This is the documentation for the unsupported version 2.0. Please consider upgrading your code to the latest stable version

Minimum PHP Version

The minimum supported PHP version was increased from 7.1 to 7.4.

CommonMarkConverter and GithubFlavoredMarkdownConverter constructors

The constructor methods for both CommonMarkConverter and GithubFlavoredMarkdownConverter no longer accept passing in a customized Environment. If you want to customize the extensions used in your converter you should switch to using MarkdownConverter. See the Basic Usage documentation for an example.

-use League\CommonMark\CommonMarkConverter;
 use League\CommonMark\Environment\Environment;
 use League\CommonMark\Extension\CommonMark\CommonMarkCoreExtension;
 use League\CommonMark\Extension\Table\TableExtension;
+use League\CommonMark\MarkdownConverter;
 
 $config = [
     'html_input' => 'escape',
     'allow_unsafe_links' => false,
     'max_nesting_level' => 100,
 ];
 
-$environment = new Environment();
+$environment = new Environment($config);
 $environment->addExtension(new CommonMarkCoreExtension());
 $environment->addExtension(new TableExtension());
 
-$converter = new CommonMarkConverter($config, $environment); // or GithubFlavoredMarkdownConverter
+$converter = new MarkdownConverter($environment);
 
 echo $converter->convertToHtml('Hello World!');

CommonMarkConverter Return Type

In 1.x, calling convertToHtml() would return a string. In 2.x this changed to return a RenderedContentInterface. To get the resulting HTML, either cast the return value to a string or call ->getContent(). (This new interface extends from Stringable so you can type hint against that instead, if needed.)

 use League\CommonMark\CommonMarkConverter;

 $converter = new CommonMarkConverter();
-echo $converter->convertToHtml('# Hello World!');
+echo $converter->convertToHtml('# Hello World!')->getContent();
+// or
+echo (string) $converter->convertToHtml('# Hello World!');

HTML Changes

Table of Contents items are no longer wrapped with <p> tags:

 <ul class="table-of-contents">
     <li>
-        <p><a href="#level-2-heading">Level 2 Heading</a></p>
+        <a href="#level-2-heading">Level 2 Heading</a>
     </li>
     <li>
-        <p><a href="#level-4-heading">Level 4 Heading</a></p>
+        <a href="#level-4-heading">Level 4 Heading</a>
     </li>
     <li>
-        <p><a href="#level-3-heading">Level 3 Heading</a></p>
+        <a href="#level-3-heading">Level 3 Heading</a>
     </li>
 </ul>

See #613 for details.

Additionally, the HTML (including URL fragments) for Heading Permalinks have changed:

-<h1><a id="user-content-hello-world" href="#hello-world" name="hello-world" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink">¶</a>Hello World!</h1>
+<h1><a id="content-hello-world" href="#content-hello-world" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink">¶</a>Hello World!</h1>

Note that the href now targets the id attribute instead of the name, which is deprecated in HTML 5. Additionally, the default prefix has changed to content. See the Heading Permalink extension documentation for more details on how to configure the prefixes.

Configuration Option Changes

Several configuration options now have new names:

Old Key/Path New Key/Path Notes
enable_em commonmark/enable_em  
enable_strong commonmark/enable_strong  
use_asterisk commonmark/use_asterisk  
use_underscore commonmark/use_underscore  
unordered_list_markers commonmark/unordered_list_markers Empty arrays no longer allowed
heading_permalink/id_prefix (unchanged) Default is now content
heading_permalink/inner_contents heading_permalink/symbol  
heading_permalink/slug_normalizer slug_normalizer/instance  
max_nesting_level (unchanged) Only integer values are supported
mentions/*/symbol mentions/*/prefix  
mentions/*/regex mentions/*/pattern Cannot contain start/end / delimiters

Method Return Types

Return types have been added to virtually all class and interface methods. If you implement or extend anything from this library, ensure you also have the proper return types added.

Configuration Classes Relocated

The following classes have been moved to the league/config package:

Old Class Namespace/Name (1.x) Moved To
League\CommonMark\Util\ConfigurationAwareInterface League\Config\ConfigurationAwareInterface
League\CommonMark\Util\ConfigurationInterface League\Config\ConfigurationInterface
League\CommonMark\Util\Configuration League\Config\Configuration

Classes/Namespaces Renamed

Many classes now live in different namespaces, and some have also been renamed. Here’s a quick guide showing their new locations:

(Note that the base namespace of League\CommonMark has been omitted from this table for brevity.)

