Experimental label splitting

lib/index.cjs

@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@ const lookupVar = function(label, index) {
 		index--;
 	}
 
+	// Normal lookup has failed, attempt to resolve multiple labels into individuals
+	if(label?.trim().indexOf(' ') > 0){
+		const labels = label.split(' ');
+		const outputStrings = labels.map((string)=>{
+			return lookupVar(string, index)?.content || string;
+		});
+		return {
+			content  : outputStrings.join(' '),
+			resolved : true
+		};
+	}
+
 	return undefined;
 };
 

lib/index.umd.js

@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@
 			index--;
 		}
 
+		// Normal lookup has failed, attempt to resolve multiple labels into individuals
+		if(label?.trim().indexOf(' ') > 0){
+			const labels = label.split(' ');
+			const outputStrings = labels.map((string)=>{
+				return lookupVar(string, index)?.content || string;
+			});
+			return {
+				content  : outputStrings.join(' '),
+				resolved : true
+			};
+		}
+
 		return undefined;
 	};
 

spec/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap

@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ exports[`Math function parameter handling allows two variables in two-parameter
 
 exports[`Math function parameter handling allows variables in single-parameter functions 1`] = `"<p>4</p>"`;
 
+exports[`Multiple variable names at once output multiple variables at once 1`] = `"<p>first second ef</p>"`;
+
 exports[`Normal Links and Images Applies curly injectors to images 1`] = `"<p><img src="url" alt="alt text">{width:100px}</p>"`;
 
 exports[`Normal Links and Images Renders normal images 1`] = `"<p><img src="url" alt="alt text"></p>"`;

spec/index.test.js

@@ -410,6 +410,14 @@ describe('Variable names that are subsets of other names', ()=>{
 	});
 });
 
+describe('Multiple variable names at once', ()=>{
+	it('output multiple variables at once', function() {
+		const source = '[ab]: first\n\n[cd]: second\n\n$[ab cd ef]';
+		const rendered = Markdown(source).trimReturns();
+		expect(rendered).toMatchSnapshot();
+	});
+});
+
 describe('Regression Tests', ()=>{
 	it('Don\'t Eat all the parentheticals!', function() {
 		const source = '\n|  title 1  | title 2 | title 3 | title 4|\n|-----------|---------|---------|--------|\n|[foo](bar) |  Ipsum  |    )    |   )    |\n';

src/index.js

@@ -158,6 +158,18 @@ const lookupVar = function(label, index) {
 		index--;
 	}
 
+	// Normal lookup has failed, attempt to resolve multiple labels into individuals
+	if(label?.trim().indexOf(' ') > 0){
+		const labels = label.split(' ');
+		const outputStrings = labels.map((string)=>{
+			return lookupVar(string, index)?.content || string;
+		});
+		return {
+			content  : outputStrings.join(' '),
+			resolved : true
+		};
+	}
+
 	return undefined;
 };