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-rw-r--r--CMakeLists.txt17
-rw-r--r--src/CMakeLists.txt4
-rw-r--r--src/markdownrenderer.cpp92
-rw-r--r--src/markdownrenderer.h38
-rw-r--r--tests/CMakeLists.txt1
-rw-r--r--tests/test_markdownrenderer.cpp121
6 files changed, 272 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97a1d90..47b0df6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,23 @@ message(STATUS "Found notmuch: ${NOTMUCH_LIBRARY}")
find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
pkg_check_modules(GMIME REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gmime-3.0)
+# cmark-gfm renders the composer's markdown body into the HTML part.
+#
+# TWO lookups, not one, and this is the trap: only the CORE library ships a
+# pkg-config file. `libcmark-gfm-extensions` has none (verified 2026-08-20 on
+# Slackware, cmark-gfm-0.29.0.gfm.13), so it is located by hand exactly as
+# notmuch is. The extensions library is not optional here: autolink,
+# strikethrough and tasklist all live in it, and without it a bare URL in a
+# mail body is not a link.
+pkg_check_modules(CMARK_GFM REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET libcmark-gfm)
+find_library(CMARK_GFM_EXTENSIONS_LIBRARY NAMES cmark-gfm-extensions)
+if(NOT CMARK_GFM_EXTENSIONS_LIBRARY)
+ message(FATAL_ERROR
+ "libcmark-gfm-extensions not found. It ships with cmark-gfm but has "
+ "no pkg-config file; it provides autolink, strikethrough and tasklist.")
+endif()
+message(STATUS "Found cmark-gfm extensions: ${CMARK_GFM_EXTENSIONS_LIBRARY}")
+
# The version lives only in the project() call above; version.h is generated
# from it so no source file repeats the literal.
configure_file(
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b63ff3e..6108696 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ add_library(qtmaildir_lib STATIC
keymap.cpp
config.cpp
mimeparser.cpp
+ markdownrenderer.cpp
requestinterceptor.cpp
htmlbuilder.cpp
cidschemehandler.cpp
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ target_include_directories(qtmaildir_lib
target_link_libraries(qtmaildir_lib
PUBLIC Qt6::Widgets Qt6::Svg Qt6::WebEngineWidgets PkgConfig::GMIME
- ${NOTMUCH_LIBRARY})
+ ${NOTMUCH_LIBRARY} PkgConfig::CMARK_GFM
+ ${CMARK_GFM_EXTENSIONS_LIBRARY})
# resources.qrc belongs to the executable, not to the static library. A qrc
# compiled into a .a registers itself from a global initialiser, and the linker
diff --git a/src/markdownrenderer.cpp b/src/markdownrenderer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9b8177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/markdownrenderer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * qtmaildir - a Qt6 mail client for notmuch-indexed Maildirs
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Danilo M. <danix@danix.xyz>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+// cmark-gfm's headers are C and carry no Qt interaction, so the gmime
+// include-order rule does not apply here. They still go first, for consistency
+// with mimeparser.cpp.
+#include <cmark-gfm.h>
+#include <cmark-gfm-core-extensions.h>
+
+#include "markdownrenderer.h"
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+namespace {
+
+/// The extensions this application enables, by cmark-gfm's own names.
+///
+/// `table` is absent deliberately, not by oversight: tables render badly
+/// across mail clients regardless of who generates them. `tagfilter` is absent
+/// because CMARK_OPT_SAFE already suppresses raw HTML wholesale, which is the
+/// stronger measure.
+const char *const kExtensions[] = { "autolink", "strikethrough", "tasklist" };
+
+} // namespace
+
+QString MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(const QString &markdown)
+{
+ if (markdown.isEmpty())
+ return {};
+
+ // Idempotent and required before cmark_find_syntax_extension() can resolve
+ // any name. Calling it per render rather than once at startup keeps this
+ // function free of initialisation order concerns; it is a hash lookup
+ // after the first call.
+ cmark_gfm_core_extensions_ensure_registered();
+
+ // SAFE suppresses raw HTML in the INPUT. It does not escape the output,
+ // which is markup by definition.
+ const int options = CMARK_OPT_DEFAULT | CMARK_OPT_SAFE;
+
+ cmark_parser *parser = cmark_parser_new(options);
+ if (!parser)
+ return {};
+
+ for (const char *name : kExtensions) {
+ // A missing extension is a broken installation rather than a
+ // condition to handle: the library was found by CMake. Skipping it
+ // degrades to plain CommonMark rather than crashing.
+ if (cmark_syntax_extension *extension = cmark_find_syntax_extension(name))
+ cmark_parser_attach_syntax_extension(parser, extension);
+ }
+
+ const QByteArray utf8 = markdown.toUtf8();
+ cmark_parser_feed(parser, utf8.constData(), static_cast<size_t>(utf8.size()));
+
+ cmark_node *document = cmark_parser_finish(parser);
+ if (!document) {
+ cmark_parser_free(parser);
+ return {};
+ }
+
+ // The extension list must be passed to the renderer as well as to the
+ // parser. Passing nullptr here parses the tasklist correctly and then
+ // renders it as a plain list item, which looks like the extension never
+ // worked.
+ char *html = cmark_render_html(document, options,
+ cmark_parser_get_syntax_extensions(parser));
+ const QString result = html ? QString::fromUtf8(html) : QString();
+
+ free(html);
+ cmark_node_free(document);
+ cmark_parser_free(parser);
+
+ return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/markdownrenderer.h b/src/markdownrenderer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80c52bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/markdownrenderer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * qtmaildir - a Qt6 mail client for notmuch-indexed Maildirs
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Danilo M. <danix@danix.xyz>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QString>
+
+/// Renders the composer's markdown body into the HTML part's fragment.
