Support Trac-Wiki-Syntax as extension
haumacher opened this issue · comments
Problem
The commonmark-java parser is designed to be extensible and there are already some optional syntax extensions implemented. The syntax of the Trac wiki pages (https://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/WikiFormatting) is not really markdown but very similar. It seems to be feasible to implement the Trac wiki special syntax as extensions to the commonmark-java parser.
Solution
I'd like to implement an extension module to commonmark-java that provides a ParserExtension which allows to accept the syntax of the Trac wiki pages.
Alternatives
Eclipse Mylyn also offers a parser for Trac wiki syntax, but I've got no good results using this library.
I'd like to have some feedback, if such add-on has a chance to get integrated into the commonmark-java project - especially, if some minor changes to the existing source would be necessary.
A starting point can be found here: https://github.com/haumacher/commonmark-java/tree/trac-extension/commonmark-ext-trac
Trac, haven't heard that name in a while :).
I don't think it's popular enough to add as an extension in the official repository (along with the maintenance effort required), but there's nothing stopping you from releasing a separate library that offers the extension. Last time I checked, Sonatype OSSRH was still the recommended way to do it, there's a guide here: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-guide/
Let me know if you run into trouble with publishing, I know it can be tricky.