Mini-Renderer

A lightweight TypeScript package for rendering markdown with code highlighting, LaTeX math, and theme support.

Features

• Markdown rendering with code syntax highlighting
• LaTeX math support (inline and display mode)
• Light/Dark theme switching
• Code block copy buttons
• Proper escaping for code blocks and LaTeX content
• Nested markdown rendering in code blocks
• Customizable styling and themes
• TypeScript support with full type definitions

Installation

npm install mini-renderer

Usage

Basic Usage

import { MiniRenderer, StyleManager } from 'mini-renderer';

// Initialize renderer and style manager
const renderer = new MiniRenderer();
const styleManager = new StyleManager();

// Inject required styles
styleManager.injectStyles();

// Render content
const content = `
# Example
Here's some code:
\`\`\`typescript
const x = "Hello World";
console.log(x);
\`\`\`

And some math: $E = mc^2$

Matrix:
$$
\\begin{bmatrix}
1 & 2 \\\\
3 & 4
\\end{bmatrix}
$$
`;

const output = renderer.render(content);
document.getElementById('output').innerHTML = output;

Theme Support

// Switch to dark theme
styleManager.setTheme('dark');

// Theme toggle example
function toggleTheme() {
    const currentTheme = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme');
    const newTheme = currentTheme === 'light' ? 'dark' : 'light';
    styleManager.setTheme(newTheme);
}

Markdown Features

• Standard markdown syntax (headings, lists, links, etc.)
• Code blocks with language-specific syntax highlighting
• Inline code with backticks
• Tables and blockquotes
• Nested markdown rendering in code blocks

LaTeX Support

• Inline math with single dollar signs: $E = mc^2$
• Display math with double dollar signs or [...]
• Matrix environments with proper row delimiter handling
• Common math symbols and environments
• Configurable MathJax settings

Code Block Features

• Syntax highlighting for multiple languages
• Automatic language detection
• Copy to clipboard functionality
• Language label display
• Proper quote and character escaping

Dependencies

• marked: Markdown parsing
• prismjs: Code syntax highlighting
• mathjax: Math equation rendering (peer dependency)

Browser Support

• Chrome (latest)
• Firefox (latest)
• Safari (latest)
• Edge (latest)

License

MIT