criticmarkup 0.1.1

Fast CriticMarkup preprocessor with multiple output formats.

criticmarkup

Fast CriticMarkup preprocessor with multiple output formats (AsciiDoc, Markdown, LaTeX).

Install

With uv:

uv tool install criticmarkup

With pip:

python -m pip install criticmarkup

Dev install (uv)

uv sync --extra dev

Usage

Convert a file (format inferred from extension):

criticmarkup convert input.md --in-place

Read from stdin, write to stdout:

cat input.md | criticmarkup convert --format markdown

Override a preset template:

criticmarkup convert input.md --addition-replacement-template "<ins>{CURRENT}</ins>"

Change list placeholder

If the input contains {+-~TOC-CHANGES~-+}, it will be replaced with a generated list of change IDs/notes.

Examples

Markdown → Markdown

Input (doc.md):

Intro paragraph.

{+-~TOC-CHANGES~-+}

We {++add new text++} here.
We {--remove old text--} here.
We {~~replace this~>with that~~} here.
We can {==highlight==} something.
And leave a {>>reviewer note<<} comment.

Command:

criticmarkup convert doc.md --in-place

Output (doc.md):

Intro paragraph.

- [addition-1](#addition-1): Added "add new text"
- [deletion-1](#deletion-1): Deleted "remove old text"
- [substitution-1](#substitution-1): Changed "replace this" to "with that"

We <a id="addition-1"></a><!-- Added "add new text" -->
<ins>add new text</ins> here.
We <a id="deletion-1"></a><!-- Deleted "remove old text" -->
<del>remove old text</del> here.
We <a id="substitution-1"></a><!-- Changed "replace this" to "with that" -->
<del>replace this</del><ins>with that</ins> here.
We can <mark>highlight</mark> something.
And leave a <!-- reviewer note --> comment.

AsciiDoc → AsciiDoc

Input (doc.adoc):

Intro paragraph.

{+-~TOC-CHANGES~-+}

We {++add new text++} here.
We {--remove old text--} here.
We {~~replace this~>with that~~} here.
We can {==highlight==} something.
And leave a {>>reviewer note<<} comment.

Command:

criticmarkup convert doc.adoc --in-place

Output (doc.adoc):

Intro paragraph.

- <<addition-1>>
- <<deletion-1>>
- <<substitution-1>>

We [[addition-1, Added "add new text"]]
[red]#*add new text*# here.
We [[deletion-1, Deleted "remove old text"]]
footnote:[In previous version this said "remove old text"] here.
We [[substitution-1, Changed "replace this" to "with that"]]
[red]#*with that*#
footnote:[In previous version this said "replace this"] here.
We can [yellow]#highlight# something.
And leave a footnote:[reviewer note] comment.

LaTeX → LaTeX

Input (doc.tex):

Intro paragraph.

{+-~TOC-CHANGES~-+}

We {++add new text++} here.
We {--remove old text--} here.
We {~~replace this~>with that~~} here.
We can {==highlight==} something.
And leave a {>>reviewer note<<} comment.

Command:

criticmarkup convert doc.tex --in-place

Output (doc.tex):

Intro paragraph.

\item addition-1: Added "add new text"
\item deletion-1: Deleted "remove old text"
\item substitution-1: Changed "replace this" to "with that"

We % addition-1: Added "add new text"
\underline{{add new text}} here.
We % deletion-1: Deleted "remove old text"
\sout{{remove old text}} here.
We % substitution-1: Changed "replace this" to "with that"
\sout{{replace this}}\underline{{with that}} here.
We can \fbox{{highlight}} something.
And leave a % NOTE: reviewer note comment.