playframework / playframework/play-doc

Replace pegdown with a maintained library

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Scala
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Description

Pegdown is not being maintained anymore and has reached EOL:

https://github.com/sirthias/pegdown/#-deprecation-note-

The suggested alternative is flexmark-java which has a documented migration path.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Review the existing pegdown integration in the documentation rendering support and consult the flexmark-java migration helper linked in the issue. Done means pegdown is replaced with flexmark-java while the documented rendering behavior remains supported.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, scala
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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