What is posthtml-render?
The posthtml-render package is a utility for rendering PostHTML tree structures into HTML strings. It is commonly used in conjunction with PostHTML parsers and plugins to transform and generate HTML content programmatically.
What are posthtml-render's main functionalities?
Basic HTML Rendering
This feature allows you to render a basic HTML structure from a PostHTML tree. The code sample demonstrates rendering a simple div element with text content.
const render = require('posthtml-render');
const tree = [{ tag: 'div', content: 'Hello, World!' }];
const html = render(tree);
console.log(html); // <div>Hello, World!</div>
Nested HTML Elements
This feature allows you to render nested HTML elements. The code sample shows how to create a div element containing a nested span element.
const render = require('posthtml-render');
const tree = [{ tag: 'div', content: [{ tag: 'span', content: 'Nested content' }] }];
const html = render(tree);
console.log(html); // <div><span>Nested content</span></div>
Attributes Handling
This feature allows you to add attributes to HTML elements. The code sample demonstrates rendering an anchor tag with an href attribute.
const render = require('posthtml-render');
const tree = [{ tag: 'a', attrs: { href: 'https://example.com' }, content: 'Click here' }];
const html = render(tree);
console.log(html); // <a href="https://example.com">Click here</a>
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