remark-lint-list-item-indent

remark-lint rule to warn when the whitespace after list item markers violate a given style.

Contents

• What is this?
• When should I use this?
• Presets
• Install
• Use
• API
  • unified().use(remarkLintListItemIndent[, options])
  • Options
• Recommendation
• Fix
• Examples
• Compatibility
• Contribute
• License

What is this?

This package checks the style of whitespace after list item markers.

When should I use this?

You can use this package to check that the style of whitespace after list item markers and before content is consistent.

Presets

This plugin is included in the following presets:

Preset	Options
remark-preset-lint-markdown-style-guide	'mixed'
remark-preset-lint-recommended	'one'

Install

This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 16+), install with npm:

1npm install remark-lint-list-item-indent

In Deno with esm.sh:

1import remarkLintListItemIndent from 'https://esm.sh/remark-lint-list-item-indent@4'

In browsers with esm.sh:

1<script type="module">
2  import remarkLintListItemIndent from 'https://esm.sh/remark-lint-list-item-indent@4?bundle'
3</script>

Use

On the API:

1import remarkLint from 'remark-lint'
2import remarkLintListItemIndent from 'remark-lint-list-item-indent'
3import remarkParse from 'remark-parse'
4import remarkStringify from 'remark-stringify'
5import {read} from 'to-vfile'
6import {unified} from 'unified'
7import {reporter} from 'vfile-reporter'
8
9const file = await read('example.md')
10
11await unified()
12  .use(remarkParse)
13  .use(remarkLint)
14  .use(remarkLintListItemIndent)
15  .use(remarkStringify)
16  .process(file)
17
18console.error(reporter(file))

On the CLI:

1remark --frail --use remark-lint --use remark-lint-list-item-indent .

On the CLI in a config file (here a package.json):

1 …
2 "remarkConfig": {
3   "plugins": [
4     …
5     "remark-lint",
6+    "remark-lint-list-item-indent",
7     …
8   ]
9 }
10 …

API

This package exports no identifiers. It exports the TypeScript type Options. The default export is remarkLintListItemIndent.

unified().use(remarkLintListItemIndent[, options])

Warn when the whitespace after list item markers violate a given style.

Parameters

• options (Options, default: 'one') — preferred style

Returns

Transform (Transformer from unified).

Options

Configuration (TypeScript type).

• 'mixed' — prefer 'one' for tight lists and 'tab' for loose lists
• 'one' — prefer the size of the bullet and a single space
• 'tab' — prefer the size of the bullet and a single space to the next tab stop

Type

1type Options = 'mixed' | 'one' | 'tab'

Recommendation

First some background. The number of spaces that occur after list markers (*, -, and + for unordered lists and . and ) for unordered lists) and before the content on the first line, defines how much indentation can be used for further lines. At least one space is required and up to 4 spaces are allowed. If there is no further content after the marker then it’s a blank line which is handled as if there was one space. If there are 5 or more spaces and then content then it’s also seen as one space and the rest is seen as indented code.

Regardless of ordered and unordered, there are two kinds of lists in markdown, tight and loose. Lists are tight by default but if there is a blank line between two list items or between two blocks inside an item, that turns the whole list into a loose list. When turning markdown into HTML, paragraphs in tight lists are not wrapped in <p> tags.

How indentation of lists works in markdown has historically been a mess, especially with how they interact with indented code. CommonMark made that a lot better, but there remain (documented but complex) edge cases and some behavior intuitive. Due to this, 'tab' works the best in most markdown parsers and in CommonMark. Currently the situation between markdown parsers is better, so the default 'one', which seems to be the most common style used by authors, is okay.

Fix

remark-stringify uses listItemIndent: 'one' by default. listItemIndent: 'mixed' or listItemIndent: 'tab' is also supported.

Examples

ok.md

In

1*␠Mercury.
2*␠Venus.
3
4111.␠Earth
5␠␠␠␠␠and Mars.
6
7*␠**Jupiter**.
8
9␠␠Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar
10␠␠System.
11
12*␠Saturn.
13
14␠␠Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Out

No messages.

ok.md

When configured with 'mixed'.

In

1*␠Mercury.
2*␠Venus.
3
4111.␠Earth
5␠␠␠␠␠and Mars.
6
7*␠␠␠**Jupiter**.
8
9␠␠␠␠Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar
10␠␠␠␠System.
11
12*␠␠␠Saturn.
13
14␠␠␠␠Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Out

No messages.

not-ok.md

When configured with 'mixed'.

