# Htmd
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A fast HTML to Markdown converter for Elixir, powered by Rust.
Htmd provides high-performance HTML to Markdown conversion using the Rust [htmd crate](https://crates.io/crates/htmd) as a Native Implemented Function (NIF). It offers extensive customization options for controlling the output format and is designed for applications that need to process large amounts of HTML content efficiently.
## Features
- **High Performance**: Leverages Rust's speed for HTML parsing and Markdown generation
- **Extensive Configuration**: Support for all major Markdown formatting options
- **Tag Filtering**: Skip specific HTML tags during conversion
- **Multiple Formats**: Support for different heading styles, list markers, link formats, and more
- **Safe**: Uses Rustler for safe Rust-Elixir interop
## Installation
Add `htmd` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:htmd, "~> 0.1.1"}
]
end
```
## Basic Usage
```elixir
# Simple conversion
{:ok, markdown} = Htmd.convert("<h1>Hello World</h1>")
# => {:ok, "# Hello World"}
# Convert a paragraph
{:ok, markdown} = Htmd.convert("<p>This is a paragraph with <strong>bold</strong> text.</p>")
# => {:ok, "This is a paragraph with **bold** text."}
# Convert links
{:ok, markdown} = Htmd.convert("<a href='https://example.com'>Example</a>")
# => {:ok, "[Example](https://example.com)"}
```
## Advanced Usage with Options
```elixir
html = """
<h1>My Document</h1>
<ul>
<li>First item</li>
<li>Second item</li>
</ul>
<img src="image.jpg" alt="Skip this">
<p>Final paragraph</p>
"""
{:ok, markdown} = Htmd.convert(html, [
heading_style: :setex, # Use underline-style headers
bullet_list_marker: :dash, # Use dashes for bullet points
skip_tags: ["img"], # Skip image tags
link_style: :referenced # Use reference-style links
])
```
## Configuration Options
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `:heading_style` | `:atx` \| `:setex` | `:atx` | Header format (# vs underline) |
| `:hr_style` | `:dashes` \| `:underscores` \| `:stars` | `:dashes` | Horizontal rule style |
| `:br_style` | `:two_spaces` \| `:backslash` | `:two_spaces` | Line break format |
| `:link_style` | `:inlined` \| `:inlined_prefer_autolinks` \| `:referenced` | `:inlined` | Link format style |
| `:link_reference_style` | `:full` \| `:collapsed` \| `:shortcut` | `:full` | Reference link format |
| `:code_block_style` | `:indented` \| `:fenced` | `:indented` | Code block format |
| `:code_block_fence` | `:backticks` \| `:tildes` | `:backticks` | Fence character for code blocks |
| `:bullet_list_marker` | `:asterisk` \| `:dash` | `:asterisk` | Bullet point character |
| `:ul_bullet_spacing` | `non_neg_integer()` | `3` | Spaces between bullet and content |
| `:ol_number_spacing` | `non_neg_integer()` | `3` | Spaces between number and content |
| `:preformatted_code` | `boolean()` | `false` | Preserve whitespace in inline code |
| `:skip_tags` | `[String.t()]` | `[]` | HTML tags to skip during conversion |
## Examples with Different Styles
### Heading Styles
```elixir
# ATX style (default)
Htmd.convert("<h1>Title</h1>", heading_style: :atx)
# => {:ok, "# Title"}
# Setex style
Htmd.convert("<h1>Title</h1>", heading_style: :setex)
# => {:ok, "Title\n====="}
```
### List Styles
```elixir
# Asterisk bullets (default)
Htmd.convert("<ul><li>Item</li></ul>", bullet_list_marker: :asterisk)
# => {:ok, "* Item"}
# Dash bullets
Htmd.convert("<ul><li>Item</li></ul>", bullet_list_marker: :dash)
# => {:ok, "- Item"}
```
### Link Styles
```elixir
# Inline links (default)
Htmd.convert("<a href='https://example.com'>Link</a>", link_style: :inlined)
# => {:ok, "[Link](https://example.com)"}
# Reference links
Htmd.convert("<a href='https://example.com'>Link</a>", link_style: :referenced)
# => {:ok, "[Link][1]\n\n[1]: https://example.com"}
```
## Performance
Htmd is designed for high-throughput applications. The Rust implementation provides:
- Fast HTML parsing using html5ever
- Efficient string processing
- Minimal memory allocations
- Safe concurrent usage
## Requirements
- Elixir 1.12 or later
- Rust toolchain (for compilation)
- Compatible with OTP 24+
## Documentation
Full documentation is available on [HexDocs](https://hexdocs.pm/htmd).
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.