This hook uses markdown-it directly to render markdown.
The reason to use markdown-it directly is that the MarkdownRenderer is
overridden by theia with a monaco version. This monaco version strips all html
tags from the markdown with empty content. This leads to unexpected behavior when
rendering markdown with html tags.
Moreover, we want to intercept link clicks to use the Theia OpenerService instead of the default browser behavior.
Parameters
markdown: string | MarkdownString
the string to render as markdown
openerService: OpenerService
the service to handle link opening
skipSurroundingParagraph: boolean = false
whether to remove a surrounding paragraph element (default: false)
Returns MutableRefObject<null | HTMLDivElement>
the ref to use in an element to render the markdown
This hook uses markdown-it directly to render markdown. The reason to use markdown-it directly is that the MarkdownRenderer is overridden by theia with a monaco version. This monaco version strips all html tags from the markdown with empty content. This leads to unexpected behavior when rendering markdown with html tags.
Moreover, we want to intercept link clicks to use the Theia OpenerService instead of the default browser behavior.