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src/snek/app.py

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import pathlib
 
 from aiohttp import web
 from app.app import Application as BaseApplication
+from snek.docs.app import Application as DocsApplication
 from app.cache import time_cache_async
-from jinja_markdown2 import MarkdownExtension
 from snek.mapper import get_mappers
 from snek.service import get_services
 from snek.system import http
+from snek.system.markdown import MarkdownExtension
 from snek.system.middleware import cors_middleware
 from snek.view.about import AboutHTMLView, AboutMDView
 from snek.view.docs import DocsHTMLView, DocsMDView
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ class Application(BaseApplication):
         self.router.add_get("/http-get", self.handle_http_get)
         self.router.add_get("/http-photo", self.handle_http_photo)
 
+        self.add_subapp("/docs", DocsApplication(path=pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("docs")))
+
     async def handle_test(self, request):
 
         return await self.render_template(

src/snek/system/markdown.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 # Original source: https://brandonjay.dev/posts/2021/render-markdown-html-in-python-with-jinja2
 
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 from mistune import escape
 from mistune import Markdown
 from mistune import HTMLRenderer
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ import functools
 from app.cache import time_cache_async
 
 class MarkdownRenderer(HTMLRenderer):
+
+    _allow_harmful_protocols = True
     def __init__(self, app, template):
          self.template = template
          
@@ -45,4 +48,29 @@ def render_markdown_sync(app, markdown_string):
 
 @time_cache_async(120)
 async def render_markdown(app, markdown_string):
-     return render_markdown_sync(app,markdown_string)
+     return render_markdown_sync(app,markdown_string)
+
+from jinja2 import nodes, TemplateSyntaxError
+from jinja2.ext import Extension
+from jinja2.nodes import Const
+
+# Source: https://ron.sh/how-to-write-a-jinja2-extension/
+class MarkdownExtension(Extension):
+    tags = {'markdown'}
+
+    def __init__(self, environment):
+        self.app = SimpleNamespace(jinja2_env=environment)
+        super(MarkdownExtension, self).__init__(environment)
+
+    def parse(self, parser):
+        line_number = next(parser.stream).lineno
+        md_file = [Const('')]
+        body = ''
+        try:
+            md_file = [parser.parse_expression()]
+        except TemplateSyntaxError:
+            body = parser.parse_statements(['name:endmarkdown'], drop_needle=True)
+        return nodes.CallBlock(self.call_method('_to_html', md_file), [], [], body).set_lineno(line_number)
+
+    def _to_html(self, md_file, caller):
+        return render_markdown_sync(self.app,caller())

src/snek/templates/index.html

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <fancy-button url="/register.html" text="Register"></fancy-button>
     <a href="/about.html">Design choices</a>
     <a href="/web.html">App preview</a>
-    <a href="/docs.html">API docs</a>
+    <a href="/docs/docs/">API docs</a>
   </div>
 </body>
 </html>