# mdast-util-from-markdown

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**[mdast][]** utility to parse markdown.

## Install

[npm][]:

```sh
npm install mdast-util-from-markdown
```

## Use

Say we have the following markdown file, `example.md`:

```markdown
## Hello, *World*!
```

And our script, `example.js`, looks as follows:

```js
var fs = require('fs')
var fromMarkdown = require('mdast-util-from-markdown')

var doc = fs.readFileSync('example.md')

var tree = fromMarkdown(doc)

console.log(tree)
```

Now, running `node example` yields (positional info removed for brevity):

```js
{
  type: 'root',
  children: [
    {
      type: 'heading',
      depth: 2,
      children: [
        {type: 'text', value: 'Hello, '},
        {
          type: 'emphasis',
          children: [{type: 'text', value: 'World'}]
        },
        {type: 'text', value: '!'}
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## API

### `fromMarkdown(doc[, encoding][, options])`

Parse markdown to a **[mdast][]** tree.

##### Parameters

###### `doc`

Value to parse (`string` or [`Buffer`][buffer]).

###### `encoding`

[Character encoding][encoding] to understand `doc` as when it’s a
[`Buffer`][buffer] (`string`, default: `'utf8'`).

###### `options.extensions`

Array of syntax extensions (`Array.<MicromarkSyntaxExtension>`, default: `[]`).
Passed to [`micromark` as `extensions`][micromark-extensions].

###### `options.mdastExtensions`

Array of mdast extensions (`Array.<MdastExtension>`, default: `[]`).

##### Returns

[`Root`][root].

## List of extensions

*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-directive`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-directive)
    — parse directives
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-footnote`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-footnote)
    — parse footnotes
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-frontmatter`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-frontmatter)
    — parse frontmatter (YAML, TOML, more)
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm)
    — parse GFM
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-autolink-literal`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-autolink-literal)
    — parse GFM autolink literals
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-strikethrough`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-strikethrough)
    — parse GFM strikethrough
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-table`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-table)
    — parse GFM tables
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-task-list-item`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-gfm-task-list-item)
    — parse GFM task list items
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-math`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-math)
    — parse math
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx)
    — parse MDX or MDX.js
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx-expression`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx-expression)
    — parse MDX or MDX.js expressions
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx-jsx`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx-jsx)
    — parse MDX or MDX.js JSX
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdxjs-esm`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdxjs-esm)
    — parse MDX.js ESM

## Security

As Markdown is sometimes used for HTML, and improper use of HTML can open you up
to a [cross-site scripting (XSS)][xss] attack, use of `mdast-util-from-markdown`
can also be unsafe.
When going to HTML, use this utility in combination with
[`hast-util-sanitize`][sanitize] to make the tree safe.

## Related

*   [`micromark/micromark`](https://github.com/micromark/micromark)
    — the smallest commonmark-compliant markdown parser that exists
*   [`remarkjs/remark`](https://github.com/remarkjs/remark)
    — markdown processor powered by plugins
*   [`syntax-tree/mdast-util-to-markdown`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-to-markdown)
    — serialize mdast to markdown

## Contribute

See [`contributing.md` in `syntax-tree/.github`][contributing] for ways to get
started.
See [`support.md`][support] for ways to get help.

This project has a [code of conduct][coc].
By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to
abide by its terms.

## License

[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]

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