Converts Markdown file(s) to the Anki cards.
npm install -g mdankiConvert a single markdown file:
mdanki library.md anki.apkgConvert files from directory recursively:
mdanki ./documents/library ./documents/anki.apkgUsing all available options:
mdanki library.md anki.apkg --deck Library --config config.jsonImport just generated .apkg file to Anki ("File" - "Import").
To override default settings use --config option:
mdanki library.md anki.apkg --config faworite-settings.jsonMDAnki supports .md and .markdown files.
By default, MDAnki splits cards by ## headline. For example, below markdown will generate 2 cards where headlines will be on the front side and its description - on the back.
## What's the Markdown?
Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain-text-formatting syntax.
Its design allows it to be converted to many output formats,
but the original tool by the same name only supports HTML.
## Who created Markdown?
John Gruber created the Markdown language in 2004 in collaboration with
Aaron Swartz on the syntax.
If you want to have multiple lines on the card's front side - use % symbol for splitting front and back sides:
## YAGNI
Describe this acronym and why it's so important.
%
"You aren't gonna need it" (YAGNI) is a principle of extreme programming
(XP) that states a programmer should not add functionality until deemed
necessary.
When parsing only one markdown file, the title of the deck could be generated based on the top-level headline (# ).
Cards can have tags in their markdown sources. For adding tags to cart it should follow some rules:
- tags start from a new line
- only one line with tags per card
- a tag should be written in the link format
- tag (link text) should start from
#symbol
MDAnki uses '^\\[#(.*)\\]' pattern for searching tags. This pattern could be overwritten by specifying custom settings. The source file in the tag link is optional.
The below example will generate a card with 3 tags: algorithms, OOP, and binary_tree.
## Binary tree
In computer science, a binary tree is a tree data structure in which each node has at most two children, which are referred to as the left child and the right child.
[#algorithms](./algorityms.md) [#OOP]() [#binary tree]()
Code blocks can be written with and without specifying a language name:
```java
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello, World!");
}
```
``` echo "Hello, World!" ```
The last code block will be treated by MDAnki as Bash code. The default language can be configured by specifying --config with an appropriate defaultLanguage setting.
Note! Creating a block without language name is not fully supported and should be eliminated in usage. Take a look at this:
echo "Code block with language name"echo "Code block without language name"
MDAnki supports code highlighting for these languages:
actionscript, applescript, aspnet, bash, basic, batch, c, coffeescript, cpp, csharp, d, dart, erlang, fsharp, go, graphql, groovy, handlebars, java, json, latex, less, livescript, lua, makefile, markdown, markup-templating, nginx, objectivec, pascal, perl, php, powershell, python, r, ruby, rust, sass, scheme, smalltalk, smarty, sql, stylus, swift, typescript, vim, yaml.
You can use links to image files inside markdown, MDAnki will parse them and add those images to the import collection. It's allowed to use two styles for writing images:
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Inline
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Reference:
Any configuration which is presented in settings file could be overwritten by specifying an external configuration file:
mdanki markdown.md aki.apkg --config path/to/config/file.jsMIT License, Copyright (c) 2020, Oleksandr Shlinchak.