use_case.md

Include Code Block

Use file inclusion to include text as a code block.

File to Be Included

Here's a file containing code to be included:

hello.rb:

class HelloWorld
   def initialize(name)
      @name = name.capitalize
   end
   def sayHi
      puts "Hello !"
   end
end

Includer File

Here's a template file that includes it:

includer.md:

This file includes the code as a code block.

@[:code_block](hello.rb)

The treatment token :code_block specifies that the included text is to be treated as a code block.

Include Via markdown_helper

CLI

markdown_helper include --pristine includer.md included.md

(Option --pristine suppresses comment insertion.)

API

include.rb:

require 'markdown_helper'

# Option :pristine suppresses comment insertion.
markdown_helper = MarkdownHelper.new(:pristine => true)
markdown_helper.include('includer.md', 'included.md')

File with Inclusion

Here's the finished file with the included code block:

This file includes the code as a code block.

```hello.rb```:
```
class HelloWorld
   def initialize(name)
      @name = name.capitalize
   end
   def sayHi
      puts "Hello !"
   end
end
```

And here's the finished markdown, as rendered on this page:

---

This file includes the code as a code block.

hello.rb:

class HelloWorld
   def initialize(name)
      @name = name.capitalize
   end
   def sayHi
      puts "Hello !"
   end
end

---