+///
+/// A namespace of free functions rather than a class: there is no state, and
+/// keeping it painter-free and widget-free is what lets the extension
+/// configuration be tested on its own. `MessageBuilder` calls this; nothing
+/// else does.
+namespace MarkdownRenderer {
+
+/// The markdown source as an HTML fragment: no <html>, <head> or <body>.
+///
+/// Three extensions are enabled (autolink, strikethrough, tasklist) and
+/// tables are deliberately not. Raw HTML in the input is suppressed by
+/// CMARK_OPT_SAFE.
+QString toHtml(const QString &markdown);
+
+} // namespace MarkdownRenderer
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d1d8a29..9f6e851 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ add_qtmaildir_test(translations)
# only as English in a running Italian UI.
target_compile_definitions(test_translations PRIVATE
TRANSLATIONS_DIR="${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/translations")
+add_qtmaildir_test(markdownrenderer)
diff --git a/tests/test_markdownrenderer.cpp b/tests/test_markdownrenderer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f3ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_markdownrenderer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * qtmaildir - a Qt6 mail client for notmuch-indexed Maildirs
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Danilo M. <danix@danix.xyz>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include <QtTest>
+
+#include "markdownrenderer.h"
+
+/// The extension configuration cmark-gfm renders the composer's body with.
+///
+/// No QApplication is needed here: MarkdownRenderer is a pure function over
+/// strings, so QTEST_APPLESS_MAIN avoids pulling in a platform plugin for a
+/// test that has nothing to do with widgets.
+class TestMarkdownRenderer : public QObject
+{
+ Q_OBJECT
+private slots:
+ void commonMarkBasicsRender();
+ void autolinkTurnsABareUrlIntoALink();
+ void strikethroughRenders();
+ void tasklistRenders();
+ void tablesAreNotEnabled();
+ void rawHtmlIsSuppressed();
+ void accentedTextSurvivesAsUtf8();
+ void emptyInputProducesEmptyOutput();
+};
+
+void TestMarkdownRenderer::commonMarkBasicsRender()
+{
+ const QString html = MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(
+ QStringLiteral("**bold** *italic* `code`"));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("<strong>")), qPrintable(html));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("<em>")), qPrintable(html));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("<code>")), qPrintable(html));
+}
+
+void TestMarkdownRenderer::autolinkTurnsABareUrlIntoALink()
+{
+ // The whole reason cmark-gfm was chosen over plain cmark. Under
+ // CommonMark a bare URL is text, and a bare URL in mail is expected to
+ // be clickable.
+ const QString html = MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(
+ QStringLiteral("see https://example.org for details"));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("<a href=\"https://example.org\"")),
+ qPrintable(html));
+}
+
+void TestMarkdownRenderer::strikethroughRenders()
+{
+ const QString html = MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(QStringLiteral("~~gone~~"));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("<del>gone</del>")), qPrintable(html));
+}
+
+void TestMarkdownRenderer::tasklistRenders()
+{
+ // Known ceiling: many mail clients strip the checkbox, so those
+ // recipients see the item with no marker. The plain part still carries
+ // the literal "- [ ]", so nothing is lost, only the HTML rendering.
+ const QString html = MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(
+ QStringLiteral("- [ ] todo\n- [x] done"));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("type=\"checkbox\"")), qPrintable(html));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("checked")), qPrintable(html));
+}
+
+void TestMarkdownRenderer::tablesAreNotEnabled()
+{
+ // Deliberately off: tables render badly across mail clients regardless of
+ // who generates them. The extension EXISTS in the library, so this
+ // asserts a decision rather than a limitation, and would silently start
+ // passing the wrong way if someone attached it "for completeness".
+ const QString html = MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(
+ QStringLiteral("| a | b |\n|---|---|\n| 1 | 2 |"));
+ QVERIFY2(!html.contains(QStringLiteral("<table")), qPrintable(html));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("| a | b |")), qPrintable(html));
+}
+
+void TestMarkdownRenderer::rawHtmlIsSuppressed()
+{
+ // CMARK_OPT_SAFE. The body is the user's own text, but a body that can
+ // inject markup into its own generated HTML part is a sharp edge with no
+ // upside.
+ const QString html = MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(
+ QStringLiteral("<script>alert(1)</script>\n\nafter"));
+ QVERIFY2(!html.contains(QStringLiteral("<script>")), qPrintable(html));
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(QStringLiteral("after")), qPrintable(html));
+}
+
+void TestMarkdownRenderer::accentedTextSurvivesAsUtf8()
+{
+ // This user writes Italian, so accented text is every message rather
+ // than an edge case, and a UTF-8 round trip through a C library is
+ // exactly where it would be lost.
+ const QString source = QString::fromUtf8("perch\xC3\xA9 \xC3\xA8 cos\xC3\xAC");
+ const QString html = MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(source);
+ QVERIFY2(html.contains(source), qPrintable(html));
+}
+
+void TestMarkdownRenderer::emptyInputProducesEmptyOutput()
+{
+ // reply_no_quote opens a composer with an empty body and it must not
+ // produce a stray paragraph or crash the renderer.
+ const QString html = MarkdownRenderer::toHtml(QString());
+ QVERIFY2(html.trimmed().isEmpty(), qPrintable(html));
+}
+
+QTEST_APPLESS_MAIN(TestMarkdownRenderer)
+#include "test_markdownrenderer.moc"