add genOutput method

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.1.1 / 2013-01-31
+------------------
+* add `genOutput()` method
+
 0.1.0 / 2013-01-23
 ------------------
 * Fixed null body bug.

README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Installation
 Example
 ------
 
-A bit unstable. See tests. 
+Very unstable API. See tests. 
 
 
 

lib/markdown-page.js

@@ -21,6 +21,26 @@
     }});
   }
 
+  MarkdownPage.prototype.genOutput = function() {
+    var data = '<!--\n'
+      , _this = this
+
+    Object.keys(this.metadata).forEach(function(key) {
+      if (_this.metadataConversions[key])
+        data += key + ': ' + _this.metadataConversions[key].serialize(_this.metadata[key]) + '\n';
+      else
+        data += key + ': ' + _this.metadata[key] + '\n'
+    })
+
+    data += '-->\n\n\n'
+
+    data += this.title + '\n'
+    data += S('=').repeat(this.title.length) + '\n\n'
+
+    data += this.markdown + '\n'
+    return data;
+  }
+
   //this is actually just a sync method, but in the future, may call out to other executables or services
   MarkdownPage.prototype.parse = function(callback) {
     this.metadata = mde.metadata(this.text, parseMetadata);
@@ -40,23 +60,7 @@
   }
 
   MarkdownPage.prototype.writeFile = function(file, callback) {
-    var data = '<!--\n'
-      , _this = this
-
-    Object.keys(this.metadata).forEach(function(key) {
-      if (_this.metadataConversions[key])
-        data += key + ': ' + _this.metadataConversions[key].serialize(_this.metadata[key]) + '\n';
-      else
-        data += key + ': ' + _this.metadata[key] + '\n'
-    })
-
-    data += '-->\n\n\n'
-
-    data += this.title + '\n'
-    data += S('=').repeat(this.title.length) + '\n\n'
-
-    data += this.markdown + '\n'
-
+    var data = this.genOutput()
     fs.writeFile(file, data, callback)
   }
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "markdown-page",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "Parse a markdown article or page.",
   "homepage": [
     ""