Lurk · Lurk · Oct 8, 2023 · Oct 8, 2023
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ keywords = ["markdown", "parser"]
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-chrono = "0.4.26"
+serde = { version = "1.0.188", features = ["derive"] }
+chrono = { version = "0.4.31", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 //! ```
 
 use nodes::yamd::Yamd;
-use toolkit::{deserializer::Deserializer, node::Node};
+use toolkit::deserializer::Deserializer;
 
 pub mod nodes;
 mod toolkit;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub fn deserialize(input: &str) -> Option<Yamd> {
 /// let output = serialize(&yamd);
 /// ```
 pub fn serialize(input: &Yamd) -> String {
-    input.serialize()
+    input.to_string()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]

diff --git a/src/nodes/accordion.rs b/src/nodes/accordion.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+
 use crate::toolkit::{
     context::Context,
     deserializer::{Branch, DefinitelyNode, Deserializer, MaybeNode},
@@ -7,18 +11,20 @@ use crate::toolkit::{
 
 use super::accordion_tab::AccordionTab;
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub enum AccordionNodes {
     AccordionTab(AccordionTab),
 }
 
-impl Node for AccordionNodes {
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
+impl Display for AccordionNodes {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            AccordionNodes::AccordionTab(tab) => tab.serialize(),
+            AccordionNodes::AccordionTab(tab) => write!(f, "{}", tab),
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl Node for AccordionNodes {
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         match self {
             AccordionNodes::AccordionTab(tab) => tab.len(),
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ impl From<AccordionTab> for AccordionNodes {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct Accordion {
     consumed_all_input: bool,
     pub nodes: Vec<AccordionNodes>,
@@ -51,20 +57,23 @@ impl Accordion {
     }
 }
 
-impl Node for Accordion {
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
-        format!(
+impl Display for Accordion {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
             "///\n{nodes}\n\\\\\\{end}",
             nodes = self
                 .nodes
                 .iter()
-                .map(|n| n.serialize())
+                .map(|n| n.to_string())
                 .collect::<Vec<String>>()
                 .join(""),
             end = if self.consumed_all_input { "" } else { "\n\n" }
         )
     }
+}
 
+impl Node for Accordion {
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.nodes.iter().map(|n| n.len()).sum::<usize>() + self.get_outer_token_length()
     }

diff --git a/src/nodes/accordion_tab.rs b/src/nodes/accordion_tab.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+
 use crate::toolkit::{
     context::Context,
     deserializer::{Branch, DefinitelyNode, Deserializer, FallbackNode, MaybeNode},
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@
     list::List, paragraph::Paragraph,
 };
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub enum AccordionTabNodes {
     Pargaraph(Paragraph),
     Heading(Heading),
@@ -25,22 +29,24 @@
     Code(Code),
 }
 
-impl Node for AccordionTabNodes {
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
+impl Display for AccordionTabNodes {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            AccordionTabNodes::Pargaraph(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::Heading(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::Image(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::ImageGallery(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::CloudinaryImageGallery(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::List(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::Embed(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::Accordion(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::Divider(node) => node.serialize(),
-            AccordionTabNodes::Code(node) => node.serialize(),
+            AccordionTabNodes::Pargaraph(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::Heading(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::Image(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::ImageGallery(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::CloudinaryImageGallery(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::List(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::Embed(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::Accordion(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::Divider(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            AccordionTabNodes::Code(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl Node for AccordionTabNodes {
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         match self {
             AccordionTabNodes::Pargaraph(node) => node.len(),
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct AccordionTab {
     pub header: Option<String>,
     pub nodes: Vec<AccordionTabNodes>,
@@ -141,9 +147,10 @@
     }
 }
 
-impl Node for AccordionTab {
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
-        format!(
+impl Display for AccordionTab {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
             "//\n{header}{nodes}\n\\\\{end}",
             header = self
                 .header
@@ -152,13 +159,15 @@
             nodes = self
                 .nodes
                 .iter()
-                .map(|node| node.serialize())
+                .map(|node| node.to_string())
                 .collect::<Vec<String>>()
                 .join(""),
             end = if self.consumed_all_input { "" } else { "\n" }
         )
     }
+}
 
