micromark-extension-mdxjs

What is micromark-extension-mdxjs?

The micromark-extension-mdxjs package is an extension for the micromark Markdown parser that enables MDX.js syntax. This allows embedding JSX components directly within Markdown content, making it particularly useful for developers working with React in Markdown-driven sites or applications.

What are micromark-extension-mdxjs's main functionalities?

MDX Parsing

This feature allows the parsing of MDX content within Markdown files. The code sample demonstrates how to convert MDX syntax embedded in Markdown into HTML by using the micromark parser with the mdxjs extension.

import {micromark} from 'micromark';
import {mdxjs} from 'micromark-extension-mdxjs';

const markdown = '<MyComponent>Hello world!</MyComponent>';

const html = micromark(markdown, {
extensions: [mdxjs()]
});

console.log(html);

JSX Component Support

This feature supports the use of JSX components within Markdown. The code sample shows how to parse Markdown that includes a JSX component with props, converting it into HTML.

import {micromark} from 'micromark';
import {mdxjs} from 'micromark-extension-mdxjs';

const markdown = '<MyComponent prop1={value1}>More content here</MyComponent>';

const html = micromark(markdown, {
extensions: [mdxjs()]
});

console.log(html);

Other packages similar to micromark-extension-mdxjs

remark-mdx

remark-mdx is another popular package that extends the remark Markdown parser to support MDX. Like micromark-extension-mdxjs, it allows for the embedding of JSX components in Markdown. The main difference lies in the underlying parsing engine; remark-mdx uses remark, which is based on unified, whereas micromark-extension-mdxjs uses micromark.

gatsby-plugin-mdx

gatsby-plugin-mdx is a Gatsby plugin that integrates MDX into Gatsby projects. It provides similar functionalities by allowing MDX content to be used within Gatsby pages. While gatsby-plugin-mdx is more specific to Gatsby and includes optimizations for that ecosystem, micromark-extension-mdxjs is more general-purpose and can be used in various JavaScript environments.

README

micromark-extension-mdxjs

micromark extensions to support MDX.

Contents

• What is this?
• When to use this
• Install
• Use
• API
  • mdxjs(options?)
  • Options
• Authoring
• Syntax
• Errors
• Types
• Compatibility
• Security
• Related
• Contribute
• License

What is this?

This package contains an extension that adds support for the syntax enabled by MDX to micromark. This extension is used inside MDX. It supports export/imports, expressions, JSX, and turns some markdown features off.

When to use this

This project is useful when you want to support MDX.

You can use this extension when you are working with micromark.

This package is aware of JavaScript syntax. If you want to be unaware of JavaScript, for example because expressions can include Rust or variables or whatnot, use micromark-extension-mdx.

Alternatively, you can also use the underlying syntax extensions separately:

• micromark-extension-mdx-expression — support MDX expressions
• micromark-extension-mdx-jsx — support MDX JSX
• micromark-extension-mdx-md — turn some CommonMark features off
• micromark-extension-mdxjs-esm — support MDX export/imports

When you need a syntax tree, combine this package with mdast-util-mdx.

All these packages are used in remark-mdx, which focusses on making it easier to transform content by abstracting these internals away.

Install

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

npm install micromark-extension-mdxjs

In Deno with esm.sh:

import {mdxjs} from 'https://esm.sh/micromark-extension-mdxjs@2'

In browsers with esm.sh:

<script type="module">
  import {mdxjs} from 'https://esm.sh/micromark-extension-mdxjs@2?bundle'
</script>

Use

import {micromark} from 'micromark'
import {mdxjs} from 'micromark-extension-mdxjs'

const output = micromark('import a from "b"\n\na <b /> c {1 + 1} d', {
  extensions: [mdxjs()]
})

console.log(output)

Yields:

<p>a  c  d</p>

…which is useless: go to a syntax tree with mdast-util-from-markdown and mdast-util-mdx instead.

API

This package exports the identifier mdxjs. There is no default export.

The separate extensions support the development condition. Run node --conditions development module.js to get instrumented dev code. Without this condition, production code is loaded.

mdxjs(options?)

Create an extension for micromark to enable MDX syntax.

Parameters

• options (Options, optional) — configuration; passed to all extensions

Returns

Extension for micromark that can be passed in extensions to enable MDX syntax (Extension).

Options

Configuration (TypeScript type).

Type

export type {Options} from 'micromark-extension-mdx-expression'

See Options.

Authoring

For recommendations on how to author MDX, see each corresponding readme:

• expressions
• JSX
• ESM
• CommonMark features not in MDX

Syntax

For info on the syntax of these features, see each corresponding readme:

• expressions
• JSX
• ESM
• CommonMark features not in MDX: n/a

Errors

For info on what errors are thrown, see each corresponding readme:

• expressions
• JSX
• ESM
• CommonMark features not in MDX: n/a

Types

This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports the additional type Options.

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, micromark-extension-mdxjs@^2, compatible with Node.js 16.

This package works with micromark version 3 and later.

Security

This package is safe.

Related

• micromark-extension-mdx — support MDX unaware of JS
• mdast-util-mdx — support MDX in mdast
• remark-mdx — support MDX syntax in remark

Contribute

See contributing.md in micromark/.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 © Titus Wormer