CommonJS Markdown Extension Helper

README.md

CommonJS Markdown Extension Helper

extension helper for commonjs projects to require markdown files

example.md

title	some information
some title	important

Headline

extensions-helper.js

const fs = require('fs');
const util = require('util');

const fm = require('front-matter');
const sd = require('showdown');

require.extensions['.md'] = (module, filename) => {
  const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
  const result = fm(fileContents);
  const sdConverter = new sd.Converter();
  result.html = sdConverter.makeHtml(result.body);
  Reflect.deleteProperty(result, 'frontmatter');

  module.exports = result;
};

index.js

require('./extensions-helper');

const example = require('./example.md');
console.dir(example);

package.json

{
  "name": "cjs-md-extension",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node ."
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "front-matter": "^3.0.2",
    "showdown": "^1.9.0"
  }
}