oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/prettier-plugin-asciidoc
A [*] checkbox the reader refuses loses the checklist reading and moves a bold run
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Description
What happens
* [*] a
+
para
*b
c* d
Both programs render <p>✓ a <br> para <strong>b c</strong> d</p>. The formatter writes * [*]\na\n +\npara *b c* d\n, which both programs render <p>[<strong>] a <br> para *b c</strong> d</p>: the checklist reading is gone and the bold run has moved.
A second face of the same cluster: * [*] a\n +\n// c\n *b\n c* d\n formats to * [*] a +\n// c\n*b c* d\n; the item stays a checklist, but the literal + becomes a <br> (#304's common-indent mechanism reappearing because the refused prefix leaves four extra columns inside the text).
Mechanism
stripCheckboxPrefix (src/parse/build/list.ts) refuses the prefix when the leading text node does not carry all four characters, which happens to [*] whenever the item's text holds a later * for the checked marker's own * to pair with. The comment at the refusal calls this "a divergence in the one direction that cannot corrupt text"; these documents are counterexamples under both programs.
How it was found
The #314 population (a checklist first-line dimension of the reflow-line sweep, 16,723 added documents): one cluster of three documents, indented-two-line/fidelity, tagged with this issue.
Related
#314, #304, #316, #140.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in src/parse/build/list.ts at stripCheckboxPrefix and reproduce the three documents in the #314 population, especially indented-two-line/fidelity. Compare the formatter output with the two reference renderings, then add coverage showing that the checklist reading, bold span, and literal + remain unchanged.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100