pseudocode

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pseudocode.js

pseudocode.js is a JavaScript library that typesets pseudocode beautifully to HTML.

Intuitive grammar: Pseudocode.js takes a LaTeX-style input that supports the algorithmic constructs from LaTeX's algorithm packages. With or without LaTeX experience, a user should find the grammar fairly intuitive.
Print quality: The HTML output produced by pseudocode.js is (almost) identical with the pretty algorithms printed on publications that are typeset by LaTeX.
Math formula support: Inserting math formulas in pseudocode.js is as easy as LaTeX. Just enclose math expression in $...$ or $...$.

It supports all modern browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and Edge.

Visit the project website for a demo.

Usage

Quick Start

pseudocode.js can render math formulas using either KaTeX, or MathJax.

Step 1A · For KaTeX users

Include the following in the <head> of your page:

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/KaTeX/0.16.7/katex.min.js"
        integrity="sha512-EKW5YvKU3hpyyOcN6jQnAxO/L8gts+YdYV6Yymtl8pk9YlYFtqJgihORuRoBXK8/cOIlappdU6Ms8KdK6yBCgA=="
        crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
</script>

Step 1B · For MathJax 2.x users

Include the following in the <head> of your page:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS_CHTML"
        integrity="sha256-DViIOMYdwlM/axqoGDPeUyf0urLoHMN4QACBKyB58Uw="
        crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
</script>
<script type="text/x-mathjax-config">
    MathJax.Hub.Config({
        tex2jax: {
            inlineMath: [['$','$'], ['\\(','\\)']],
            displayMath: [['$$','$$'], ['\\[','\\]']],
            processEscapes: true,
            processEnvironments: true,
        }
    });
</script>

Step 1C · For MathJax 3.x users

Include the following in the <head> of your page:

<script>
    MathJax = {
        tex: {
            inlineMath: [['$','$'], ['\\(','\\)']],
            displayMath: [['$$','$$'], ['\\[','\\]']],
            processEscapes: true,
            processEnvironments: true,
        }
    }
</script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/es5/tex-chtml.js"
        integrity="sha256-Cm3tWrvOEzMWWN0jnzQ4Kr0GSSx0txth6MqoES7FX6U="
        crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
</script>

Step 2 · Grab pseudocode.js

Include the following in the <head> of your page:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/pseudocode@latest/build/pseudocode.min.css">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/pseudocode@latest/build/pseudocode.min.js">
</script>

Step 3 · Write your pseudocode inside a `<pre>`

We assume the pseudocode to be rendered is in a <pre> DOM element. Here is an example that illustrates a quicksort algorithm:

<pre id="quicksort" class="pseudocode">
    % This quicksort algorithm is extracted from Chapter 7, Introduction to Algorithms (3rd edition)
    \begin{algorithm}
    \caption{Quicksort}
    \begin{algorithmic}
    \PROCEDURE{Quicksort}{$A, p, r$}
        \IF{$p < r$} 
            \STATE $q = $ \CALL{Partition}{$A, p, r$}
            \STATE \CALL{Quicksort}{$A, p, q - 1$}
            \STATE \CALL{Quicksort}{$A, q + 1, r$}
        \ENDIF
    \ENDPROCEDURE
    \PROCEDURE{Partition}{$A, p, r$}
        \STATE $x = A[r]$
        \STATE $i = p - 1$
        \FOR{$j = p$ \TO $r - 1$}
            \IF{$A[j] < x$}
                \STATE $i = i + 1$
                \STATE exchange
                $A[i]$ with $A[j]$
            \ENDIF
            \STATE exchange $A[i]$ with $A[r]$
        \ENDFOR
    \ENDPROCEDURE
    \end{algorithmic}
    \end{algorithm}
</pre>

Step 4A · Render the element using pseudocode.js

Insert the following Javascript snippet at the end of your document:

<script>
    pseudocode.renderElement(document.getElementById("quicksort"));
</script>

Step 4B · Render all elements of the class using pseudocode.js

Insert the following Javascript snippet at the end of your document:

<script>
    pseudocode.renderClass("pseudocode");
</script>

Grammar

There are several packages for typesetting algorithms in LaTeX, among which algorithmic package is the most simple and intuitive, and is chosen by IEEE in its LaTeX template file. The grammar of pseudocode.js is mostly compatible with algorithmic package with a few improvement to make it even more easier to use.

