github / github/paste-markdown

Pasted tables should use at least 3 hyphens in each column of the header row

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Description

[GitHub's guide for Markdown tables](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/organizing-information-with-tables#creating-a-table) indicates:

> There must be at least three hyphens in each column of the header row.

But this plugin creates tables with two hyphens between each column of the header row. This behavior prevents strict renderers, such as Go's blackfriday, from detecting columns in tables pasted with this plugin:

[/russross/blackfriday](https://github.com/russross/blackfriday) ([block.go#L815](https://github.com/russross/blackfriday/blob/e96880f42b9343aea6cbfd99693adae0e5fe2b2a/block.go#L815))

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the pasted-table output and locating the code that generates the header-row separators. Change the generated separators so every column has at least three hyphens, then verify that the resulting table is recognized by strict Markdown renderers such as blackfriday.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, markdown
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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