ruby markdown parser with WikiWord support?

Question

I am using git-wiki for my personal note storage. It works very well, except that WikiWords are converted to links before the markdown parsing stage, using a regular expression. This messes up scores of things, for instance links that point to outside wiki pages, or block quotes (if I am quoting something, I do not want a WikiWord to be changed into a link).

Are there ruby-based Markdown parsers that understand WikiLinks?

Answer 1

The best parser around is the C-based one (upskirt/sundown), whose ruby iteration is red carpet:

https://github.com/tanoku/redcarpet

It is better for performance and security reasons.

For the wiki links, pre-process them before sending your text to the markdown parser.