Commands for typesetting algorithms must be enclosed in an algorithmic environment:

\begin{algorithmic}
# A precondition is optional
\REQUIRE <text>
# A postcondition is optional
\ENSURE <text>
# An input is optional
\INPUT <text>
# An output is optional
\OUTPUT <text>
# The body of your code is a <block>
\STATE ...
\end{algorithmic}

<block> can include zero or more <statement>, <control>, <comment> and <function>:

# A <statement> can be:
\STATE <text>
\RETURN <text>
\PRINT <text>

# A <control> can be:
# A conditional
\IF{<condition>}
    <block>
\ELIF{<condition>}
    <block>
\ELSE
    <block>
\ENDIF
# Or a loop: \WHILE, \FOR or \FORALL
\WHILE{<condition>}
    <block>
\ENDWHILE
# Or a repeat: \REPEAT <block> \UNTIL{<cond>}
\REPEAT
    <block>
\UNTIL{<cond>}

# A <function> can by defined by either \FUNCTION or \PROCEDURE
# Both are exactly the same
\FUNCTION{<name>}{<params>}
    <block> 
\ENDFUNCTION

# A <comment> is:
\COMMENT{<text>}

A <text>, <block>, or <condition> may include the following:

% Normal characters
Hello world
% Escaped characters
\\, \{, \}, \$, \&, \#, \% and \_
% Math formula
$i \gets i + 1$
% Function call
\CALL{<func>}{<args>}
% Keywords
\AND, \OR, \XOR, \NOT, \TO, \DOWNTO, \TRUE, \FALSE, \BREAK, \CONTINUE
% LaTeX's sizing commands
\tiny, \scriptsize, \footnotesize, \small \normalsize, \large, \Large, \LARGE, 
\huge, \HUGE
% LaTeX's font declarations
\rmfamily, \sffamily, \ttfamily
\upshape, \itshape, \slshape, \scshape
\bfseries, \mdseries, \lfseries
% LaTeX's font commands
\textnormal{<text>}, \textrm{<text>}, \textsf{<text>}, \texttt{<text>}
\textup{<text>}, \textit{<text>}, \textsl{<text>}, \textsc{<text>}
\uppercase{<text>}, \lowercase{<text>}
\textbf, \textmd, \textlf
% And it's possible to group text with braces
normal text {\small the size gets smaller} back to normal again

Note Although pseudocode.js recognizes some LaTeX commands, it is by no means a full-featured LaTeX implementation in JavaScript. It only support a subset of LaTeX commands that are most relevant to typesetting algorithms.

To display the caption of an algorithm, use algorithm environment as a 'float' wrapper :

\begin{algorithm}
\caption{The caption of your algorithm}
\begin{algorithmic}
\STATE ...
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}

Options

Global Options

pseudocode.renderElement can accept an option object as the last argument, such as

pseudocode.renderElement(document.getElementById("quicksort"),
                         { lineNumber: true });

The following options are currently supported:

indentSize: The indent size of inside a control block, e.g. if, for, etc. The unit must be in 'em'.
commentDelimiter: The delimiters used to start and end a comment region. Note that only line comments are supported.
lineNumber: Whether line numbering is enabled.
lineNumberPunc: The punctuation that follows line number.
noEnd: Whether block ending, like end if, end procedure`, etc., are showned.
captionCount: Reset the caption counter to this number.

The default values of these options are:

var DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
    indentSize: '1.2em',
    commentDelimiter: '//',
    lineNumber: false,
    lineNumberPunc: ':',
    noEnd: false,
    captionCount: undefined
};

Per-Element Options

The above-mentioned global options may be overridden on a per-element basis using HTML data-* attributes on the <pre> DOM element.

The following example demonstrates how to enable line numbers and change title prefix:

<pre id="quicksort" class="pseudocode"
     data-line-number=true data-title-prefix="Algo">
   ...
</pre>

Build and Test

pseudocode.js is written in JavaScript and built with Node.js. So, make sure you have Node.js installed before building pseudocode.js.

To compile the project on Ubuntu Linux, run the following commands in terminal:

cd pseudocode.js/
npm install
make

Then, open one of the sample documents:

build/katex-samples.html, or
build/mathjax-v2-samples.html, or
build/mathjax-v3-samples.html in your favorite browser to check if the algorithms are typeset correctly.

Author

pseudocode.js was originally written by Tate Tian (@tatetian). Together with @ZJUGuoShuai, I (@SaswatPadhi) added the MathJax support, and I am the current maintainer of this project. Suggestions, bug reports and pull requests are most welcome.

Acknowledgement

pseudocode.js is partially inspired by KaTeX. Thanks Emily Eisenberg(@xymostech) and other contributors for building such a wonderful project.

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Usage

Quick Start

Step 1A · For KaTeX users

Step 1B · For MathJax 2.x users

Step 1C · For MathJax 3.x users

Step 2 · Grab pseudocode.js

Step 3 · Write your pseudocode inside a <pre>

Step 4A · Render the element using pseudocode.js

Step 4B · Render all elements of the class using pseudocode.js

Grammar

Options

Global Options

Per-Element Options

Build and Test

Author

Acknowledgement

Step 3 · Write your pseudocode inside a `<pre>`