handle yaml errors

octomode.py

@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ APP.config.from_pyfile('settings.py')
 
 # ---
 
+# my attempt as showing helpful error messages.
+class MarkdownRenderError(RuntimeError):
+    def __init__(self, kind, message, original):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.kind = kind
+        self.original = original
+
 def get_pad_content(pad_name, ext=""):
     if ext:
         pad_name = f'{ pad_name }{ ext }'
@@ -62,6 +69,22 @@ def all_pads():
 
     return response
 
+# get all pads that end in .md
+def all_publications():
+    pads = all_pads()
+    pubs = []
+    print(pads)
+    if(pads and pads['data'] and pads['data']['padIDs']):
+        for pad in pads['data']['padIDs']:
+            # if extension is .md add it to pubs
+            if pad.endswith('.md'):
+                # strip the .md
+                name = pad.removesuffix('.md')
+                pubs.append(name)
+        return pubs
+    else:
+        return []
+
 def create_pad_on_first_run(name, ext):
     pads = all_pads()
     pad = name+ext
@@ -87,7 +110,21 @@ def create_pad_on_first_run(name, ext):
 def md_to_html(md_pad_content):
     # Convert Markdown to HTML
     # html = markdown.markdown(md_pad_content, extensions=['meta', 'attr_list']) # attr_list does not work
-    html = pypandoc.convert_text(md_pad_content, 'html', format='md')
+    try:
+        html = pypandoc.convert_text(md_pad_content, 'html', format='md')
+    except RuntimeError as exc:
+        message = str(exc)
+        if "YAML" in message or "YAML metadata" in message:
+            raise MarkdownRenderError(
+                kind="yaml",
+                message="Invalid YAML metadata. Use `key: value` and add a blank line.",
+                original=str(exc)
+            ) from exc
+        raise MarkdownRenderError(
+            kind="markdown",
+            message = "Markdown conversion failed. Please check the markdown for errors.",
+            original = str(exc)
+        ) from exc
 
     # Sanitize the Markdown
     # html = bleach.clean(html)
@@ -125,6 +162,17 @@ def get_app_root():
 def get_meta(metadata, key, default=None):
     return metadata.get(key, [default])[0]
 
+def render_markdown_error(name, error):
+    print("ERROR", error)
+    return render_template(
+        'error.html',
+        name=name.strip(),
+        error_text=str(error),
+        error=error,
+        lang="en",
+        title="Markdown error"
+    ), 400
+
 # ---
 
 @APP.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
@@ -140,7 +188,8 @@ def index():
             create_pad_on_first_run(name, ext)
         return redirect(url_for("pad", name=name))
     else:
-        return render_template('start.html', home_pad_url=APP.config['HOME_PAD_URL'])
+        pubs = all_publications()
+        return render_template('start.html', pubs = pubs, home_pad_url=APP.config['HOME_PAD_URL'])
 
 @APP.route('/<name>/')
 def main(name):
@@ -190,7 +239,10 @@ def css(name):
 def preview(name):
     # TO GENERATE THE PREVIEW WEBPAGE
     md_pad_content = get_pad_content(name, ext='.md')
-    html = md_to_html(md_pad_content)
+    try:
+        html = md_to_html(md_pad_content)
+    except MarkdownRenderError as exc:
+        return render_markdown_error(name, exc)
     metadata = get_md_metadata(md_pad_content)
     lang = get_meta(metadata, 'language', 'en')
     title = get_meta(metadata, 'title', 'Untitled')
@@ -201,21 +253,26 @@ def preview(name):
 def pagedjs(name):
     # TO GENERATE THE PAGED.JS WEBPAGE
     md_pad_content = get_pad_content(name, ext='.md')
-    html = md_to_html(md_pad_content)
+    try:
+        html = md_to_html(md_pad_content)
+    except MarkdownRenderError as exc:
+        return render_markdown_error(name, exc)
     metadata = get_md_metadata(md_pad_content)
     lang = get_meta(metadata, 'language', 'en')
     title = get_meta(metadata, 'title', 'Untitled')
     cover = get_meta(metadata, 'cover', None)
 
     impose = False #request.args.get("impose") == "true"
-    
     return render_template('pagedjs.html', name=name.strip(), pad_content=html, lang=lang, title=title, cover=cover, impose=impose)
 
