fix(gchat): use full markdown parser for card text rendering

src/chat_sdk/adapters/google_chat/cards.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from typing import Any, cast
 
+from chat_sdk.adapters.google_chat.format_converter import GoogleChatFormatConverter
 from chat_sdk.cards import (
     CardChild,
     CardElement,
@@ -18,10 +19,18 @@
 )
 from chat_sdk.shared import card_to_fallback_text as shared_card_to_fallback_text
 from chat_sdk.shared import create_emoji_converter
+from chat_sdk.shared.base_format_converter import parse_markdown
 
 # Convert emoji placeholders in text to GChat format (Unicode).
 convert_emoji = create_emoji_converter("gchat")
 
+_gchat_converter = GoogleChatFormatConverter()
+
+
+def _render_markdown_as_gchat(text: str) -> str:
+    """Parse standard markdown and render as Google Chat formatted text."""
+    return _gchat_converter.from_ast(parse_markdown(text))
+
 
 def card_to_google_card(
     card: CardElement,
@@ -148,25 +157,13 @@ def _convert_child_to_widgets(
         return []
 
 
-def _markdown_to_gchat(text: str) -> str:
-    """Convert standard Markdown formatting to Google Chat formatting.
-
-    **bold** -> *bold*
-    """
-    import re
-
-    return re.sub(r"\*\*(.+?)\*\*", r"*\1*", text)
-
-
 def _convert_text_to_widget(element: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Convert a text element to a widget."""
-    text = _markdown_to_gchat(convert_emoji(element.get("content", "")))
+    text = _render_markdown_as_gchat(convert_emoji(element.get("content", "")))
 
-    style = element.get("style")
-    if style == "bold":
+    if element.get("style") == "bold":
         text = f"*{text}*"
-    elif style == "muted":
-        # GChat doesn't have muted, use regular text
+    elif element.get("style") == "muted":
         text = convert_emoji(element.get("content", ""))
 
     return {"textParagraph": {"text": text}}
@@ -302,8 +299,8 @@ def _convert_fields_to_widgets(
     return [
         {
             "decoratedText": {
-                "topLabel": _markdown_to_gchat(convert_emoji(field.get("label", ""))),
-                "text": _markdown_to_gchat(convert_emoji(field.get("value", ""))),
+                "topLabel": _render_markdown_as_gchat(convert_emoji(field.get("label", ""))),
+                "text": _render_markdown_as_gchat(convert_emoji(field.get("value", ""))),
             },
         }
         for field in element.get("children", [])

tests/test_gchat_cards.py

@@ -304,11 +304,13 @@ def test_converts_multiple_bold_segments(self):
         widgets = gchat_card["card"]["sections"][0]["widgets"]
         assert widgets[0]["textParagraph"]["text"] == "*Project*: my-app, *Status*: active"
 
-    def test_preserves_single_asterisk(self):
-        card = Card(children=[CardText("Already *bold* in GChat format")])
+    def test_single_asterisk_markdown_italic_becomes_gchat_italic(self):
+        # *text* is markdown italic; the full converter renders it as _text_ (GChat italic),
+        # not *text* (GChat bold). Card content is always treated as markdown.
+        card = Card(children=[CardText("The *italic* word")])
         gchat_card = card_to_google_card(card)
         widgets = gchat_card["card"]["sections"][0]["widgets"]
-        assert widgets[0]["textParagraph"]["text"] == "Already *bold* in GChat format"
+        assert widgets[0]["textParagraph"]["text"] == "The _italic_ word"
 
     def test_converts_bold_in_field_values(self):
         card = Card(children=[Fields([Field(label="Status", value="**Active**")])])
@@ -330,6 +332,21 @@ def test_plain_text_no_change(self):
         widgets = gchat_card["card"]["sections"][0]["widgets"]
         assert widgets[0]["textParagraph"]["text"] == "Plain text"
 
+    def test_markdown_bullet_list_with_bold_labels_renders_without_raw_markers(self):
+        # Agent responses use markdown lists with bold labels. The naive **→* regex
+        # left list markers and asterisks literal in textParagraph, rendering as "* *Jira:*".
+        card = Card(children=[CardText("- **Jira:** create issues\n- **Zendesk:** manage tickets")])
+        text = card_to_google_card(card)["card"]["sections"][0]["widgets"][0]["textParagraph"]["text"]
+        assert "• " in text, "markdown list items must render as • bullets, not raw '- item'"
+        assert "**" not in text, "markdown **bold** must be converted to GChat *bold*"
+
+    def test_muted_style_skips_markdown_conversion(self):
+        # Upstream TS explicitly reverts muted elements to plain emoji-only text.
+        # The full markdown converter must not run on muted content.
+        card = Card(children=[CardText("**bold text**", style="muted")])
+        widgets = card_to_google_card(card)["card"]["sections"][0]["widgets"]
+        assert widgets[0]["textParagraph"]["text"] == "**bold text**"
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CardLink