showdownjs/showdown

Is there a CLI tool

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#663 opened on Feb 23, 2019

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help wanted

Description

I am looking for something like:

$ showdown -o foo one.md two.md three.md

and it would output to a folder:

foo/
  one.html
  two.html
  three.html

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
clitooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Node.js basicsCLI development conceptsFamiliarity with showdown API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
To implement this feature, start by examining the existing showdown package structure in the repository. Look at the main entry point and any existing CLI or bin scripts in package.json. Consider using a CLI framework like commander or yargs to parse arguments. The body specifies an ' o' flag for output directory and a list of input files. You'll need to read each markdown file, convert using showdown's converter, and write the output HTML files to the specified directory. Check if there are any existing tests or build scripts that could guide the implementation. Also, review the project's contributing guidelines and any related issues or discussions.