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Markdown Code Span Edge Space Rule Tool

Calculate markdown code span edge space rule from explicit caller-supplied inputs.

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Description

Replace CRLF, lone CR, and LF in content with single spaces.

Text positions can be measured in UTF-16 code units, Unicode code points, grapheme clusters, or modeled display columns. These coordinates are not interchangeable. Invisible markers and delimiter policies can also affect interpretation even when a string looks unchanged, so the chosen representation needs to stay explicit.

Replace CRLF, lone CR, and LF in content with single spaces.

When to use this tool

Use Markdown Code Span Edge Space Rule when you need the stated marker, coordinate, delimiter, or normalization operation under an explicit text representation.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter content. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read content, trimmed. Inspect trimmed before interpreting the associated values.

Replace CRLF, lone CR, and LF in content with single spaces. If the result starts and ends with a space and contains a non-space character, remove exactly one space from each end and set trimmed.1

CommonMark code-span content replaces line endings with spaces and conditionally removes one space from each edge.2

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
contentContentRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
contentContentRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
trimmedWhether exactly one ASCII edge space was removed from each side.Required. Boolean.
json
{
  "input": {
    "content": " code "
  },
  "output": {
    "content": "code",
    "trimmed": true
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • All-space content is preserved. This implements a code-span content-normalization term without locating delimiters, parsing Markdown blocks, or changing tabs and other whitespace.
  • The field tables state structural bounds; the mechanics also specify cross-field constraints. Malformed inputs and unsupported domains cause errors. A successful false flag, empty branch value, or zero placeholder has the meaning stated above and is distinct from an input error.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Choose the coordinate system required by the consumer. Use a full parser, renderer, or segmentation method when a local marker or delimiter rule cannot determine the complete text behavior.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: text/markdown-code-span-edge-space-rule — tool.io

  2. CommonMark 0.31.2, 6.1: Code Spans — John MacFarlane

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