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+"
+I model a Markdown document.
+At some point the idea is to have a full native parser implemented to deal
+with my syntax, but meanwhile I will be collaborating with external parsers,
+particularly the ones provided by Pandoc and/or Lunamark.
+"
+Class {
+	#name : #Markdown,
+	#superclass : #Object,
+	#instVars : [
+		'contents'
+	],
+	#category : #'Grafoscopio-Utils'
+}
+
+{ #category : #'instance creation' }
+Markdown class >> fromFile: aFileReference [
+	^ self new fromFile: aFileReference 
+]
+
+{ #category : #utility }
+Markdown >> containsYAMLMetadataClosing [
+	^ self locateYAMLMetadataClosing > 0
+]
+
+{ #category : #accessing }
+Markdown >> contents [
+	^ contents
+]
+
+{ #category : #accessing }
+Markdown >> contents: anObject [
+	contents := anObject
+]
+
+{ #category : #utility }
+Markdown >> detectYAMLMetadata [
+	| lines |
+	lines := self lines.
+	^ self startsWithYAMLMetadataDelimiter
+		and: [ lines allButFirst
+				detect: [ :currentLine | currentLine beginsWith: '---' ]
+				ifFound: [ ^ true ] ifNone: [ ^ false ] ]
+]
+
+{ #category : #operation }
+Markdown >> extractYAMLMetadata [
+	self detectYAMLMetadata ifFalse: [ ^ nil ].
+	^ self lines copyFrom: 2 to: (self locateYAMLMetadataClosing) 
+]
+
+{ #category : #'instance creation' }
+Markdown >> fromFile: aFileReference [
+	self contents: aFileReference contents.
+]
+
+{ #category : #utility }
+Markdown >> lines [
+	^ self contents lines.
+]
+
+{ #category : #utility }
+Markdown >> locateYAMLMetadataClosing [
+	"I return the line where the closing of the YAML metadata occurs or 0 if no closing is found."
+	| result |
+	self startsWithYAMLMetadataDelimiter ifFalse: [ ^ self ].
+	result := 0.
+	self lines allButFirst doWithIndex: [ :currentLine :i |
+		(currentLine beginsWith: '---') ifTrue: [ result := i ] ].
+	^ result
+]
+
+{ #category : #utility }
+Markdown >> startsWithYAMLMetadataDelimiter [
+	^ self lines first beginsWith: '---'
+
+]