fix markdown escaping

escape.go

@@ -96,32 +96,30 @@ func escapeMarkdownEdit(r rune, s mdEscapeState) ([]rune, mdEscapeState) {
 	switch r {
 	case '\\', '`', '*', '_', '[', ']', '#', '<', '>':
 		ret = append(ret, '\\', r)
-	default:
-		switch {
-		case !s.lineStarted:
-			switch r {
 	case '+', '-':
-				ret = append(ret, '\\', r)
+		switch {
-			default:
+		case s.lineStarted:
 			ret = append(ret, r)
+		default:
+			ret = append(ret, '\\', r)
 		}
-		case s.numberOnNewLine:
-			switch r {
 	case '.':
+		switch {
+		case s.numberOnNewLine:
 			ret = append(ret, '\\', r)
 		default:
 			ret = append(ret, r)
 		}
-		case s.linkClosed:
-			switch r {
 	case '(':
+		switch {
+		case s.linkClosed:
 			ret = append(ret, '\\', r)
 		default:
 			ret = append(ret, r)
 		}
-		case s.linkValue:
-			switch r {
 	case ')':
+		switch {
+		case s.linkValue:
 			ret = append(ret, '\\', r)
 		default:
 			ret = append(ret, r)
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ func escapeMarkdownEdit(r rune, s mdEscapeState) ([]rune, mdEscapeState) {
 	default:
 		ret = append(ret, r)
 	}
-	}
 
 	s.numberOnNewLine = (!s.lineStarted || s.numberOnNewLine) && r >= '0' && r <= '9'
 	s.lineStarted = r != '\n'
@@ -139,11 +136,12 @@ func escapeMarkdownEdit(r rune, s mdEscapeState) ([]rune, mdEscapeState) {
 	return ret, s
 }
 
-func escapeMarkdown() wrapper {
+func escapeMarkdown(s mdEscapeState) wrapper {
 	return editor(
-		textedit.Func(
+		textedit.FuncInit(
 			escapeMarkdownEdit,
 			func(mdEscapeState) []rune { return nil },
+			s,
 		),
 	)
 }

go.mod

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ go 1.25.3
 require (
 	code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/html v0.0.0-20251102001159-f3efe9c7b176
 	code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/notation v0.0.0-20250826181910-5140794b16b2
-	code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/textedit v0.0.0-20251102002300-caf622f43f10
+	code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/textedit v0.0.0-20251207224821-c75c3965789f
 )

go.sum

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/html v0.0.0-20251102001159-f3efe9c7b176 h1:ynJ4
 code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/html v0.0.0-20251102001159-f3efe9c7b176/go.mod h1:JKD2DXph0Zt975trJII7YbdhM2gL1YEHjsh5M1X63eA=
 code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/notation v0.0.0-20250826181910-5140794b16b2 h1:S4mjQHL70CuzFg1AGkr0o0d+4M+ZWM0sbnlYq6f0b3I=
 code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/notation v0.0.0-20250826181910-5140794b16b2/go.mod h1:ait4Fvg9o0+bq5hlxi9dAcPL5a+/sr33qsZPNpToMLY=
-code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/textedit v0.0.0-20251102002300-caf622f43f10 h1:u3hMmSBJzrSnJ+C7krjHFkCEVG6Ms9W6vX6F+Mk/KnY=
+code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/textedit v0.0.0-20251207224821-c75c3965789f h1:gomu8xTD953IkL3M528qVEuZ2z93C2I6Hr4vyIwE7kI=
-code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/textedit v0.0.0-20251102002300-caf622f43f10/go.mod h1:nXdFdxdI69JrkIT97f+AEE4OgplmxbgNFZC5j7gsdqs=
+code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/textedit v0.0.0-20251207224821-c75c3965789f/go.mod h1:nXdFdxdI69JrkIT97f+AEE4OgplmxbgNFZC5j7gsdqs=

markdown.go

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func mdTextToString(text Txt) string {
+func mdTextToString(text Txt, es mdEscapeState) string {
 	var b bytes.Buffer
-	renderMDText(&b, text)
+	renderMDText(&b, text, es)
 	return b.String()
 }
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func mdCellTexts(rows []TableRow) [][]string {
 	for _, row := range rows {
 		var rowTexts []string
 		for _, cell := range row.cells {
-			rowTexts = append(rowTexts, mdTextToString(cell.text))
+			rowTexts = append(rowTexts, mdTextToString(cell.text, mdEscapeState{lineStarted: false}))
 		}
 
 		texts = append(texts, rowTexts)
@@ -41,14 +41,16 @@ func mdEnsureHeaderTexts(h []string) []string {
 	return hh
 }
 