 @APP.route('/<name>/imposed.html')
 def imposed(name):
     # TO GENERATE THE IMPOSED WEBPAGE
     md_pad_content = get_pad_content(name, ext='.md')
-    html = md_to_html(md_pad_content)
+    try:
+        html = md_to_html(md_pad_content)
+    except MarkdownRenderError as exc:
+        return render_markdown_error(name, exc)
     metadata = get_md_metadata(md_pad_content)
     lang = get_meta(metadata, 'language', 'en')
     title = get_meta(metadata, 'title', 'Untitled')
@@ -230,4 +287,6 @@ def imposed(name):
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     APP.debug = True
     APP.env = "development"
+    # APP.debug = False
+    # APP.env = "production"
     APP.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=APP.config["PORTNUMBER"], threaded=True)

pad_filters.py

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from filter_registry import register_filter
 @register_filter
 def remove_star_before_img(text):
     # regex version
-    return re.sub(r'\*\s*!?\[\]\(', '![](', text)
+    # return re.sub(r'\*\s*!?\[\]\(', '![](', text)
+    return re.sub(r'\*\s*!?\[\.*]\(', '![](', text)
 
 # @register_filter
 # def remove_star_before_img(text):

settings.py

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-# Load environment variables from the .env file
-load_dotenv()
+# Load environment variables from the .env file alongside this module.
+ENV_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / ".env"
+load_dotenv(dotenv_path=ENV_PATH)
 
 # Bind them to Python variables
 APPLICATION_ROOT = os.environ.get('OCTOMODE_APPLICATION_ROOT', '/')
 PORTNUMBER = int(os.environ.get('OCTOMODE_PORTNUMBER', 5001))
 PAD_URL = os.environ.get('OCTOMODE_PAD_URL', 'https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org')
 PAD_API_URL = os.environ.get('OCTOMODE_PAD_API_URL', 'https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org/api/1.2.15')
-PAD_API_KEY = "97e3bf6a626eaaa3426833db3d936f3a"
-#os.environ.get('OCTOMODE_PAD_API_KEY', '')
+HOME_PAD_URL = os.environ.get('OCTOMODE_HOME_PAD_URL', '')
+PAD_API_KEY = os.environ.get('OCTOMODE_PAD_API_KEY', '')
 
 # Check if API key is provided
 if not PAD_API_KEY or PAD_API_KEY == "XXX":

static/main.css

@@ -100,10 +100,16 @@ div#nav{
 }
 
 
+.cols {
+	display: grid;
+	grid-template-columns: 1fr 3fr;
+	margin-top: 3rem;	
+}
+
 .home_pad_iframe {
 	height: 75vh;
-	margin: 5rem;
-	width: calc(100vw - 13rem);
+	/* margin: 5rem; */
+	/* width: calc(100vw - 13rem); */
 	border: 1px solid black;
 	border-radius: 5px;
 }

templates/error.html

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="{{ lang }}">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <link href="{{ url_for('css', name=name) }}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print">
+    <title>{{ title }} - {{ name }}</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h1>{{ title }}</h1>
+    <p>The document "{{name}}" has an error.</p>
+    {% if error.kind == "yaml" %}
+    <p>It seems like that there's something wrong with the YAML at the top of your document. <br />
+    It should be structured like this: 
+    </p>
+    <pre>
+    ---
+    title: My Title
+    lang: en
+    cover: https://example.com/image.jpg
+    ---
+    </pre>
+    <p>
+    Make sure that there is a space between the ":" and the value.
+    </p>
+    {% endif %}
+    {% elif error.kind == "markdown" %}
+    There's something wrong with the markdown in your pad. Please check the document or revert some of your recent changes.
+    {% endif %}
+    <details>
+        <summary>Details</summary>
+            {{error.original}}
+    </details>
+</body>
+</html>

templates/start.html

@@ -5,11 +5,23 @@
   <title>octomode</title>
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='main.css') }}">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+<style>
+
+</style>
 </head>
 <body class="start-page">
   <form action="{{ url_for('index') }}" method="POST">
     <h1><input type="submit" value="open"> <input type="text" name="name"> <em class="octomode">in octomode</em></h1>
   </form>
+  <div class="cols">
+    <h2>Publications</h2>
+    <p>Below a list of the publications on the server.</p>
+  <ul>
+  {% for pub in pubs %}
+    <a href="{{ url_for('pdf',name=pub)}}">{{pub}}</a>
+  {% endfor %}
+  </ul>
   <iframe class="home_pad_iframe" src="{{ home_pad_url }}"></iframe>
+  </div>
 </body>
 </html>