markdown-it/lib/rules_core/replacements.js

// Simple typographyc replacements
//
// (c) (C) → ©
// (tm) (TM) → ™
// (r) (R) → ®
// +- → ±
// (p) (P) -> §
// ... → … (also ?.... → ?.., !.... → !..)
// ???????? → ???, !!!!! → !!!, `,,` → `,`
// -- → –, --- → —
//
'use strict';

// TODO:
// - fractionals 1/2, 1/4, 3/4 -> ½, ¼, ¾
// - miltiplication 2 x 4 -> 2 × 4

var RARE_RE = /\+-|\.\.|\?\?\?\?|!!!!|,,|--/;

// Workaround for phantomjs - need regex without /g flag,
// or root check will fail every second time
var SCOPED_ABBR_TEST_RE = /\((c|tm|r|p)\)/i;

var SCOPED_ABBR_RE = /\((c|tm|r|p)\)/ig;
var SCOPED_ABBR = {
  'c': '©',
  'r': '®',
  'p': '§',
  'tm': '™'
};

function replaceFn(match, name) {
  return SCOPED_ABBR[name.toLowerCase()];
}

function replace_scoped(inlineTokens) {
  var i, token;

  for (i = inlineTokens.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    token = inlineTokens[i];
    if (token.type === 'text') {
      token.content = token.content.replace(SCOPED_ABBR_RE, replaceFn);
    }
  }
}

function replace_rare(inlineTokens) {
  var i, token;

  for (i = inlineTokens.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    token = inlineTokens[i];
    if (token.type === 'text') {
      if (RARE_RE.test(token.content)) {
        token.content = token.content
                    .replace(/\+-/g, '±')
                    // .., ..., ....... -> …
                    // but ?..... & !..... -> ?.. & !..
                    .replace(/\.{2,}/g, '…').replace(/([?!])…/g, '$1..')
                    .replace(/([?!]){4,}/g, '$1$1$1').replace(/,{2,}/g, ',')
                    // em-dash
                    .replace(/(^|[^-])---([^-]|$)/mg, '$1\u2014$2')
                    // en-dash
                    .replace(/(^|\s)--(\s|$)/mg, '$1\u2013$2')
                    .replace(/(^|[^-\s])--([^-\s]|$)/mg, '$1\u2013$2');
      }
    }
  }
}


module.exports = function replace(state) {
  var blkIdx;

  if (!state.md.options.typographer) { return; }

  for (blkIdx = state.tokens.length - 1; blkIdx >= 0; blkIdx--) {

    if (state.tokens[blkIdx].type !== 'inline') { continue; }

    if (SCOPED_ABBR_TEST_RE.test(state.tokens[blkIdx].content)) {
      replace_scoped(state.tokens[blkIdx].children);
    }

    if (RARE_RE.test(state.tokens[blkIdx].content)) {
      replace_rare(state.tokens[blkIdx].children);
    }

  }
};