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README.md

ribbit

Zero-dependency WYSIWYG markdown editor

Files

src/hopdown.js — Markdown ↔ HTML converter (HopDown.toHTML(), HopDown.toMarkdown())
src/ribbit.js — Base viewer class (Ribbit), plugin base class (RibbitPlugin), utilities
src/ribbit-editor.js — Editor class (RibbitEditor) with VIEW/EDIT/WYSIWYG modes
src/ribbit.css — Editor and content styles

Usage

<link rel="stylesheet" href="ribbit/src/ribbit.css">
<article id="ribbit">your markdown here</article>

<script src="ribbit/src/hopdown.js"></script>
<script src="ribbit/src/ribbit.js"></script>
<script src="ribbit/src/ribbit-editor.js"></script>
<script>
    const editor = new RibbitEditor({ plugins: [] });
    editor.run();

    // Switch modes
    editor.wysiwyg();  // WYSIWYG editing
    editor.edit();      // Source editing
    editor.view();      // Read-only view

    // Get content
    editor.getMarkdown();
    editor.getHTML();
</script>

Supported Markdown

Bold, italic, inline code, links, headings (h1-h6), unordered/ordered/nested lists, blockquotes, fenced code blocks with language, horizontal rules, GFM tables with column alignment, and paragraphs. Arbitrary nesting of all inline formatting.

Tests

Open test/test_ribbit-down.html in a browser.