//! Thematic breaks, sometimes called horizontal rules, are a construct that //! occurs in the [flow][] content type. //! //! They’re formed with the following BNF: //! //! ```bnf //! ; Restriction: all markers must be identical. //! ; Restriction: at least 3 markers must be used. //! thematic_break ::= *space_or_tab 1*(1*marker *space_or_tab) //! //! space_or_tab ::= ' ' | '\t' //! marker ::= '*' | '-' | '_' //! ``` //! //! Thematic breaks in markdown typically relate to the HTML element `
`. //! See [*§ 4.4.2 The `hr` element* in the HTML spec][html] for more info. //! //! It is recommended to use exactly three asterisks without whitespace when //! writing markdown. //! As using more than three markers has no effect other than wasting space, //! it is recommended to use exactly three markers. //! Thematic breaks formed with asterisks or dashes can interfere with lists //! in if there is whitespace between them: `* * *` and `- - -`. //! For these reasons, it is recommend to not use spaces or tabs between the //! markers. //! Thematic breaks formed with dashes (without whitespace) can also form //! [heading (setext)][heading_setext]. //! As dashes and underscores frequently occur in natural language and URLs, it //! is recommended to use asterisks for thematic breaks to distinguish from //! such use. //! Because asterisks can be used to form the most markdown constructs, using //! them has the added benefit of making it easier to gloss over markdown: you //! can look for asterisks to find syntax while not worrying about other //! characters. //! //! ## References //! //! * [`thematic-break.js` in `micromark`](https://github.com/micromark/micromark/blob/main/packages/micromark-core-commonmark/dev/lib/thematic-break.js) //! * [*§ 4.1 Thematic breaks* in `CommonMark`](https://spec.commonmark.org/0.30/#thematic-breaks) //! //! [flow]: crate::content::flow //! [heading_setext]: crate::construct::heading_setext //! [html]: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html#the-hr-element //! //! use super::partial_space_or_tab::space_or_tab_opt; use crate::constant::THEMATIC_BREAK_MARKER_COUNT_MIN; use crate::tokenizer::{Code, State, StateFnResult, TokenType, Tokenizer}; /// Start of a thematic break. /// /// ```markdown /// |*** /// ``` pub fn start(tokenizer: &mut Tokenizer, code: Code) -> StateFnResult { tokenizer.enter(TokenType::ThematicBreak); tokenizer.go(space_or_tab_opt(), before)(tokenizer, code) } /// Start of a thematic break, after whitespace. /// /// ```markdown /// |*** /// ``` pub fn before(tokenizer: &mut Tokenizer, code: Code) -> StateFnResult { match code { Code::Char(char) if char == '*' || char == '-' || char == '_' => { at_break(tokenizer, code, char, 0) } _ => (State::Nok, None), } } /// After something but before something else. /// /// ```markdown /// |*** /// *| * * /// * |* * /// ``` fn at_break(tokenizer: &mut Tokenizer, code: Code, marker: char, size: usize) -> StateFnResult { match code { Code::None | Code::CarriageReturnLineFeed | Code::Char('\n' | '\r') if size >= THEMATIC_BREAK_MARKER_COUNT_MIN => { tokenizer.exit(TokenType::ThematicBreak); (State::Ok, Some(vec![code])) } Code::Char(char) if char == marker => { tokenizer.enter(TokenType::ThematicBreakSequence); sequence(tokenizer, code, marker, size) } _ => (State::Nok, None), } } /// In a sequence of markers. /// /// ```markdown /// |*** /// *|** /// **|* /// ``` fn sequence(tokenizer: &mut Tokenizer, code: Code, marker: char, size: usize) -> StateFnResult { match code { Code::Char(char) if char == marker => { tokenizer.consume(code); ( State::Fn(Box::new(move |tokenizer, code| { sequence(tokenizer, code, marker, size + 1) })), None, ) } _ => { tokenizer.exit(TokenType::ThematicBreakSequence); tokenizer.go(space_or_tab_opt(), move |t, c| at_break(t, c, marker, size))( tokenizer, code, ) } } }