YAML formatter about vivify HOT 4 OPEN

Hello! No worries haha, I think this might turn into a cool addition to Vivify, so thanks for the idea!

That said, I'm not entirely sure what you would like to see here. I'll make a proposal.

What we could do is:

1. Detect the front matter and hide it completely so it doesn't pollute the viewer.
2. Parse the YAML of the front matter, convert it to JSON and expose it to your custom client-side JS. This way you can use your Vivify config to do whatever you want with the data of the front matter, e.g. display something on the viewer based on some value there.

The idea behind this is that YAML is meant to be read by machines, not humans (hence (1) no displaying on the viewer) and that there are no common conventions for what the front matter contains/defines (hence (2) customized behavior).

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Hey @Praczet are you still interested in this?

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Sorry,
Of course I am interested in this. I was quite sure I've answered you.
For me the solution to parse and convert to JSON is working.
I would probably then write a script that would inject some html just below navigation, with possibility to display information from YAML front matter.. Personally I am using YAML front matter quite heavily.

Only, I would need some little help (or point when I can find the help) about this client-side.js how to start, where to put etc

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Okay nice! I'll get to work on this some time soon then and once it's merged I'll let you know how to use it :)

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