Old Class Namespace/Name (1.x) New Class Namespace/Name (2.0)
ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface Environment\ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface
EnvironmentAwareInterface Environment\EnvironmentAwareInterface
Environment Environment\Environment
EnvironmentInterface Environment\EnvironmentInterface
Extension\CommonMarkCoreExtension Extension\CommonMark\CommonMarkCoreExtension
Delimiter\Processor\EmphasisDelimiterProcessor Extension\CommonMark\Delimiter\Processor\EmphasisDelimiterProcessor
Block\Element\BlockQuote Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\BlockQuote
Block\Element\FencedCode Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\FencedCode
Block\Element\Heading Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\Heading
Block\Element\HtmlBlock Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\HtmlBlock
Block\Element\IndentedCode Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\IndentedCode
Block\Element\ListBlock Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\ListBlock
Block\Element\ListData Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\ListData
Block\Element\ListItem Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\ListItem
Block\Element\ThematicBreak Extension\CommonMark\Node\Block\ThematicBreak
Inline\Element\AbstractWebResource Extension\CommonMark\Node\Inline\AbstractWebResource
Inline\Element\Code Extension\CommonMark\Node\Inline\Code
Inline\Element\Emphasis Extension\CommonMark\Node\Inline\Emphasis
Inline\Element\HtmlInline Extension\CommonMark\Node\Inline\HtmlInline
Inline\Element\Image Extension\CommonMark\Node\Inline\Image
Inline\Element\Link Extension\CommonMark\Node\Inline\Link
Inline\Element\Strong Extension\CommonMark\Node\Inline\Strong
Block\Parser\BlockQuoteParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Block\BlockQuoteParser
Block\Parser\FencedCodeParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Block\FencedCodeParser
Block\Parser\ATXHeadingParser and Block\Parser\SetExtHeadingParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Block\HeadingParser
Block\Parser\HtmlBlockParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Block\HtmlBlockParser
Block\Parser\IndentedCodeParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Block\IndentedCodeParser
Block\Parser\ListParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Block\ListParser
Block\Parser\ThematicBreakParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Block\ThematicBreakParser
Inline\Parser\AutolinkParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\AutolinkParser
Inline\Parser\BacktickParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\BacktickParser
Inline\Parser\BangParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\BangParser
Inline\Parser\CloseBracketParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\CloseBracketParser
Inline\Parser\EntityParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\EntityParser
Inline\Parser\EscapableParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\EscapableParser
Inline\Parser\HtmlInlineParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\HtmlInlineParser
Inline\Parser\OpenBracketParser Extension\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\OpenBracketParser
Block\Renderer\BlockQuoteRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Block\BlockQuoteRenderer
Block\Renderer\FencedCodeRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Block\FencedCodeRenderer
Block\Renderer\HeadingRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Block\HeadingRenderer
Block\Renderer\HtmlBlockRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Block\HtmlBlockRenderer
Block\Renderer\IndentedCodeRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Block\IndentedCodeRenderer
Block\Renderer\ListBlockRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Block\ListBlockRenderer
Block\Renderer\ListItemRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Block\ListItemRenderer
Block\Renderer\ThematicBreakRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Block\ThematicBreakRenderer
Inline\Renderer\CodeRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Inline\CodeRenderer
Inline\Renderer\EmphasisRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Inline\EmphasisRenderer
Inline\Renderer\HtmlInlineRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Inline\HtmlInlineRenderer
Inline\Renderer\ImageRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Inline\ImageRenderer
Inline\Renderer\LinkRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Inline\LinkRenderer
Inline\Renderer\StrongRenderer Extension\CommonMark\Renderer\Inline\StrongRenderer
Extension\SmartPunct\PunctuationParser Extension\SmartPunct\DashParser and Extension\SmartPunct\EllipsesParser
Extension\TableOfContents\TableOfContents Extension\TableOfContents\Node\TableOfContents
Block\Element\AbstractBlock Node\Block\AbstractBlock
Block\Element\Document Node\Block\Document
Block\Element\InlineContainerInterface Node\Block\InlineContainerInterface
Block\Element\Paragraph Node\Block\Paragraph
Block\Element\StringContainerInterface Node\StringContainerInterface
Inline\Element\AbstractInline Node\Inline\AbstractInline
Inline\Element\AbstractStringContainer Node\Inline\AbstractStringContainer
Inline\AdjacentTextMerger Node\Inline\AdjacentTextMerger
Inline\Element\Newline Node\Inline\Newline
Inline\Element\Text Node\Inline\Text
Block\Parser\BlockParserInterface Parser\Block\BlockContinueParserInterface and Parser\Block\BlockStartParserInterface
Block\Parser\LazyParagraphParser Parser\Block\ParagraphParser
Cursor Parser\Cursor
DocParser Parser\MarkdownParser
DocParserInterface Parser\MarkdownParserInterface
Inline\Parser\InlineParserInterface Parser\Inline\InlineParserInterface
Inline\Parser\NewlineParser Parser\Inline\NewlineParser
InlineParserContext Parser\InlineParserContext
InlineParserEngine Parser\InlineParserEngine
Block\Renderer\DocumentRenderer Renderer\Block\DocumentRenderer
Block\Renderer\ParagraphRenderer Renderer\Block\ParagraphRenderer
ElementRendererInterface Renderer\ChildNodeRendererInterface
HtmlRenderer Renderer\HtmlRenderer
Inline\Renderer\NewlineRenderer Renderer\Inline\NewlineRenderer
Inline\Renderer\TextRenderer Renderer\Inline\TextRenderer
Block\Renderer\BlockRendererInterface and Inline\Renderer\InlineRendererInterface Renderer\NodeRendererInterface
HtmlElement Util\HtmlElement

