| ▲ | swyx 2 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
i dont know why its a CLI when it could just be a js library? is there a more minimal version of this that can then be used more flexibly everywhere else? | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | flysand7 2 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
I'm assuming it's because the project isn't meant to "Render" markdown, but provide a preview that works offline. That includes hot reloading when the original file changes, which you can't really do with just a client-side library. If it was a JS library in addition to providing you a webpage with js in it, it would also need to provide you with a server with a hot reload, and we're back to CLI. They are using goldmark library with some extensions[0] to render markdown. And there's also GitHub API for rendering markdown[1] if you're curious. References: [0]: https://github.com/thiagokokada/gh-gfm-preview/blob/main/int... [1]: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/markdown?apiVersion=2022-11-... | |||||||||||||||||
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