-func renderMDText(w io.Writer, text Txt) {
+func renderMDText(w io.Writer, text Txt, es mdEscapeState, wr ...wrapper) {
 	if len(text.cat) > 0 {
 		for i, tc := range text.cat {
 			if i > 0 {
 				write(w, " ")
 			}
 
-			renderMDText(w, tc)
+			esi := es
+			esi.lineStarted = esi.lineStarted || i > 0
+			renderMDText(w, tc, esi, wr...)
 		}
 
 		return
@@ -56,10 +58,12 @@ func renderMDText(w io.Writer, text Txt) {
 
 	if text.bold {
 		write(w, "**")
+		es.lineStarted = true
 	}
 
 	if text.italic {
 		write(w, "_")
+		es.lineStarted = true
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -72,30 +76,31 @@ func renderMDText(w io.Writer, text Txt) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	wr = append([]wrapper{singleLine()}, wr...)
 	if text.link == "" {
-		w, f := writeWith(w, singleLine(), escapeMarkdown())
+		w, f := writeWith(w, append(wr, escapeMarkdown(es))...)
 		write(w, text.text)
 		w, _ = f()
 		return
 	}
 
 	if text.text == "" {
-		w, f := writeWith(w, singleLine(), escapeMarkdown())
+		w, f := writeWith(w, append(wr, escapeMarkdown(es))...)
 		write(w, text.link)
 		w, _ = f()
 		return
 	}
 
 	write(w, "[")
-	w, f := writeWith(w, singleLine(), escapeMarkdown())
+	es.lineStarted = true
+	w, f := writeWith(w, append(wr, escapeMarkdown(es))...)
 	write(w, text.text)
 	w, _ = f()
 	write(w, "](")
-	w, f = writeWith(w, singleLine(), escapeMarkdown())
+	w, f = writeWith(w, append(wr, escapeMarkdown(es))...)
 	write(w, text.link)
 	w, _ = f()
 	write(w, ")")
-	w, _ = f()
 }
 
 func renderMDTitle(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
@@ -105,26 +110,23 @@ func renderMDTitle(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
 	}
 
 	write(w, timesn("#", hashes), " ")
-	renderMDText(w, e.text)
+	renderMDText(w, e.text, mdEscapeState{lineStarted: true})
 }
 
-func renderMDParagraphIndent(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
+func renderMDParagraphIndent(w io.Writer, e Entry, es mdEscapeState) {
-	var f func() (io.Writer, error)
+	var wr []wrapper
 	if e.wrapWidth > 0 {
 		indentFirst := e.indent + e.indentFirst
-		w, f = writeWith(w, wrapIndent(indentFirst, e.indent, e.wrapWidth, e.wrapWidth))
+		wr = []wrapper{wrapIndent(indentFirst, e.indent, e.wrapWidth, e.wrapWidth)}
 	}
 
-	renderMDText(w, e.text)
+	renderMDText(w, e.text, es, wr...)
-	if f != nil {
-		f()
-	}
 }
 
 func renderMDParagraph(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
 	e.indent = 0
 	e.indentFirst = 0
-	renderMDParagraphIndent(w, e)
+	renderMDParagraphIndent(w, e, mdEscapeState{})
 }
 
 func renderMDList(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ func renderMDList(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
 
 		write(w, "- ")
 		p := itemToParagraph(e, item.text)
-		renderMDParagraphIndent(w, p)
+		renderMDParagraphIndent(w, p, mdEscapeState{lineStarted: true})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ func renderMDNumberedList(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
 
