markdown-flex-message

markdown-flex-message is a converter that transforms Markdown into Flex Message for the LINE Messaging API.

Installation

npm install markdown-flex-message --save

Usage

Basic usage

Convert the markdown to a Flex Message.

Code

import { convertToFlexMessage } from 'markdown-flex-message'
import * as line from '@line/bot-sdk'

const markdownText = `
# Fruits
* apple
* banana
* cherry
`.trim()

convertToFlexMessage(markdownText)
  .then(({ flexMessage }) => {
    const client = new line.messagingApi.MessagingApiClient({
      channelAccessToken: '{{YOUR_CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN}}'
    })
    return client.pushMessage({
      to: '{{YOUR_USER_ID}}',
      messages: [flexMessage]
    })
  })
  .then(() => {
    console.log('sent.')
  })

Result

Talk List Screen

If an alternative text is not specified, it becomes the first 100 characters of the Markdown text

Talk Screen

The default size of the Flex message bubble is giga.

Custom Alternative text

To set custom alternative text and set the bubble size to mega, use the following code.

Code

import { convertToFlexMessage } from 'markdown-flex-message'
import * as line from '@line/bot-sdk'

const markdownText = `
# Fruits
* apple
* banana
* cherry
`.trim()

convertToFlexMessage(markdownText, { altText: 'Fruits', size: 'mega' })
  .then(({ flexMessage }) => {
    const client = new line.messagingApi.MessagingApiClient({
      channelAccessToken: '{{YOUR_CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN}}'
    })
    return client.pushMessage({
      to: '{{YOUR_USER_ID}}',
      messages: [flexMessage]
    })
  })

Result

Talk List Screen

The alternative text is Fruits.

Talk Screen

The size of the Flex message bubble is set to mega.

Code Display

markdown-flex-message also supports the display of code.

Code

import { convertToFlexMessage } from 'markdown-flex-message'
import * as line from '@line/bot-sdk'

const markdownText =
  [
    '```typescript                                 ',
    'const add = (a:number, b:number): number => { ',
    '  return a + b                                ',
    '}                                             ',
    '```                                           '
  ].join("\n")

convertToFlexMessage(markdownText, { altText: 'Typescript sample' })
  .then(({ flexMessage, textType }) => {
    console.log(textType) // => "code"
    const client = new line.messagingApi.MessagingApiClient({
      channelAccessToken: '{{YOUR_CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN}}'
    })
    return client.pushMessage({
      to: '{{YOUR_USER_ID}}',
      messages: [flexMessage]
    })
  })

Result

Talk List Screen

Talk Screen

Flex Bubble

You can convert Markdown into a Flex Bubble, which allows you to use Markdown as part of a carousel.

Code

import { convertToFlexBubble } from 'markdown-flex-message'
import * as line from '@line/bot-sdk'

const markdownText = `
# Fruits
* apple
* banana
* cherry
`.trim()
convertToFlexBubble(markdownText, { size: 'micro' })
  .then(({ flexBubble }) => {
    const message = {
      type: "flex",
      altText: 'Fruits',
      contents: {
        type: 'carousel',
        contents: [
          flexBubble,
          {
            type: "bubble",
            size: "micro",
            body: {
              type: "box",
              layout: "vertical",
              justifyContent: "center",
              contents: [
                {
                  type: "button",
                  action: {
                    type: "uri",
                    label: "Show more",
                    uri: "http://linecorp.com/"
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
    const client = new line.messagingApi.MessagingApiClient({
      channelAccessToken: '{{YOUR_CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN}}'
    })
    return client.pushMessage({
      to: '{{YOUR_USER_ID}}',
      messages: [message]
    })
  })

Result

Talk List Screen

Talk Screen

Markdown is applied as part of the carousel.

Flex Box

You can convert Markdown into a Flex Box. This allows you to use Markdown as part of a Flex Bubble.

Code

import { convertToFlexBox } from 'markdown-flex-message'
import * as line from '@line/bot-sdk'

const markdownText = `
# Fruits
* apple
* banana
* cherry
`.trim()
convertToFlexBox(markdownText)
  .then(({ flexBox }) => {
    const message = {
      type: "flex",
      altText: markdownText.slice(0, 200),
      contents: {
        type: "bubble",
        size: 'mega',
        body: {
          type: "box",
          layout: "vertical",
          contents: [
            flexBox,
            {
              type: "button",
              action: {
                type: 'clipboard',
                label: 'Copy',
                clipboardText: markdownText.slice(0, 1000),
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
    const client = new line.messagingApi.MessagingApiClient({
      channelAccessToken: '{{YOUR_CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN}}'
    })
    return client.pushMessage({
      to: '{{YOUR_USER_ID}}',
      messages: [message]
    })
  })

Result

Talk List Screen

Talk Screen

A button is positioned below the Markdown.

Methods

convertToFlexMessage(markdown, options)

Convert the markdown to a Flex Message.

Parameters
- markdown
  - The Markdown content you want to convert.
- options.altText (Optional)
  - Alternative text for flex message. If not specified, it becomes the first 100 characters of the Markdown text.
- options.size (Optional)
  - The size of the Flex Bubble. Acceptable values are nano, micro, deca, hecto, kilo, mega, giga. The default value is giga.
Return Value
- flexMessage
  - The object of the Flex Message.
- textType
  - The type of text in the inputted markdown. Usually returns markdown. If it contains only code, it returns code, and for content without markdown elements, it returns plain.

convertToFlexMessage(
  markdown: string,
  options: ConvertOptions = {}
): Promise<{flexMessage: FlexMessage, textType: TextType}>

convertToFlexBubble(markdown, options)

Convert the markdown to a Flex Message.

Parameters
- markdown
  - The Markdown content you want to convert.
- options.size (Optional)
  - The size of the Flex Bubble. Acceptable values are nano, micro, deca, hecto, kilo, mega, giga. The default value is giga.
Return Value
- flexBubble
  - The object of the Flex Bubble.
- textType
  - The type of text in the inputted markdown. Usually returns markdown. If it contains only code, it returns code, and for content without markdown elements, it returns plain.

convertToFlexBubble(markdown: string, options: ConvertOptions = {}):
   Promise<{flexBubble: FlexBubble, textType: TextType}>

convertToFlexBox(markdown)

Convert the markdown to a Flex Message.

Parameters
- markdown
  - The Markdown content you want to convert.
Return Value
- flexBox
  - The object of the Flex Box.
- textType
  - The type of text in the inputted markdown. Usually returns markdown. If it contains only code, it returns code, and for content without markdown elements, it returns plain.

convertToFlexBox(markdown: string): Promise<{ flexBox: FlexBox, textType: TextType }>

License

MIT