modified data-markdown to support markdown indented with tabs

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/lib/js/data-markdown.js b/lib/js/data-markdown.js
index 3c5389b..8972475 100644
--- a/lib/js/data-markdown.js
+++ b/lib/js/data-markdown.js
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
-// From https://gist.github.com/1343518, modified to not load showdown
+// From https://gist.github.com/1343518
+// Modified by Hakim to handle markdown indented with tabs
 (function(){
 
   [].forEach.call( document.querySelectorAll('[data-markdown]'), function  fn(elem){
     
     // strip leading whitespace so it isn't evaluated as code
-    var text      = elem.innerHTML.replace(/\n\s*\n/g,'\n'),
-        // set indentation level so your markdown can be indented within your HTML
-        leadingws = text.match(/^\n?(\s*)/)[1].length,
-        regex     = new RegExp('\\n?\\s{' + leadingws + '}','g'),
-        md        = text.replace(regex,'\n'),
-        html      = (new Showdown.converter()).makeHtml(md);
+    var text = elem.innerHTML;
+    
+    var leadingWs = text.match(/^\n?(\s*)/)[1].length,
+        leadingTabs = text.match(/^\n?(\t*)/)[1].length;
+
+    if( leadingTabs > 0 ) {
+        text = text.replace( new RegExp('\\n?\\t{' + leadingTabs + '}','g'), '\n' );
+    }
+    else if( leadingWs > 1 ) {
+        text = text.replace( new RegExp('\\n? {' + leadingWs + '}','g'), '\n' );
+    }
 
     // here, have sum HTML
-    elem.innerHTML = html;
+    elem.innerHTML = (new Showdown.converter()).makeHtml(text);
 
   });