Re: Markdown reader irregularity parsing tables in YAML metadata blocks

[John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org>]

I usually use `|` rather than `|-`.
These are very similar in YAML, but `|-` will not include a
final newline, and I think that explains what you're seeing.

Brad Dixon <rbdixon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Hi:
>
> * version: pandoc 2.1.3, duplicated on pandoc HEAD
> * files: https://gist.github.com/rbdixon/490e2bc39be0b93efc2bc79ade5d497b
>
> I put tables in YAML metadata blocks as multiline strings to aid 
> integration of tools that generate Markdown that is then processed by 
> Pandoc. I've been chasing an odd behavior that I've narrowed down to 
> pandoc's paring of tables in YAML metadata blocks.
>
> This example (test_passes.md) works:
>
> ---
> table: |-
>   Table: Title
>
>   | A | B |
>   |:--|:--|
>   | A | B |
>   | A | B |
>   | A | B |
>
>   x
> ...
> Text
>
> When I inspect the Pandoc JSON I see that it has parsed a table with a 
> header and three rows. This example (test_fails.md) does not work:
>
> ---
> table: |-
>   Table: Title
>
>   | A | B |
>   |:--|:--|
>   | A | B |
>   | A | B |
>   | A | B |
> ...
> Text
>
> The difference is the removal of "\nx\n" at the end of the multiline 
> string. When I inspect the Pandoc JSON the last row of the table is split 
> off into its own `Plain` stanza rather than being included, as expected, in 
> the `Table` stanza.
>
> Any advice on what I might be doing wrong here? Perhaps I'm abusing 
> multiline strings and their markdown interpretation a bit.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
>
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