parses headings

.gitignore

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+node_modules/
+*.log
+*.md
+!README.md
+package-lock.json
+*.txt

index.js

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+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const remark = require('remark');
+
+/**
+ * Parses markdown from a file and returns an AST.
+ *
+ * Parses markdown into an AST from a markdown document using remark-parse format,
+ * and additionally writes the AST to a text file in JSON. 
+ *
+ * @see  remark.parse
+ * 
+ * @param {string}   filename - The filename of the markdown file to parse, in local context.
+ * @param {string}  [outputFile=tree.txt] - The filename of the text file to write out to, in local context.
+ * 
+ * @return {Object} Returns an AST as an object, based on the format defined in remark-parse.
+ */
+let getAST = function(filename, outputFile="tree.txt"){
+    //import test markdown file
+    let mk = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, filename), "utf8");
+
+    // parse into AST with remark
+    let tree = remark.parse(mk);
+    // write to file for human readibility
+    fs.writeFile(outputFile, JSON.stringify(tree, null, 3), function(err) {
+        if (err) {
+            console.log(err);
+        }
+    });
+
+    // This is where actual content starts
+    tree = tree.children;
+    return tree;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Given an array of JSON objects, adds it to an object and exports to a text file.
+ * 
+ * Given an array of JSON objects, adds it to an object and exports to a text file.
+ * Additionally, writes the JSON object to a text file.
+ * 
+ * @param {Object}  children - The array full of Objects to insert into the root object.
+ * @param {string}  [outputFile=root.txt] - The name of the text file to write to, in local context.
+ * 
+ * @return {Object} Returns a JSON object, exact format still in progress.
+ */
+let exportJSON = function(children, outputFile="root.txt"){
+    // This will be the JSON to export
+    let rootJSON = {
+        type: 'root',
+        children: children
+    };
+    fs.writeFile(outputFile, JSON.stringify(rootJSON, null, 3), function(err) {
+        if (err) {
+            console.log(err);
+        }
+    });
+    return rootJSON;
+}
+
+
+// TODO!!
+/**
+ * Summary TBD.
+ * 
+ * Desciption TBD.
+ * 
+ * @param {Object}  listItem - a listItem in AST format defined by remark-parse
+ * 
+ * @return {Object} Returns an Object containing details about the piece of media Exact format TBD.
+ */
+let parseListItem = function(listItem){
+    return "NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED";
+}
+
+let main = function(){
+    let tree = getAST("test.md");
+    let children = [];  // This will go into root object later
+    let currentDepth = 3;
+
+    // start from 4 to skip index and meta-lists
+    // TODO: IMPLEMENT FORMAT FOR META-LISTS
+    for(let i = 4; i < tree.length; i++){
+        if(tree[i].type == "heading"){  // If any kind of section heading
+            if(tree[i].depth == 3){ // Make a new child of the root
+                currentDepth = tree[i].depth;
+                let newGroup = {group: tree[i].children[0].value, entries: [], subsections: []};
+                children.push(newGroup);
+            }
+            else if(tree[i].depth == 4){    // Make a subsection of last group
+                currentDepth = tree[i].depth;
+                let newSubsection = {group: tree[i].children[0].value, entries: []}
+                children[children.length-1].subsections.push(newSubsection);    // Push subsection to most recently added element.
+            }
+        }
+        else if(tree[i].type == "list"){
+            for(let j = 0; j < tree[i].children.length; j++){   //for each listItem
+                let content = tree[i].children[j].children[0].children; //This starts at "type: link" for most entries. Needs parsing tho
+                if(currentDepth == 3){
+                    children[children.length-1].entries.push(parseListItem(content));
+                }
+                else if(currentDepth == 4){
+                    let lastChild = children.length-1;  // Index of last added h3 Group
+                    let lastSubSec = children[lastChild].subsections.length-1;  // Index of last added h4 group
+                    // TODO: parse into subobject containing title, author, link, etc.
+                    children[lastChild].subsections[lastSubSec].entries.push(parseListItem(content)); // push to entries of last h4 group
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    let rootJSON = exportJSON(children);
+}
+
+main();
+// getAST("test.md");

package.json

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+{
+  "name": "free-programming-books-markdown-parser",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node index.js",
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "Nick Quidas",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "remark": "^13.0.0"
+  }
+}