Allowing to compile MarkDown posts from string to string.

getnikola · Jan 8, 2017 · b6617b8 · b6617b8
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diff --git a/nikola/plugins/compile/markdown/__init__.py b/nikola/plugins/compile/markdown/__init__.py
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ def set_site(self, site):
 
         self.config_dependencies.append(str(sorted(site.config.get("MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS"))))
 
+    def compile_to_string(self, content):
+        """Compile the content into HTML."""
+        if markdown is None:
+            req_missing(['markdown'], 'build this site (compile Markdown)')
+        self.extensions += self.site.config.get("MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS")
+        output = markdown(content, self.extensions, output_format="html5")
+        output, _ = self.site.apply_shortcodes(output, filename=source, with_dependencies=True, extra_context=dict(post=post))
+        return output
+
     def compile(self, source, dest, is_two_file=True, post=None, lang=None):
         """Compile the source file into HTML and save as dest."""
         if markdown is None: