Custom urls path

README.md

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ Place settings in your `settings.py` to override default values:
 ```python
 #settings.py
 MARKDOWNX_MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS = []
+MARKDOWNX_URLS_PATH = '/markdownx/markdownify/' # Urls path that returns compiled markdown text. Change this path to your custom app url. That could i.e. enable do some additional work with compiled markdown text.
 MARKDOWNX_MEDIA_PATH = 'markdownx/' # subdirectory, where images will be stored in MEDIA_ROOT folder
 MARKDOWNX_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE = 52428800 # 50MB
 MARKDOWNX_UPLOAD_CONTENT_TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/png']
@@ -179,6 +180,25 @@ MARKDOWNX_EDITOR_RESIZABLE = True # update editor's height to inner content heig
 * **crop** – default: `False` – if `True` use `size` to crop final image
 * **upscale** – default: `False` – if image dimensions are smaller than those in `size`, upscale image to `size` dimensions
 
+## Custom MARKDOWNX_URLS_PATH
+
+Change this path to your app path in `urls.py`. Default view that compiles markdown text:
+
+```python
+#views.py
+import markdown
+
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.views.generic.edit import View
+
+from _your_app_.settings import MARKDOWNX_MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS
+
+class MarkdownifyView(View):
+
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return HttpResponse(markdown.markdown(request.POST['content'], extensions=MARKDOWNX_MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS))
+```
+
 ## Widget's template
 
 Default widget's template looks like:
@@ -212,6 +232,10 @@ When you want to use Bootstrap 3 and side-by-side panes (as in preview image abo
 
 # Changelog
 
+###### v1.2
+
+* Added custom url path setting MARKDOWNX_URLS_PATH to compile markdown with custom view (i.e. for pre/post altering markdown text)
+
 ###### v1.1.3
 
 * Setup tools fix

markdownx/settings.py

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 # Markdown extensions
 MARKDOWNX_MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS = getattr(settings, 'MARKDOWNX_MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS', [])
 
+# Markdown url
+MARKDOWNX_URLS_PATH = getattr(settings, 'MARKDOWNX_URLS_PATH', '/markdownx/markdownify/')
+
 # Media path
 MARKDOWNX_MEDIA_PATH = getattr(settings, 'MARKDOWNX_MEDIA_PATH', 'markdownx/')
 

markdownx/static/markdownx/js/markdownx.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
                 $.ajax({
                     type: 'POST',
-                    url: '/markdownx/markdownify/',
+                    url: markdownxEditor.data("markdownxUrlsPath"),
                     data: form,
                     processData: false,
                     contentType: false,

markdownx/widgets.py

@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ from django.template import Context
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from django.contrib.admin import widgets
 
-from .settings import MARKDOWNX_EDITOR_RESIZABLE
+from .settings import (
+    MARKDOWNX_EDITOR_RESIZABLE,
+    MARKDOWNX_URLS_PATH,
+)
 
 
 class MarkdownxWidget(forms.Textarea):
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ class MarkdownxWidget(forms.Textarea):
             attrs.update({'class':'markdownx-editor'})
 
         attrs['data-markdownx-editor-resizable'] = MARKDOWNX_EDITOR_RESIZABLE
+        attrs['data-markdownx-urls-path'] = MARKDOWNX_URLS_PATH
 
         widget = super(MarkdownxWidget, self).render(name, value, attrs)
 

setup.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def get_requirements():
 
 setup(
     name='django-markdownx',
-    version='1.1.3',
+    version='1.2',
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     description='Django Markdown editor with image uploads (stored in MEDIA_ROOT folder) and live preview.',