+impl Node for AccordionTab {
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.nodes.iter().map(|node| node.len()).sum::<usize>() + self.get_outer_token_length()
     }
@@ -298,7 +307,7 @@
                 Some("Header"),
                 vec![Heading::new(true, "Heading", 1).into()]
             )
-            .serialize(),
+            .to_string(),
             "//\n/ Header\n# Heading\n\\\\\n"
         );
     }
@@ -393,7 +402,7 @@
                 CloudinaryImageGallery::new("username", "tag", true).into(),
             ],
         );
-        assert_eq!(tab.serialize(), input);
+        assert_eq!(tab.to_string(), input);
         assert_eq!(AccordionTab::deserialize(input), Some(tab));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/nodes/anchor.rs b/src/nodes/anchor.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+
 use crate::{
     toolkit::context::Context,
     toolkit::deserializer::Deserializer,
     toolkit::{matcher::Matcher, node::Node},
 };
 
 /// Representation of an anchor
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct Anchor {
     pub text: String,
     pub url: String,
@@ -20,10 +24,13 @@ impl Anchor {
     }
 }
 
-impl Node for Anchor {
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
-        format!("[{}]({})", self.text, self.url)
+impl Display for Anchor {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "[{}]({})", self.text, self.url)
     }
+}
+
+impl Node for Anchor {
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.text.len() + self.url.len() + 4
     }
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn serialize() {
-        let a: String = Anchor::new("nice link", "https://test.io").serialize();
+        let a: String = Anchor::new("nice link", "https://test.io").to_string();
         assert_eq!(a, "[nice link](https://test.io)".to_string());
     }
 

diff --git a/src/nodes/bold.rs b/src/nodes/bold.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+
 use crate::{
     nodes::italic::Italic,
     nodes::strikethrough::Strikethrough,
@@ -10,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub enum BoldNodes {
     Text(Text),
     I(Italic),
@@ -35,15 +39,17 @@ impl From<Strikethrough> for BoldNodes {
     }
 }
 
-impl Node for BoldNodes {
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
+impl Display for BoldNodes {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            BoldNodes::Text(v) => v.serialize(),
-            BoldNodes::I(v) => v.serialize(),
-            BoldNodes::S(v) => v.serialize(),
+            BoldNodes::Text(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            BoldNodes::I(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
+            BoldNodes::S(node) => write!(f, "{}", node),
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl Node for BoldNodes {
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         match self {
             BoldNodes::Text(node) => node.len(),
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ impl Node for BoldNodes {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct Bold {
     pub nodes: Vec<BoldNodes>,
 }
@@ -91,17 +97,21 @@ impl Default for Bold {
     }
 }
 
-impl Node for Bold {
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
-        format!(
+impl Display for Bold {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
             "**{}**",
             self.nodes
                 .iter()
-                .map(|element| { element.serialize() })
+                .map(|element| { element.to_string() })
                 .collect::<Vec<String>>()
                 .concat()
         )
     }
+}
+
+impl Node for Bold {
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.nodes.iter().map(|node| node.len()).sum::<usize>() + self.get_outer_token_length()
     }
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn only_text() {
         let mut b = Bold::new();
         b.push(Text::new("B as bold"));
-        let str = b.serialize();
+        let str = b.to_string();
         assert_eq!(str, "**B as bold**".to_string());
     }
 
@@ -146,7 +156,7 @@ mod tests {
             Italic::new("Italic").into(),
             Strikethrough::new("Strikethrough").into(),
         ])
-        .serialize();
+        .to_string();
         assert_eq!(b, "**B as bold _Italic_~~Strikethrough~~**".to_string());
     }
 

diff --git a/src/nodes/cloudinary_image_gallery.rs b/src/nodes/cloudinary_image_gallery.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+
 use crate::toolkit::{context::Context, deserializer::Deserializer, matcher::Matcher, node::Node};
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub struct CloudinaryImageGallery {
     username: String,
     pub tag: String,
@@ -17,16 +21,14 @@ impl CloudinaryImageGallery {
     }
 }
 
-impl Node for CloudinaryImageGallery {
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
-        format!(
-            "!!!!\n! {username}\n! {tag}\n!!!!{end}",
-            username = self.username,
-            tag = self.tag,
-            end = if self.consumed_all_input { "" } else { "\n\n" }
-        )
+impl Display for CloudinaryImageGallery {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let end = if self.consumed_all_input { "" } else { "\n\n" };
+        write!(f, "!!!!\n! {}\n! {}\n!!!!{}", self.username, self.tag, end)
     }
+}
 
+impl Node for CloudinaryImageGallery {
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.username.len() + self.tag.len() + 15 + if self.consumed_all_input { 0 } else { 2 }
     }
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ mod test {
             CloudinaryImageGallery::deserialize(input),
             Some(expected.clone()),
         );
-        assert_eq!(expected.serialize(), input);
+        assert_eq!(expected.to_string(), input);
     }
 
     #[test]