          spread: false,

          children: [

            {type: 'paragraph', children: [{type: 'text', value: 'List'}]}

          ]

        }

      ]

    }

  ]

}

```

## gast

**[gast][]** extends **[unist][]**, a format for syntax trees, to benefit from

its ecosystem of utilities.

### `Root`

```idl

interface Root <: Parent {

  type: 'root'

  children: [Break | Heading | Link | List | Pre | Quote | Text]

}

```

**Root** ([**Parent**][dfn-parent]) represents a document.

### `Break`

```idl

interface Break <: Node {

  type: 'break'

}

```

**Break** ([**Node**][dfn-node]) represents a hard break.

### `Heading`

```idl

interface Heading <: Literal {

  type: 'heading'

  rank: 1 | 2 | 3

  value: string?

}

```

**Heading** ([**Literal**][dfn-literal]) represents a heading of a section.

### `Link`

```idl

interface Link <: Literal {

  type: 'link'

  url: string

  value: string?

}

```

**Link** ([**Literal**][dfn-literal]) represents a resource.

A `url` field must be present.

It represents a URL to the resource.

### `List`

```idl

interface List <: Parent {

  type: 'list'

  children: [ListItem]

}

```

**List** ([**Parent**][dfn-parent]) represents an enumeration.

### `ListItem`

```idl

interface ListItem <: Literal {

  type: 'listItem'

  value: string?

}

```

**ListItem** ([**Literal**][dfn-literal]) represents an item in a list.

### `Pre`

```idl

interface Pre <: Literal {

  type: 'pre'

  alt: string?

  value: string?

}

```

**Pre** ([**Literal**][dfn-literal]) represents preformatted text.

An `alt` field may be present.

When present, the node represents computer code, and the field gives the

language of computer code being marked up.

### `Quote`

```idl

interface Quote <: Literal {

  type: 'quote'

  value: string?

}

```

**Quote** ([**Literal**][dfn-literal]) represents a quote.

### `Text`

```idl

interface Text <: Literal {

  type: 'text'

  value: string

}

```

**Text** ([**Literal**][dfn-literal]) represents a paragraph.

## Types

This package is fully typed with [TypeScript][].

It exports the additional types `Value` (for the input, string or buffer),

`BufferEncoding` (`'utf8'` etc), `CompileOptions` (options to turn things to a

string), and `FromMdastOptions` (options to turn things into gast).

## Compatibility

This package is at least compatible with all maintained versions of Node.js.

As of now, that is Node.js 14.14+ and 16.0+.

It also works in Deno and modern browsers.

## Related

*   [`@derhuerst/gemini`](https://github.com/derhuerst/gemini)

    – gemini protocol server and client

*   [`gemini-fetch`](https://github.com/RangerMauve/gemini-fetch)

    – load gemini protocol data the way you would fetch from HTTP in JavaScript

## Contribute

Yes please!

See [How to Contribute to Open Source][contribute].

## Security

Gemtext is safe.

As for the generated HTML: that’s safe by default.

Pass `allowDangerousProtocol: true` if you want to live dangerously.

## License

[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]

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[npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install

[esm]: https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c

[esmsh]: https://esm.sh

[typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org

[contribute]: https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/

[license]: license

[author]: https://wooorm.com

[gemini]: https://gemini.circumlunar.space

[unist]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist

[mdast]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast

[devault]: https://drewdevault.com/2020/11/01/What-is-Gemini-anyway.html

[christine]: https://christine.website/blog/gemini-web-fear-missing-out-2020-08-02

[encoding]: https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buffer_buffers_and_character_encodings

[buffer]: https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html

[gast]: #gast

[root]: #root

[dfn-parent]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist#parent

[dfn-node]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist#node

[dfn-literal]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/unist#literal