doc/htmlgen.go

// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

// Process plain text into HTML.
//	- h2's are made from lines followed by a line "----\n"
//	- tab-indented blocks become <pre> blocks
//	- blank lines become <p> marks
//	- "quoted strings" become <code>quoted strings</code>

package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"bytes"
	"log"
	"os"
)

var (
	lines   = make([][]byte, 0, 10000) // assume big enough
	linebuf = make([]byte, 10000)      // assume big enough

	empty   = []byte("")
	newline = []byte("\n")
	tab     = []byte("\t")
	quote   = []byte(`"`)

	sectionMarker = []byte("----\n")
	preStart      = []byte("<pre>")
	preEnd        = []byte("</pre>\n")
	pp            = []byte("<p>\n")
)

func main() {
	read()
	headings()
	paragraphs()
	coalesce(preStart, foldPre)
	coalesce(tab, foldTabs)
	quotes()
	write()
}

func read() {
	b := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
	for {
		line, err := b.ReadBytes('\n')
		if err == os.EOF {
			break
		}
		if err != nil {
			log.Exit(err)
		}
		n := len(lines)
		lines = lines[0 : n+1]
		lines[n] = line
	}
}

func write() {
	b := bufio.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
	for _, line := range lines {
		b.Write(expandTabs(line))
	}
	b.Flush()
}

// each time prefix is found on a line, call fold and replace
// line with return value from fold.
func coalesce(prefix []byte, fold func(i int) (n int, line []byte)) {
	j := 0 // output line number goes up by one each loop
	for i := 0; i < len(lines); {
		if bytes.HasPrefix(lines[i], prefix) {
			nlines, block := fold(i)
			lines[j] = block
			i += nlines
		} else {
			lines[j] = lines[i]
			i++
		}
		j++
	}
	lines = lines[0:j]
}

// return the <pre> block as a single slice
func foldPre(i int) (n int, line []byte) {
	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
	for i < len(lines) {
		buf.Write(lines[i])
		n++
		if bytes.Equal(lines[i], preEnd) {
			break
		}
		i++
	}
	return n, buf.Bytes()
}

// return the tab-indented block as a single <pre>-bounded slice
func foldTabs(i int) (n int, line []byte) {
	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
	buf.WriteString("<pre>\n")
	for i < len(lines) {
		if !bytes.HasPrefix(lines[i], tab) {
			break
		}
		buf.Write(lines[i])
		n++
		i++
	}
	buf.WriteString("</pre>\n")
	return n, buf.Bytes()
}

func headings() {
	b := bufio.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
	for i, l := range lines {
		if i > 0 && bytes.Equal(l, sectionMarker) {
			lines[i-1] = []byte("<h2>" + string(trim(lines[i-1])) + "</h2>\n")
			lines[i] = empty
		}
	}
	b.Flush()
}

func paragraphs() {
	for i, l := range lines {
		if bytes.Equal(l, newline) {
			lines[i] = pp
		}
	}
}

func quotes() {
	for i, l := range lines {
		lines[i] = codeQuotes(l)
	}
}

func codeQuotes(l []byte) []byte {
	if bytes.HasPrefix(l, preStart) {
		return l
	}
	n := bytes.Index(l, quote)
	if n < 0 {
		return l
	}
	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
	inQuote := false
	for _, c := range l {
		if c == '"' {
			if inQuote {
				buf.WriteString("</code>")
			} else {
				buf.WriteString("<code>")
			}
			inQuote = !inQuote
		} else {
			buf.WriteByte(c)
		}
	}
	return buf.Bytes()
}

// drop trailing newline
func trim(l []byte) []byte {
	n := len(l)
	if n > 0 && l[n-1] == '\n' {
		return l[0 : n-1]
	}
	return l
}

// expand tabs to 4 spaces. don't worry about columns.
func expandTabs(l []byte) []byte {
	j := 0 // position in linebuf.
	for _, c := range l {
		if c == '\t' {
			for k := 0; k < 4; k++ {
				linebuf[j] = ' '
				j++
			}
		} else {
			linebuf[j] = c
			j++
		}
	}
	return linebuf[0:j]
}