mdast-squeeze-paragraphs

mdast-squeeze-paragraphs

mdast utility to remove empty paragraphs from a tree.

Paragraphs are considered empty if they do not contain non-whitespace characters.

Install

This package is ESM only: Node 12+ is needed to use it and it must be imported instead of required.

npm:

npm install mdast-squeeze-paragraphs

Use

import {u} from 'unist-builder'
import {squeezeParagraphs} from 'mdast-squeeze-paragraphs'

const tree = u('root', [
  u('paragraph', []),
  u('paragraph', [u('text', 'Alpha')]),
  u('paragraph', [u('text', ' ')])
])

squeezeParagraphs(tree)

console.dir(tree, {depth: null})

Yields:

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

API

This package exports the following identifiers: squeezeParagraphs. There is no default export.

squeezeParagraphs(tree)

Modifies tree in-place. Returns tree.

Security

Use of mdast-squeeze-paragraphs does not involve hast or user content so there are no openings for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Related

• remark-squeeze-paragraphs — remark plugin wrapper
• mdast-util-compact — make a tree compact

Contribute

See contributing.md in syntax-tree/.github for ways to get started. See support.md for ways to get help.

This project has a code of conduct. By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to abide by its terms.

License

MIT © Eugene Sharygin