Integration of markdown with redcarpet gem

gopesht · Jul 2, 2014 · f6a9142 · f6a9142 · bear454 · Jul 2, 2014
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diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ gem 'active_model_serializers'
 # Use FontAwesome for splash themes
 gem 'font-awesome-rails'
 
+#Use Redcarpet for Markdown in description
+gem 'redcarpet'
+
 # Use rspec and capybara as testing framework
 group :development, :test do
   gem 'rspec', '>= 3.0.0.beta'

diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ GEM
       loggability (~> 0.6)
       rdoc (~> 4.0)
       yajl-ruby (~> 1.1)
+    redcarpet (3.1.2)
     referer-parser (0.2.1)
     request_store (1.0.6)
     rest-client (1.6.7)
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails (~> 4.1)
   rails-observers
   rdoc-generator-fivefish
+  redcarpet
   rspec (>= 3.0.0.beta)
   rspec-rails (>= 3.0.0.beta)
   rubocop

diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -197,4 +197,14 @@ def brand
     (short_title_brand(@conference) if @conference) ||
     default_brand
   end
+
+  def dat_markdown(text)
+    options = {
+      :autolink => true,
+      :space_after_headers => true,
+      :no_intra_emphasis => true
+    }
+    markdown = Redcarpet::Markdown.new(Redcarpet::Render::HTML, options)
+    markdown.render(text).html_safe
+  end
 end