Create a Markdown Editor in Ruby on Rails
6 days ago
- #Ruby on Rails
- #Web Development
- #Markdown
- Markdown is widely used for plain-text files on the web, including README files, posts on Stack Overflow and Reddit, and technical documentation.
- Rails 8.1 introduces Markdown as a content type and includes a new rich text editor with Markdown support.
- Different Markdown flavors exist, with GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) being one of the most popular, based on CommonMark.
- Markdown's appeal lies in its balance between structure and readability, making it easy to convert to HTML.
- Building a Markdown editor in Rails involves user input handling, a gem for Markdown-to-HTML conversion, and JavaScript for live previews.
- Turbo Streams and StimulusJS can be used to create a live preview feature in the editor.
- The TailwindCSS typography plugin can enhance the appearance of rendered Markdown content.
- Advanced features like image uploads via paste can be implemented using Rails Direct Uploads and ActiveStorage.
- Commonmarker is recommended for converting GFM to HTML in Ruby applications.