/gitbook-plugin-code-editor

Plugin for Gitbook that displays and runs code from external file. Code is displayed in an Ace editor.

Primary LanguageJavaScriptMIT LicenseMIT

2021 UPDATE:

This plugin is no longer maintained. It will not work with newer versions of GitBook. This repository exists purely for historical reasons. No further updates will be made.

GitBook Plugin to display and run included files.

View/Edit Code in ACE Editor

Editor View

Run code in Page

Run

1. You can use install it via NPM and save it to package.json:

$ npm install gitbook-plugin-code-editor --save

2. Add the plugin to book.json config

{
    "plugins": [ "code-editor"]
}

3. Include codeeditor blocks in your markdown files.

{% codeeditor src='../HTML/4Elements/forms/select.html' %}
{% endcodeeditor %}
{% codeeditor   src='../HTML/4Elements/forms/input.html',
                language='javascript', readOnly='true', theme='github' %}
{% endcodeeditor %}
{% codeeditor src='../HTML/4Elements/forms/meter.html' %}
{% endcodeeditor %}

General Attributes

  • src required - The relative path to the file that will be displayed in the editor and run in page.
  • singleTab optional - Can be set to false, html, result. If html or result, only that tab will be shown.
    • default: false

Editor Attributes

We are using an Ace editor for the editor. We currently support the following attributes.

  • language optional - Sets the programming language mode to be used in the syntax highlighter. The full list of supported languages can be found in the Ace Editor Repository.
    • default: html
  • theme optional - Sets the Ace Editor Theme. The full list of supported themes can be found in the Ace Editor Repository.
    • default: chrome
  • readOnly optional - If set to true, the editor will not be editable.
    • default: false
  • maxLines optional - Sets the maximum number of lines that will be visible in the editor.
    • default: 25

Executed Code Attributes

The executed code displays in an iframe in order to preserve any items in the <head> that may be necessary for the example.

  • height optional - Sets the height of the iframe
    • default: 300

License

MIT License

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