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[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) 4. / 5. wnx/commonmark-mark-extension ActiveLibrary[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) wnx/commonmark-mark-extension ============================= Render ==highlighted== texts as <mark> elements in league/commonmark v1.4.0(5mo ago)1313.8kMITPHPPHP ^8.0CI passing Since Aug 25Pushed 5mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/commonmark-mark-extension)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/wnx/commonmark-mark-extension)[ Docs](https://github.com/wnx/commonmark-mark-extension)[ Fund](https://buymeacoff.ee/3oQ64YW)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/stefanzweifel)[ RSS](/packages/wnx-commonmark-mark-extension/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (4)Versions (6)Used By (0) Parse and Render ==marked text== with league/commonmark ======================================================= [](#parse-and-render-marked-text-with-leaguecommonmark) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/82a98773b0f2ead1ec193cb5bf98248eef4213364b0ae9720b9993a9608d36ff/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f776e782f636f6d6d6f6e6d61726b2d6d61726b2d657874656e73696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/wnx/commonmark-mark-extension)[![Tests](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/commonmark-mark-extension/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/commonmark-mark-extension/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml)[![Check & fix styling](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/commonmark-mark-extension/actions/workflows/php-cs-fixer.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/commonmark-mark-extension/actions/workflows/php-cs-fixer.yml)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1f2eb5bfd0a6f5cc486f1c96137e8d2268184229e1e39ab506b5df5f8a4c631f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f776e782f636f6d6d6f6e6d61726b2d6d61726b2d657874656e73696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/wnx/commonmark-mark-extension) A [league/commonmark](https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark) extension to turn highlighted text into [``-HTML](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/mark) elements. For example, the following markdown text … ``` The ==quick brown fox== jumps over the lazy dog. ``` … is turned into the following HTML. ``` The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ``` Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require wnx/commonmark-mark-extension ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Create a custom CommonMark environment, and register the `MarkExtension`. ``` use League\CommonMark\Environment\Environment; use League\CommonMark\Extension\CommonMark\CommonMarkCoreExtension; use League\CommonMark\MarkdownConverter; use Wnx\CommonmarkMarkExtension\MarkExtension; // Configure the Environment with all the CommonMark parsers/renderers $environment = new Environment(); $environment->addExtension(new CommonMarkCoreExtension()); // Add this extension $environment->addExtension(new MarkExtension()); // Instantiate the converter engine and start converting some Markdown! $converter = new MarkdownConverter($environment); echo $converter->convertToHtml('The ==quick== brown fox jumps over the ==lazy dog=='); ``` If you're using a different character than `=` to highlight text in Markdown, you can pass a `character` configuration to the extension. ``` use League\CommonMark\Environment\Environment; use League\CommonMark\Extension\CommonMark\CommonMarkCoreExtension; use League\CommonMark\MarkdownConverter; use Wnx\CommonmarkMarkExtension\MarkExtension; // Define your configuration, if needed $config = [ 'mark' => [ 'character' => ':', ], ]; // Configure the Environment with all the CommonMark parsers/renderers $environment = new Environment($config); $environment->addExtension(new CommonMarkCoreExtension()); // Add this extension $environment->addExtension(new MarkExtension()); // Instantiate the converter engine and start converting some Markdown! $converter = new MarkdownConverter($environment); echo $converter->convertToHtml('The ::quick:: brown fox jumps over the ::lazy dog::'); ``` Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Stefan Zweifel](https://github.com/stefanzweifel) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 47 — FairBetter than 93% of packages Maintenance75 Regular maintenance activity Popularity32 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity59 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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