Transform

The configuration to use for all input operations.

Renders the specified document and returns a new target instance which allows to specify the output.

Renders the specified document tree and returns a new target instance which allows to specify the output.

Returns a new instance with the specified configuration.

This method discards any previously specified options. It is usually meant to be used when copying over the configuration from a fully configured object to an unconfigured one.

Specifies a rewrite rule to be applied to the document tree model between the parse and render operations. This is identical to calling Document.rewrite directly, but if there is no need to otherwise access the document instance and just chain parse and render operations this hook is more convenient.

The difference of this method to the usingRule method is that it expects a function that takes a Document instance and returns the rewrite rule. This way the full document can be queried before any rule is applied. This is necessary in cases where the rule (which gets applied node-by-node) depends on information from other nodes. An example from the built-in rewrite rules is the rule that resolves link references. To replace all link reference elements with actual link elements, the rewrite rule needs to know all LinkDefinitions the document tree contains.

The rule itself is a partial function that takes an Element and returns an Option[Element].

If the function is not defined for a specific element the old element remains in the tree unchanged. If it returns None then the node gets removed from the tree, if it returns an element it will replace the old one. Of course the function may also return the old element.

The rewriting is performed in a way that only branches of the tree that contain new or removed elements will be replaced. It is processed bottom-up, therefore any element container passed to the rule only contains children which have already been processed.

In case multiple rewrite rules need to be applied it may be more efficient to first combine them with orElse.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the current working directory.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the specified directories and its subdirectories, merging them into a tree with a single root.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the specified directories and its subdirectories, merging them into a tree with a single root.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the specified directory and its subdirectories.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the specified directory and its subdirectories.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the specified directory and its subdirectories.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the specified directory and its subdirectories.

Returns the result from parsing the specified file. Any kind of character input is valid, including empty files.

Returns the result from parsing the file with the specified name. Any kind of character input is valid, including empty files.

Returns the result from parsing the specified input.

This is a generic method based on Laika's IO abstraction layer that concrete methods delegate to. Usually not used directly in application code, but might come in handy for very special requirements.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the specified input tree.

Returns the result obtained by parsing files from the specified input tree builder.

Returns the result from parsing the input from the specified reader.

Returns the result from parsing the input from the specified stream.

Returns the result from parsing a the specified string. Any kind of input is valid, including an empty string.

Instructs the parser and/or renderer to process all inputs and outputs in parallel, with the specified level of parallelism.

The recursive structure of document trees will be flattened before parsing and rendering and then get reassembled afterwards, therefore the parallel processing includes all subtrees of the document tree.

The actual transformation is a three phase process, the first (parsing) and third (rendering) can run in parallel. The second phase in the middle cannot, as this is the document tree model rewrite step where things like cross references or table of contents get processed that need access to more than just the current document.

Instructs the parser and/or renderer to process all inputs and outputs in parallel, with the default level of parallelism which corresponds to the number of CPUs.

The recursive structure of document trees will be flattened before parsing and rendering and then get reassembled afterwards, therefore the parallel processing includes all subtrees of the document tree.

The actual transformation is a three phase process, the first (parsing) and third (rendering) can run in parallel. The second phase in the middle cannot, as this is the document tree model rewrite step where things like cross references or table of contents get processed that need access to more than just the current document.

Specifies a custom render function that overrides one or more of the default renderers for the output format this instance uses.

This method expects a function that returns a partial function as the result. The outer function allows to capture the writer instance to write to and will only be invoked once. The partial function will then be invoked for each element it is defined at.

Simple example for customizing the HTML output for emphasized text, adding a specific style class:

Transform from Markdown to HTML rendering { out =>
  { case Emphasized(content) => out << """<em class="big">""" << content << "</em>" }
} fromFile "hello.md" toFile "hello.html"

Turns strict mode on for the target parser, switching off any features not part of the original markup syntax. This includes the registration of directives (custom tags), custom templates with directives, as well as configuration sections at the start of the document.

Technically it removes all ExtensionBundle instances which do not have the useInStrictMode flag set to true.

Renders without any formatting (line breaks or indentation). Useful when storing the output in a database for example.

Returns a new instance with the specified extension bundles installed. Features in the new bundles may override features in already installed bundles.

Bundles are usually provided by libraries (by Laika itself or a 3rd-party extension library) or as re-usable building blocks by application code.

Specifies a rewrite rule to be applied to the document tree model between the parse and render operations. This is identical to calling Document.rewrite directly, but if there is no need to otherwise access the document instance and just chain parse and render operations this hook is more convenient.

The rule is a partial function that takes an Element and returns an Option[Element].

If the function is not defined for a specific element the old element remains in the tree unchanged. If it returns None then the node gets removed from the tree, if it returns an element it will replace the old one. Of course the function may also return the old element.

The rewriting is performed in a way that only branches of the tree that contain new or removed elements will be replaced. It is processed bottom-up, therefore any element container passed to the rule only contains children which have already been processed.

In case multiple rewrite rules need to be applied it may be more efficient to first combine them with orElse.

Specifies the minimum required level for a system message to get included into the output by this renderer.

Enables all extensions that process raw content embedded into the host markup language. These are disabled by default as Laika is designed to render to multiple output formats from a single input document. With raw content embedded the markup document is tied to a specific output format.

Technically it activates all ExtensionBundle instances which have the acceptRawContent flag set to true.