markdown-it plugin to highlight code blocks using Prism
const md = require('markdown-it')();
const prism = require('markdown-it-prism');
md.use(prism, options);The plugin will insert the necessary markup into all code blocks. Include one of Prism’s stylesheets in your HTML to get highlighted code.
The options object may contain:
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
plugins |
Array of Prism Plugins to load. The names to use can be found here. Please note that some prism plugins (notably line-numbers) rely on the DOM being present and can thus not be used with this package (see #1). | [] |
init |
A function called after setting up prism. Will receive the prism instance as only argument. Useful for plugins needing further intialisation. | () => {} |
defaultLanguageForUnknown |
The language to use for code blocks that specify a language that Prism does not know. No default will be used if this option is undefined. |
undefined |
defaultLanguageForUnspecified |
The language to use for code block that do not specify a language. No default will be used if this option is undefined. |
undefined |
defaultLanguage |
Shorthand to set both defaultLanguageForUnknown and defaultLanguageForUnspecified to the same value. |
undefined |