LOWDOWN_BUF_DIFF(3) Library Functions Manual LOWDOWN_BUF_DIFF(3)

lowdown_bufparse and diff Markdown buffers into formatted output

library “liblowdown”

#include <sys/queue.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <lowdown.h>

int
lowdown_buf_diff(const struct lowdown_opts *opts, const char *new, size_t newsz, const char *old, size_t oldsz, char **ret, size_t *retsz);

Parses lowdown(5) buffers new of size newsz and old of size oldsz and produces an edit script in ret of size retsz according to configurations opts. The script defines differences from old to new. The output format is specified by opts->type.

The caller is responsible for freeing ret.

Returns zero on failure, non-zero on success. Failure occurs from memory exhaustion.

lowdown(3)

March 4, 2024 Linux 6.7.4-arch1-1