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Processes inline markdown formatting by unescaping HTML entities in text. Currently performs basic cleanup while preserving markdown syntax for downstream processing.

Purpose

This function serves as a preprocessing step for text containing inline markdown formatting (bold, italic, code). It handles HTML entity decoding (e.g., &amp; to &, &lt; to <) to ensure proper text representation. The function is designed to be part of a larger markdown processing pipeline where actual markdown-to-format conversion is delegated to export functions (Word/PDF generators). This allows for more flexible and context-appropriate formatting handling based on the output format.

Source Code

def process_inline_markdown(text):
    """Process inline markdown formatting like **bold**, *italic*, `code`"""
    if not text:
        return text
    
    # Convert markdown formatting to structured format
    # For now, we'll keep the markdown and let the export functions handle it
    # This allows for more complex formatting handling in Word/PDF
    
    # Basic cleanup
    import html
    text = html.unescape(text)  # Handle HTML entities
    
    return text

Parameters

Parameter Details

text: A string containing markdown-formatted text with potential HTML entities. Can be None or empty string. Expected to contain inline markdown syntax like **bold**, *italic*, or `code`, though the function currently only processes HTML entities and returns the text unchanged otherwise.

Return Value

Returns the input text with HTML entities unescaped (e.g., '&amp;' becomes '&', '&lt;' becomes '<'). If the input is None or empty, returns the input unchanged. Return type is string or None, matching the input type.

Dependencies

• html

Required Imports

import html

Usage Example

import html

def process_inline_markdown(text):
    if not text:
        return text
    text = html.unescape(text)
    return text

# Example usage
text_with_entities = "This is **bold** text with & symbol and <tag>"
processed = process_inline_markdown(text_with_entities)
print(processed)
# Output: This is **bold** text with & symbol and <tag>

# Handle None input
result = process_inline_markdown(None)
print(result)
# Output: None

# Handle empty string
result = process_inline_markdown("")
print(result)
# Output: (empty string)

Best Practices

• This function currently only performs HTML entity unescaping and does not actually convert markdown syntax to formatted text
• The function is designed to be part of a pipeline where actual markdown rendering happens in export functions (Word/PDF generators)
• Always check if text is None or empty before processing to avoid errors
• The function preserves markdown syntax intentionally, so downstream processors must handle markdown-to-format conversion
• Consider extending this function if inline markdown processing needs to be centralized rather than delegated to export functions
• The html.unescape() call handles common HTML entities like &amp;, &lt;, &gt;, &quot;, and &#xxx; numeric entities

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