Re: How do I write a standalone document with pandoc.write?

[Albert Krewinkel <albert+pandoc-9EawChwDxG8hFhg+JK9F0w@public.gmane.org>]

jcr <ffi.appdev-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:

> How do I tell `pandoc.write` to produce a standalone Markdown
> document (with YAML metadata)? There's no `standalone` option for
> `pandoc.WriterOptions`. I thought setting a template  might  work, 
> but it doesn't: the saved file does not contain a YAML block, even
> though the document has metadata. My attempt is below:
>
> ```
> function write_markdown_file(doc, filename)
>   local options = pandoc.WriterOptions{
>     template = pandoc.template.default('markdown')
>   }
>   local data = pandoc.write(doc, 'markdown', options)
>   local file <close>, error = io.open(filename, 'w')
>   if file == fail then
>     io.stderr:write(string.format('Failed to write Markdown file: %s\
> n', error))
>     os.exit(1)
>   end
>   file:write(data)
> end
> ```
>
> I'm using pandoc 2.19.2.

The template needs to be compile for it to become usable:


    local options = pandoc.WriterOptions{
      template = pandoc.template.compile(
        pandoc.template.default('markdown')
      )
    }

Pandoc's current behavior is a bit strange though. You can raise a bug
for that if you'd like.

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