How to use the post parser(s) installed as if what you want parsed is a post

PitaJ

Say I want the following text parsed:

Blah blah blah **bold** and stuff

Markdown is fun
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[link](http://example.com)

And to come out like this:

Blah blah blah bold and stuff

Markdown is fun

link

How would I do this with the enabled post parser in NodeBB?

I imagine it requires triggering a hook.

julian

Inside a plugin? Listen for filter:parse.raw

PitaJ

@julian Listen for it? But inside my plugin, I want to parse some stuff with the installed parser(s)

julian

Ah, sorry, then:

var plugins = module.parent.require('./plugins');

plugins.fireHook('filter:parse.raw', yourRawInput, function(err, html) {
  console.log(html);
});

oooh yes, plugins can fire hooks too

Aza Noriega

@pitaj sometime ago I searched the same, and I found it in @Schamper 's plugin Shoutbox https://github.com/Schamper/nodebb-plugin-shoutbox/blob/master/lib/backend.js#L107-L122

By the way why you all are using

@julian said:

var plugins = module.parent.require('./plugins');

such strange pattern for requiring modules?

In some places of my plugins, I'd have to do

var db = module.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.require( './database' );

Of course this way works, but personally I prefer the method which looks purer

var db = require.main.require( './src/database' );

@julian @baris @psychobunny tell me please, is there any special reasons, why don't use require.main?

psychobunny

You're correct

Aza Noriega

is there any special reasons, why don't use require.main?

You're correct

Could you explain please?

Schamper

@Mega I'm guessing that they didn't know about it, and neither did I

Aza Noriega

@Schamper Majide? O_ O

http://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_accessing_the_main_module

In a nutshell, inside all plugins, as well as inside all core modules
require.main is always equals to module variable that live inside NodeBB/app.js

One important question: Is there the same behaviour in cluster-mode?
So it needs a confirmation from core developers.

@julian @baris @psychobunny pleeease

julian

@Mega as @Schamper said, I only discovered this last week, so we use require.parent.parent/etc for everything, but require.main works just as well.

Keep in mind require.main's "scope" is app.js, so you'd have to do require.main.require('./src/groups.js'); if you want access to the groups lib.

require.main will always be app.js for plugins, since plugins are only called by NodeBB.