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§HTML Generator (html-generator)

A high-performance Rust library that transforms Markdown into semantically rich, accessible HTML with WCAG 2.1 compliance.

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HTML Generator (html-generator)

§Overview

HTML Generator is a high-performance Rust library for transforming Markdown into semantically rich, accessible HTML.

§Key Features

§Markdown Conversion

Core Processing:
- Standard Markdown to HTML transformation
- Configurable parsing with ComrakOptions
- Front matter extraction support
- Basic syntax highlighting via syntect
- Inline HTML preservation

§Accessibility and Semantic Markup

ARIA and Accessibility Features:
- Automated ARIA attribute generation for:
  - Buttons
  - Form elements
  - Navigation structures
  - Interactive components
- WCAG 2.1 validation checks
- Semantic HTML structure preservation
- Automatic role inference for HTML elements

§Performance Optimizations

Efficient Processing:
- O(n) time complexity parsing
- Constant memory overhead for small documents
- Synchronous and asynchronous HTML generation methods
- Minimal runtime overhead
- Optional HTML minification

§Advanced Configuration

Flexible Transformation:
- Language-specific rendering
- Configurable syntax highlighting
- Custom block processing
- Emoji handling (limited)
- SEO metadata generation

§Installation

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
html-generator = "0.0.3"

§Basic Usage

use html_generator::{generate_html, HtmlConfig};
use std::error::Error;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let markdown = "# Welcome\n\nThis is **HTML Generator**!";
    let config = HtmlConfig::default();
    let html = generate_html(markdown, &config)?;
    println!("{}", html);
    Ok(())
}

§Advanced Usage Configuration

use html_generator::HtmlConfig;
use html_generator::error::HtmlError;

fn main() -> Result<(), HtmlError> {
    let config = HtmlConfig::builder()
        .with_language("en-GB")
        .with_syntax_highlighting(true, Some("monokai".to_string()))
        .build()?;

    println!("Built config: {:?}", config);
    Ok(())
}

§Processing Methods

§Synchronous Processing

use html_generator::{generate_html, HtmlConfig};
use std::error::Error;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let markdown = "# Hello from synchronous processing";
    let config = HtmlConfig::default();
    let html = generate_html(markdown, &config)?;
    println!("{}", html);
    Ok(())
}

§Asynchronous Processing

    let markdown = "# Async Processing\n\nThis is **HTML Generator**!";
    let html = async_generate_html(markdown).await?;
    println!("{}", html);
    Ok(())

§Error Handling

use html_generator::{generate_html, HtmlConfig};
use html_generator::error::HtmlError;

fn handle_conversion_error(markdown: &str) -> Result<(), HtmlError> {
    let config = HtmlConfig::default();
    match generate_html(markdown, &config) {
        Ok(html) => println!("Conversion successful: {}", html),
        Err(HtmlError::InvalidInput(msg)) => {
            eprintln!("Invalid input: {}", msg);
        },
        Err(HtmlError::InputTooLarge(size)) => {
            eprintln!("Input too large: {} bytes", size);
        },
        Err(e) => eprintln!("Unexpected error: {}", e),
    }
    Ok(())
}

§Examples

HTML Generator provides many advanced capabilities for accessibility, ARIA attributes, and custom Markdown styling. Below is a summary of what you can explore. For more detailed code, see the src/examples/ directory in this repository.

§ARIA Elements & Accessibility

Add ARIA attributes to common HTML elements (buttons, forms, tables, and more) to ensure accessibility compliance. The library automatically infers roles and labels for screen readers.

Example Snippet (from aria_elements_example.rs):

use html_generator::accessibility::add_aria_attributes;
use html_generator::error::HtmlError;

fn main() -> Result<(), HtmlError> {
    // Basic HTML snippet for a button
    let html_button = "<button>Click me</button>";

    // Enhance with ARIA attributes
    let enhanced_button =
        add_aria_attributes(html_button, None).map_err(|e| {
            // Convert from an accessibility::Error to an HtmlError
            HtmlError::InvalidInput(e.to_string())
        })?;
    println!("Original:  {}", html_button);
    println!("Enhanced:  {}", enhanced_button);

    Ok(())
}

Run the full ARIA demo:

cargo run --example aria

This will print out multiple examples showcasing enhancements for buttons, forms, navigation elements, tables, live regions, and nested components.

§Custom Markdown Styling

Demonstrate transforming extended Markdown features such as:

Custom blocks (e.g., :::note, :::warning)
Inline .class="..." directives for images or elements
Syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks
Blockquotes with optional citation

…and much more.

