Remark-lint-checkbox-character-style NPM

remark-lint-checkbox-character-style

remark-lint rule to warn when list item checkboxes violate a given style.

What is this?

This package checks the character used in checkboxes.

When should I use this?

You can use this package to check that the style of GFM tasklists is consistent. Task lists are a GFM feature enabled with remark-gfm.

Presets

This plugin is included in the following presets:

Preset	Options
`remark-preset-lint-consistent`	`'consistent'`

Install

This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 16+), install with npm:

npm install remark-lint-checkbox-character-style

In Deno with esm.sh:

import remarkLintCheckboxCharacterStyle from 'https://esm.sh/remark-lint-checkbox-character-style@5'

In browsers with esm.sh:

<script type="module">
  import remarkLintCheckboxCharacterStyle from 'https://esm.sh/remark-lint-checkbox-character-style@5?bundle'
</script>

Use

On the API:

import remarkLint from 'remark-lint'
import remarkLintCheckboxCharacterStyle from 'remark-lint-checkbox-character-style'
import remarkParse from 'remark-parse'
import remarkStringify from 'remark-stringify'
import {read} from 'to-vfile'
import {unified} from 'unified'
import {reporter} from 'vfile-reporter'

const file = await read('example.md')

await unified()
  .use(remarkParse)
  .use(remarkLint)
  .use(remarkLintCheckboxCharacterStyle)
  .use(remarkStringify)
  .process(file)

console.error(reporter(file))

On the CLI:

remark --frail --use remark-lint --use remark-lint-checkbox-character-style .

On the CLI in a config file (here a package.json):

 …
 "remarkConfig": {
   "plugins": [
     …
     "remark-lint",
+    "remark-lint-checkbox-character-style",
     …
   ]
 }
 …

API

This package exports no identifiers. It exports the TypeScript types Options and Styles. The default export is remarkLintCheckboxCharacterStyle.

`unified().use(remarkLintCheckboxCharacterStyle[, options])`

Warn when list item checkboxes violate a given style.

Parameters

options (Options, default: 'consistent') — either preferred values or whether to detect the first styles and warn for further differences

Returns

Transform (Transformer from unified).

`Options`

Configuration (TypeScript type).

Type

type Options = Styles | 'consistent'

`Styles`

Styles (TypeScript type).

Fields

checked ('X', 'x', or 'consistent', default: 'consistent') — preferred style to use for checked checkboxes
unchecked ('␉' (a tab), '␠' (a space), or 'consistent', default: 'consistent') — preferred style to use for unchecked checkboxes

Recommendation

It’s recommended to set options.checked to 'x' (a lowercase X) as it prevents an extra keyboard press and options.unchecked to '␠' (a space) to make all checkboxes align.

Fix

remark-stringify formats checked checkboxes using 'x' (lowercase X) and unchecked checkboxes using '␠' (a space).

Examples

`ok-x.md`

When configured with { checked: 'x' }.

In

👉 Note: this example uses GFM (remark-gfm).

- [x] Mercury.
- [x] Venus.

Out

No messages.

`ok-x-upper.md`

When configured with { checked: 'X' }.

In

👉 Note: this example uses GFM (remark-gfm).

- [X] Mercury.
- [X] Venus.

Out

No messages.

`ok-space.md`

When configured with { unchecked: ' ' }.

In

👉 Note: this example uses GFM (remark-gfm).

- [ ] Mercury.
- [ ] Venus.
- [ ]␠␠
- [ ]

Out

No messages.

`ok-tab.md`

When configured with { unchecked: '\t' }.

In

👉 Note: this example uses GFM (remark-gfm).

- [␉] Mercury.
- [␉] Venus.

Out

No messages.

`not-ok-default.md`

In

👉 Note: this example uses GFM (remark-gfm).

- [x] Mercury.
- [X] Venus.
- [ ] Earth.
- [␉] Mars.

Out

2:5: Unexpected checked checkbox value `X`, expected `x`
4:5: Unexpected unchecked checkbox value `\t`, expected ` `

`not-ok-option.md`

When configured with '🌍'.

Out

1:1: Unexpected value `🌍` for `options`, expected an object or `'consistent'`

`not-ok-option-unchecked.md`

When configured with { unchecked: '🌍' }.

Out

1:1: Unexpected value `🌍` for `options.unchecked`, expected `'\t'`, `' '`, or `'consistent'`

`not-ok-option-checked.md`

When configured with { checked: '🌍' }.

Out

1:1: Unexpected value `🌍` for `options.checked`, expected `'X'`, `'x'`, or `'consistent'`

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, remark-lint-checkbox-character-style@5, compatible with Node.js 16.