Use markdown-toc instead!
(example)
Install the module with npm:
npm i -g marked-toc --save
In any markdown file, add <!-- toc -->
where you want to add the TOC. Then in the command line, run:
toc [filename]
If you add the toc to a README.md
, no need to add [filename]
, just run toc
.
var toc = require('marked-toc');
var file = fs.readFileSync('README.md', 'utf8');
// Generate a TOC
toc(file);
All methods accept an object of options as the last argument.
Type: String
Default: <%= depth %><%= bullet %>[<%= heading %>](#<%= url %>)\n
The Lo-Dash template used to generate the Table of Contents.
Example (this is the default):
var tmpl = '<%= depth %><%= bullet %>[<%= heading %>](#<%= url %>)\n';
toc(file, {template: tmpl});
Type: String|Array
Default: *
The bullet to use for each item in the generated TOC. This is passed as a variable to the <%= bullet %>
template.
If an array, like ['* ', '- ']
, the bullet point strings will be used based on the header depth.
Type: Number
Default: 3
Use headings whose depth is at most maxDepth.
Type: Boolean
Default: False
Include the first h1-level heading in a file. For example, this prevent the first heading in a README from showing up in the TOC.
Type: Array
Default: ['Table of Contents', 'TOC', 'TABLE OF CONTENTS']
Omit entire headings from the TOC if they have these strings.
Type: Array
Default: ['mixin', 'helper', 'filter']
Strip "blacklisted" keywords from the headings.
Example:
toc(file, {clean: ['docs', 'methods']});
converts this:
## docs-foo
Foo
## methods-bar
Bar
to:
* [foo](#docs-foo)
* [bar](#methods-bar)
Type: Boolean
Default: true
An array of strings used the omit
option:
['grunt', 'helper', 'handlebars-helper', 'mixin', 'filter', 'assemble-contrib', 'assemble']
(These strings are used a lot in documentation headings, but (usually) shouldn't show up in the gererated TOC.)
Type: String
Default: -
String of chars that you want to be whitelisted when headings are "slugified" for links, e.g. -_~
.
Example:
// This heading
# Getting Started
// Converts to this link
* [Getting Started](#getting-started)
Most methods expect a string as the first paramter, so unless otherwise noted, assume that each example gets the str
variable from:
var str = fs.readFileSync('README.md', 'utf8')
Generates a Table of Contents from a string.
// Generate a TOC
var table = toc(str);
fs.writeFileSync('toc.md', table);
Inject a TOC at the insertion point in a string, <!-- toc -->
.
Params:
str
: the contentoptions
: object of options
toc.insert(str, options);
- Read a file and inject a TOC at the specified insertion point,
<!-- toc -->
, - Write the file to the specified
dest
, (or re-write back to the source file if nodest
is passed)
toc.add(src, dest, options)
Example:
toc.add('path/to/source.md', 'path/to/dest.md');
Source only:
toc.add('README.md');
Output a "raw" (JSON) Table of Contents object, for customization and usage in templates
toc.raw(str, options);
Returns an object (JSON) with two properties, data
and toc
:
data
: array of headings and associated properties used to construct a TOC. TIP: this can be extended with properties, such as src path etc.toc
: the actual Table of Contents result, as a string
Example:
{
// Array of
"data": [
{
"depth": "",
"bullet": "* ",
"heading": "Getting Started",
"url": "getting-started"
},
{
"depth": "",
"bullet": "* ",
"heading": "Usage",
"url": "usage"
}
],
// String. the actual TOC
"toc": "* [Getting Started](#getting-started)\n* [Options](#options)\n* [Contributing](#contributing)\n"
}
See an example.
In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint your code using jshint and run tests with mocha -R spec
before making a pull request.
Copyright (c) 2014 Jon Schlinkert, contributors Licensed under the MIT license.