Most of these won’t be relevant unless your integration allows people to add/remove extensions, parsers, etc. and you might reference those classes directly. Otherwise, if you simply expose the basic classes to developers, check out the shorter, partial list in the consumer upgrade guide.

Rendering Changes

This library no longer differentiates between block renderers and inline renderers - everything now uses “node renderers” which allow us to have a unified approach to rendering! As a result, the following changes were made, which you may need to change in your custom extensions:

Old Method/Interface (1.x) New Method/Interface (2.0)
BlockRendererInterface NodeRendererInterface
InlineRendererInterface NodeRendererInterface
EnvironmentInterface::getBlockRenderersForClass() EnvironmentInterface::getRenderersForClass()
EnvironmentInterface::getInlineRenderersForClass() EnvironmentInterface::getRenderersForClass()
ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface::addBlockRenderer() ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface::addRenderer()
ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface::addInlineRenderer() ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface::addRenderer()
ElementRendererInterface::renderBlock() ChildNodeRendererInterface::renderNodes()
ElementRendererInterface::renderBlocks() ChildNodeRendererInterface::renderNodes()
ElementRendererInterface::renderInline() ChildNodeRendererInterface::renderNodes()
ElementRendererInterface::renderInlines() ChildNodeRendererInterface::renderNodes()
HtmlRenderer::renderBlock($document) HtmlRenderer::renderDocument()

Renderers now implement the unified NodeRendererInterface which has a similar (but slightly different) signature from the old BlockRendererInterface and InlineRendererInterface interfaces:

/**
 * @param Node                       $node
 * @param ChildNodeRendererInterface $childRenderer
 *
 * @return HtmlElement|string|null
 */
public function render(Node $node, ChildNodeRendererInterface $childRenderer);

The element being rendered is still passed in the first argument, and the object that helps you render children is still passed in the second argument. Note that blocks are no longer told whether they’re being rendered in a tight list - if you need to know about this, traverse up the $node AST yourself and check any ListBlock ancestor for tightness.

Removed Classes

The following classes have been removed:

Class name in 1.x Replacement / Notes
AbstractStringContainerBlock Use extends AbstractBlock implements StringContainerInterface instead. Note the new method names.
Context Use MarkdownParserState instead (has different methods but serves a similar purpose)
ContextInterface Use MarkdownParserStateInterface instead (has different methods but serves a similar purpose)
Converter Use MarkdownConverter instead.
ConverterInterface Use MarkdownConverterInterface. This interface has the same methods so it should be a drop-in replacement.
UnmatchedBlockCloser No longer needed 2.x

Renamed constants

The following constants have been moved/renamed:

Old Name/Location (1.x) New Name/Location (2.0)
EnvironmentInterface::HTML_INPUT_ALLOW HtmlFilter::ALLOW
EnvironmentInterface::HTML_INPUT_ESCAPE HtmlFilter::ESCAPE
EnvironmentInterface::HTML_INPUT_STRIP HtmlFilter::STRIP

Renamed Methods

The following methods have been renamed:

Class Old Name (1.x) New Name (2.0)
Environment / ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface addBlockParser() addBlockStartParser()
ReferenceMap / ReferenceMapInterface addReference() add()
ReferenceMap / ReferenceMapInterface getReference() get()
ReferenceMap / ReferenceMapInterface listReferences() getIterator()

Configuration Method Changes

Calling EnvironmentInterface::getConfig() without any parameters is no longer supported.

Calling ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface::mergeConfig() without any parameters is no longer supported.

The ConfigurableEnvironmentInterface::setConfig() method has been removed. Use getConfig() instead.

bin/commonmark command

This command was buggy to test and was relatively unpopular, so it has been removed. If you need this type of functionality, consider writing your own script with a Converter/Environment configured exactly how you want it.

CommonMarkConverter::VERSION constant

This previously-deprecated constant was removed in 2.0 Use \Composer\InstalledVersions provided by composer-runtime-api instead.

HeadingPermalinkRenderer::DEFAULT_INNER_CONTENTS constant

This previously-deprecated constant was removed in 2.0. Use HeadingPermalinkRenderer::DEFAULT_SYMBOL instead.


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