@md-plugins/md-plugin-table v0.1.0-alpha.29

@md-plugins/md-plugin-table

A Markdown-It plugin that customizes the rendering of tables in Markdown. This plugin allows developers to style and structure tables with additional attributes, making them more visually appealing and compatible with design systems.

Features

• Adds customizable CSS classes to <table>, <thead>, <tbody>, <tr>, <th>, and <td> elements.
• Supports custom attributes for <table> elements.
• Replaces the default <table> tag with a configurable custom tag (e.g., q-markup-table).
• Flexible configuration for adapting to different frameworks or design systems like Quasar.

Installation

Install the plugin via your preferred package manager:

# with pnpm:
pnpm add @md-plugins/md-plugin-table
# with Yarn:
yarn add @md-plugins/md-plugin-table
# with npm:
npm install @md-plugins/md-plugin-table

Usage

Basic Setup

import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it'
import { tablePlugin } from '@md-plugins/md-plugin-table'

const md = new MarkdownIt()
md.use(tablePlugin, {
  tableClass: 'custom-table-class',
  tableToken: 'custom-table-tag',
  tableAttributes: [
    [':wrap-cells', 'true'],
    [':flat', 'true'],
  ],
})

const markdownContent = `
| Header 1 | Header 2 |
|----------|----------|
| Cell 1   | Cell 2   |
| Cell 3   | Cell 4   |
`

const renderedOutput = md.render(markdownContent)

console.log('Rendered Output:', renderedOutput)

Example Output

For the example above, the plugin produces the following output:

<custom-table-tag class="custom-table-class" :wrap-cells="true" :flat="true">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Header 1</th>
      <th>Header 2</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Cell 1</td>
      <td>Cell 2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Cell 3</td>
      <td>Cell 4</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</custom-table-tag>

Options

The md-plugin-table plugin supports the following options:

Advanced Usage

Custom Styling

Apply custom styling to tables by defining your own classes:

md.use(tablePlugin, {
  tableClass: 'custom-table',
  tableHeaderClass: 'custom-header',
  tableRowClass: 'custom-row',
  tableCellClass: 'custom-cell',
})

Renered output:

<q-markup-table class="custom-table">
  <thead>
    <tr class="custom-row">
      <th class="custom-header">Header 1</th>
      <th class="custom-header">Header 2</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr class="custom-row">
      <td class="custom-cell">Cell 1</td>
      <td class="custom-cell">Cell 2</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</q-markup-table>

Custom Attributes

Add attributes for frameworks like Quasar:

md.use(tablePlugin, {
  tableAttributes: [
    [':bordered', 'true'],
    [':flat', 'true'],
  ],
})

Rendered output:

<q-markup-table class="markdown-table" :bordered="true" :flat="true"> ... </q-markup-table>

Testing

Run the unit tests to ensure the plugin behaves as expected:

pnpm test

Documentation

In case this README falls out of date, please refer to the documentation for the latest information.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.