 		write(w, padRight(fmt.Sprintf("%d.", i+1), maxDigits+2))
 		p := itemToParagraph(e, item.text)
-		renderMDParagraphIndent(w, p)
+		renderMDParagraphIndent(w, p, mdEscapeState{lineStarted: true})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ func renderMDDefinitions(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
 	for _, d := range e.definitions {
 		e.items = append(
 			e.items,
-			Item(Cat(Text(fmt.Sprintf("%s:", d.name.text)), d.value)),
+			Item(Text(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", d.name.text, d.value.text))),
 		)
 	}
 
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ func renderMDNumberedDefinitions(w io.Writer, e Entry) {
 	for _, d := range e.definitions {
 		e.items = append(
 			e.items,
-			Item(Cat(Text(fmt.Sprintf("%s:", d.name.text)), d.value)),
+			Item(Text(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", d.name.text, d.value.text))),
 		)
 	}
 
@@ -303,9 +305,7 @@ func renderMDChoice(w io.Writer, s SyntaxItem) {
 }
 
 func renderMDSymbol(w io.Writer, s SyntaxItem) {
-	w, f := writeWith(w, escapeMarkdown())
 	write(w, s.symbol)
-	f()
 }
 
 func renderMDSyntaxItem(w io.Writer, s SyntaxItem) {

markdown_test.go

@@ -550,6 +550,31 @@ textfmt supports the following entries:
 			}
 		})
 
+		t.Run("non line start dash", func(t *testing.T) {
+			doc := textfmt.Doc(
+				textfmt.List(
+					textfmt.Item(textfmt.Text("--foo one")),
+					textfmt.Item(textfmt.Text("--bar two")),
+					textfmt.Item(textfmt.Text("--baz three")),
+				),
+			)
+
+			var b bytes.Buffer
+			if err := textfmt.Markdown(&b, doc); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			const expect = `
+- --foo one
+- --bar two
+- --baz three
+`
+
+			if "\n"+b.String() != expect {
+				t.Fatal("\n" + b.String())
+			}
+		})
+
 		t.Run("indent ignored", func(t *testing.T) {
 			doc := textfmt.Doc(
 				textfmt.Indent(
@@ -1509,7 +1534,11 @@ textfmt supports the following entries:
 	return textfmt.Document(
 		textfmt.Paragraph(textfmt.Text("Hello, world!")),
 	)
-}`
+}
+
+/*
+- no escape: -` + "`" + `[*]` + "`" + `
+*/`
 
 			var b bytes.Buffer
 			if err := textfmt.Markdown(&b, textfmt.Doc(textfmt.CodeBlock(code))); err != nil {
@@ -1773,5 +1802,31 @@ textfmt supports the following entries:
 				t.Fatal(b.String())
 			}
 		})
+
+		t.Run("no escape", func(t *testing.T) {
+			doc := textfmt.Doc(
+				textfmt.Syntax(
+					textfmt.Symbol("foo"),
+					textfmt.ZeroOrMore(textfmt.Symbol("options")),
+					textfmt.Optional(textfmt.Symbol("--")),
+					textfmt.Required(textfmt.Symbol("filename")),
+					textfmt.ZeroOrMore(
+						textfmt.Choice(
+							textfmt.Symbol("string"),
+							textfmt.Symbol("number"),
+						),
+					),
+				),
+			)
+
+			var b bytes.Buffer
+			if err := textfmt.Markdown(&b, doc); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			if b.String() != "```\nfoo [options]... [--] <filename> [string|number]...\n```\n" {
+				t.Fatal(b.String())
+			}
+		})
 	})
 }

write.go

@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ func (w *errorWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func writeWith(out io.Writer, w ...wrapper) (io.Writer, func() (io.Writer, error)) {
-	var f []func() error
+	f := make([]func() error, len(w))
 	ww := out
 	for i := len(w) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		var fi func() error
 		ww, fi = w[i](ww)
-		f = append(f, fi)
+		f[i] = fi
 	}
 
 	return ww, func() (io.Writer, error) {