common/static/common/scripts/markdown-preview.js

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+const activeTabCls = "is-active"
+
+function initMarkdownPreview(fieldName, texts) {
+  const field = document.querySelector(`textarea.form-control[name="${fieldName}"]`);
+  const markdown = document.querySelector(`#markdown-preview-${fieldName}`);
+  const tokenInput = document.querySelector(`input[name=csrfmiddlewaretoken]`)
+  const writeTab = document.querySelector(`#tab-write-${fieldName}`);
+  const previewTab = document.querySelector(`#tab-preview-${fieldName}`);
+  const write = document.querySelector(`#write-${fieldName}`);
+  const preview = document.querySelector(`#preview-${fieldName}`);
+  let lastText; // To avoid calling multiple times unchanged text
+
+  function toggleActiveTab() {
+    writeTab.classList.toggle(activeTabCls);
+    previewTab.classList.toggle(activeTabCls);
+  }
+
+  function opacity_75(text) {
+    return `<span class="opacity-75">${text}</span>`;
+  }
+
+  function nothingToPreview() {
+    markdown.innerHTML = opacity_75(texts.nothing_to_preview);
+  }
+
+  function switchTabs(on, off) {
+    on.style.display = "block";
+    off.style.display = "none";
+    toggleActiveTab();
+  }
+
+  if (previewTab && field) {
+    previewTab.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      if (!previewTab.classList.contains(activeTabCls)) {
+        switchTabs(preview, write)
+        if (field.value !== lastText) {
+          markdown.innerHTML = opacity_75(texts.loading);
+          lastText = field.value;
+          if (field.value.trim()) {
+            fetch("/markdown/", {
+              method: "POST",
+              headers: {
+                "X-CSRFToken": tokenInput.value,
+              },
+              body: new URLSearchParams({
+                text: field.value,
+              }),
+            })
+              .then((response) => response.json())
+              .then((data) => {
+                const preview_markdown = data.markdown;
+                if (preview_markdown.trim()) {
+                  markdown.innerHTML = preview_markdown;
+                } else {
+                  nothingToPreview();
+                }
+              })
+              .catch((err) => {
+                lastText = undefined;
+                markdown.innerHTML = opacity_75(texts.error);
+              });
+          } else {
+            nothingToPreview();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+  if (writeTab) {
+    writeTab.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      if (!writeTab.classList.contains(activeTabCls)) {
+        switchTabs(write, preview)
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}

common/templates/common/components/field.html

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-{% load common %}
+{% load i18n common %}
 {% spaceless %}
   {% with type=field.field.widget.input_type classes=classes|default:"" placeholder=placeholder|default:"" %}
     {% with field=field|remove_cols_rows|add_classes:classes|set_placeholder:placeholder %}
+    {% with is_markdown=field.name|is_markdown_field %}
       {% autoescape off %}
         {% firstof label field.label as label %}
         {% firstof help_text field.help_text as help_text %}
@@ -27,6 +28,16 @@
           {% if field.field.required or required %}<span class="form-required-indicator">*</span>{% endif %}
         </label>
       {% endif %}
+      
+      {% if is_markdown and not field.is_hidden %}
+        <div class="hero-tabs mb-2">
+          <a id="tab-write-{{field.name}}" href="#write-{{field.name}}" class="is-active">{% trans 'Write' %}</a>
+          <a id="tab-preview-{{field.name}}" href="#preview-{{field.name}}">{% trans 'Preview' %}</a>
+        </div>
+        <section id="preview-{{field.name}}" style="display: none;border-bottom: thin solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);">
+          <div id="markdown-preview-{{field.name}}" class="style-rich-text px-3 pt-2 pb-3">{% trans 'Loading...' %}</div>
+        </section>
+      {% endif %}
 
       {% if icon %}
       <div class="input-group">
@@ -36,7 +47,9 @@
         {{ field }}
       </div>
       {% else %}
-        {{ field }}
+        <section id="write-{{field.name}}">
+          {{ field }}
+        </section>
       {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 
@@ -47,6 +60,22 @@
     {% if field.errors %}
       <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ field.errors }}</div>
     {% endif %}
+
+    {% block scripts %}
+    {% if is_markdown and not field.is_hidden %}
+      <script> 
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+          initMarkdownPreview("{{field.name}}", {
+            loading: "{% trans 'Loading...' %}",
+            error: "{% trans 'Error getting preview...' %}",
+            nothing_to_preview: "{% trans 'Nothing to preview...' %}"
+          })
+        })
+      </script>
+    {% endif %}
+    {% endblock scripts %}
+
+  {% endwith %}
   {% endwith %}
   {% endwith %}
 {% endspaceless %}

common/templatetags/common.py

@@ -230,3 +230,7 @@ def to_int(value):
         return int(value)
     except (ValueError, TypeError):
         return 0
+
+@register.filter
+def is_markdown_field(name: str) -> bool:
+    return name in ['description', 'release_notes', 'message']

extensions/urls.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
         name='api-internal',
     ),
     # Public API
+    path('markdown/', api.MarkdownRenderApi.as_view(), name='markdown-rendering'),
     path('api/v1/extensions/', api.ExtensionsAPIView.as_view(), name='api'),
     path(
         'api/v1/extensions/<str:extension_id>/versions/upload/',

extensions/views/api.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.http import JsonResponse
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
+from django.views import View
 from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page
 from drf_spectacular.utils import OpenApiParameter, extend_schema
 from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 
 from common.compare import is_in_version_range, version
+from common.markdown import render as render_markdown
 from extensions.models import Extension, Platform
 from extensions.utils import clean_json_dictionary_from_optional_fields
 from files.forms import FileFormSkipAgreed
@@ -273,3 +275,10 @@ def extensions_awaiting_review(request):
                 }
             )
     return JsonResponse(response, safe=False)
+
+class MarkdownRenderApi(View):
+    
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        text = request.POST.get('text')
+        rendered_markdown = render_markdown(text)
+        return JsonResponse({'markdown': rendered_markdown})