Example Snippet (from style_example.rs):

use html_generator::error::HtmlError;
use html_generator::generator::markdown_to_html_with_extensions;

fn main() -> Result<(), HtmlError> {
    let markdown = r":::note
Custom note block with a specific style
:::";

    match markdown_to_html_with_extensions(markdown) {
        Ok(html) => println!("Converted:\n{}", html),
        Err(e) => println!("Error: {}", e),
    }
    Ok(())
}

Run the full style demo:

cargo run --example style

This will print out multiple styled examples (custom blocks, images, tables, bullet lists, code blocks, etc.) and show how they render as HTML.

§Bringing It All Together

If you’d like to combine accessibility features and custom Markdown styling, you can configure your HtmlConfig to enable:

Syntax highlighting
ARIA attribute generation
Custom block parsing
Emoji support

…thereby providing a powerful, end-to-end Markdown-to-HTML transformation pipeline suitable for high-performance, semantically rich, and user-friendly content.

§Performance Characteristics

Document Scale	Processing Time	Memory Utilization
Small (<1KB)	~0.1ms	Constant O(1)
Medium (10KB)	~1ms	Linear O(n)
Large (100KB)	~10ms	Linear O(n)

§Platform Support

Platform	Status	Rust Version	Notes
Linux	✅ Fully	1.56+	Comprehensive support
macOS	✅ Fully	1.56+	Native performance
Windows	✅ Fully	1.56+	Complete compatibility
WebAssembly	⚠️ Partial	1.56+	Limited feature support

§Continuous Integration

We use GitHub Actions for comprehensive testing:

Cross-platform compatibility checks
Extensive test coverage

View CI Workflow

§Conversion Error Handling

fn handle_conversion_error(markdown: &str) -> Result<(), HtmlError> {
    // We'll define a config for this snippet:
    let config = HtmlConfig::default();
    match generate_html(markdown, &config) {
        Ok(html) => println!("Conversion successful"),
        Err(HtmlError::InvalidInput(msg)) => {
            eprintln!("Invalid input: {}", msg);
        },
        Err(HtmlError::InputTooLarge(size)) => {
            eprintln!("Input too large: {} bytes", size);
        },
        Err(HtmlError::Io(io_error)) => {
            eprintln!("I/O error occurred: {}", io_error);
        },
        // If your crate doesn't actually have a `Markdown` variant, remove this block
        // Err(HtmlError::Markdown(markdown_error)) => {
        //     eprintln!("Markdown processing error: {}", markdown_error);
        // },
        Err(e) => eprintln!("Unexpected error: {}", e),
    }
    Ok(())
}

§Running Examples

# Basic example
cargo run --example basic

# Accessibility demo
cargo run --example aria

# Performance benchmark
cargo run --example performance

§Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details on:

Reporting issues
Suggesting features
Submitting pull requests

§Licensing

Dual-licensed: Apache 2.0 & MIT

§Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the Rust community and open-source contributors.

Re-exports§

pub use crate::error::HtmlError;
pub use accessibility::add_aria_attributes;
pub use accessibility::validate_wcag;
pub use emojis::load_emoji_sequences;
pub use generator::generate_html;
pub use performance::async_generate_html;
pub use performance::minify_html;
pub use seo::generate_meta_tags;
pub use seo::generate_structured_data;
pub use utils::extract_front_matter;
pub use utils::format_header_with_id_class;

Modules§

accessibility
Accessibility-related functionality for HTML processing.
constants
Common constants used throughout the library.
emojis
Emoji Sequences Loader
error
Error types for HTML generation and processing.
generator
HTML generation module for converting Markdown to HTML.
performance
Performance optimization functionality for HTML processing.
seo
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) functionality for HTML processing.
utils
Utility functions for HTML and Markdown processing.

Structs§

HtmlConfig
Configuration options for HTML generation.
HtmlConfigBuilder
Builder for constructing HtmlConfig instances.
MarkdownConfig
Configuration options for Markdown to HTML conversion.

Enums§

ConfigError
Errors that can occur during configuration.
OutputDestination
Output destination for HTML generation.

Functions§

markdown_file_to_html
Converts a Markdown file to HTML.
markdown_to_html
Converts Markdown content to HTML.
validate_language_code
Validates that a language code matches the BCP 47 format (e.g., “en-GB”).

Type Aliases§

Result
Result type alias for library operations

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