In

1*␠␠␠Mercury.
2*␠␠␠Venus.
3
4111.␠␠␠␠Earth
5␠␠␠␠␠␠␠␠and Mars.
6
7*␠**Jupiter**.
8
9␠␠Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar
10␠␠System.
11
12*␠Saturn.
13
14␠␠Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Out

11:5: Unexpected `3` spaces between list item marker and content in tight list, expected `1` space, remove `2` spaces
22:5: Unexpected `3` spaces between list item marker and content in tight list, expected `1` space, remove `2` spaces
34:9: Unexpected `4` spaces between list item marker and content in tight list, expected `1` space, remove `3` spaces
47:3: Unexpected `1` space between list item marker and content in loose list, expected `3` spaces, add `2` spaces
512:3: Unexpected `1` space between list item marker and content in loose list, expected `3` spaces, add `2` spaces

ok.md

When configured with 'one'.

In

1*␠Mercury.
2*␠Venus.
3
4111.␠Earth
5␠␠␠␠␠and Mars.
6
7*␠**Jupiter**.
8
9␠␠Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar
10␠␠System.
11
12*␠Saturn.
13
14␠␠Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Out

No messages.

not-ok.md

When configured with 'one'.

In

1*␠␠␠Mercury.
2*␠␠␠Venus.
3
4111.␠␠␠␠Earth
5␠␠␠␠␠␠␠␠and Mars.
6
7*␠␠␠**Jupiter**.
8
9␠␠␠␠Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar
10␠␠␠␠System.
11
12*␠␠␠Saturn.
13
14␠␠␠␠Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Out

11:5: Unexpected `3` spaces between list item marker and content, expected `1` space, remove `2` spaces
22:5: Unexpected `3` spaces between list item marker and content, expected `1` space, remove `2` spaces
34:9: Unexpected `4` spaces between list item marker and content, expected `1` space, remove `3` spaces
47:5: Unexpected `3` spaces between list item marker and content, expected `1` space, remove `2` spaces
512:5: Unexpected `3` spaces between list item marker and content, expected `1` space, remove `2` spaces

ok.md

When configured with 'tab'.

In

1*␠␠␠Mercury.
2*␠␠␠Venus.
3
4111.␠␠␠␠Earth
5␠␠␠␠␠␠␠␠and Mars.
6
7*␠␠␠**Jupiter**.
8
9␠␠␠␠Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar
10␠␠␠␠System.
11
12*␠␠␠Saturn.
13
14␠␠␠␠Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Out

No messages.

not-ok.md

When configured with 'tab'.

In

1*␠Mercury.
2*␠Venus.
3
4111.␠Earth
5␠␠␠␠␠and Mars.
6
7*␠**Jupiter**.
8
9␠␠Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar
10␠␠System.
11
12*␠Saturn.
13
14␠␠Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Out

11:3: Unexpected `1` space between list item marker and content, expected `3` spaces, add `2` spaces
22:3: Unexpected `1` space between list item marker and content, expected `3` spaces, add `2` spaces
34:6: Unexpected `1` space between list item marker and content, expected `4` spaces, add `3` spaces
47:3: Unexpected `1` space between list item marker and content, expected `3` spaces, add `2` spaces
512:3: Unexpected `1` space between list item marker and content, expected `3` spaces, add `2` spaces

not-ok.md

When configured with '🌍'.

Out

11:1: Unexpected value `🌍` for `options`, expected `'mixed'`, `'one'`, or `'tab'`

gfm.md

When configured with 'mixed'.

In

👉 Note: this example uses GFM (remark-gfm).

1*␠[x] Mercury.
2
31.␠␠[ ] Venus.
4
52.␠␠[ ] Earth.

Out

No messages.

gfm.md

When configured with 'one'.

In

👉 Note: this example uses GFM (remark-gfm).

1*␠[x] Mercury.
2
31.␠[ ] Venus.
4
52.␠[ ] Earth.

Out

No messages.

gfm.md

When configured with 'tab'.

In

👉 Note: this example uses GFM (remark-gfm).

1*␠␠␠[x] Mercury.
2
31.␠␠[ ] Venus.
4
52.␠␠[ ] Earth.

Out

No messages.

loose-tight.md

When configured with 'mixed'.

In

1Loose lists have blank lines between items:
2
3*␠␠␠Mercury.
4
5*␠␠␠Venus.
6
7…or between children of items:
8
91.␠␠Earth.
10
11␠␠␠␠Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical
12␠␠␠␠object known to harbor life.

Out

No messages.

Compatibility

Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained versions of Node.js.

When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of Node. This means we try to keep the current release line, remark-lint-list-item-indent@4, compatible with Node.js 16.

Contribute

See contributing.md in remarkjs/.github for ways to get started. See support.md for ways to get help.

This project has a code of conduct. By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to abide by its terms.

License

MIT © Titus Wormer