Cursor Rule Markdown Renderer for GitHub

Renders Cursor Rules (*.mdc) markdown on GitHub into actual Markdown locally, using the marked library + highlight.js.

Fra og med 02.06.2025. Se den nyeste version.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Cursor Rule Markdown Renderer for GitHub
// @namespace    https://github.com/texarkanine
// @version      1.5.0
// @description  Renders Cursor Rules (*.mdc) markdown on GitHub into actual Markdown locally, using the marked library + highlight.js.
// @author       Texarkanine
// @licence      GPLv3
// @homepageURL  https://github.com/texarkanine/client-side-mdc-render
// @supportURL   https://github.com/texarkanine/client-side-mdc-render/issues
// @match        https://github.com/*
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// @grant        GM_addStyle
// @require      https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked@15/lib/marked.umd.min.js
// @require      https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked-footnote@1/dist/index.umd.min.js
// @require      https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@highlightjs/cdn-assets@11/highlight.min.js
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
	'use strict';

	const DEBUG = true;

	// Updated regex to match .mdc files
	const MDC_FILE_REGEX = /^https:\/\/github\.com\/.*\.mdc(#.*)?$/;
	const YAML_FRONTMATTER_REGEX = /^---\s*\n([\s\S]*?)\n---\s*\n([\s\S]*)$/;
	
	// Regex to detect specific anchor types
	const LINE_NUMBER_ANCHOR_REGEX = /^#L\d+$/;
	const FOOTNOTE_ANCHOR_REGEX = /^#footnote-/;

	const RENDERED_LABEL = 'M⇩';
	const SOURCE_LABEL = '.mdc';

	const MAX_RENDER_ATTEMPTS = 50;
	const RENDER_RETRY_INTERVAL = 100;

	const RENDERED_ID = 'client-side-mdc-markdown';

	let currentUrl = location.href;
	let isActive = false;
	let textareaObserver = null;

	GM_addStyle(`
		#client-side-mdc-markdown {
			box-sizing: border-box;
			min-width: 200px;
			max-width: 980px;
			margin: 24px auto 0;
			padding: 45px;
			word-wrap: break-word;
		}
	`);

	/**
	 * Gets the current anchor from the URL if present
	 * @returns {string|null} The anchor part of the URL, or null if no anchor
	 */
	function getCurrentAnchor() {
		const hashIndex = location.href.indexOf('#');
		return hashIndex !== -1 ? location.href.substring(hashIndex) : null;
	}

	/**
	 * Determines the default view mode based on the current anchor
	 * @returns {'rendered'|'source'} The view mode to use
	 */
	function getDefaultViewMode() {
		const anchor = getCurrentAnchor();
		
		if (!anchor) {
			return 'rendered';
		}
		
		// If it's a line number anchor, default to source mode
		if (LINE_NUMBER_ANCHOR_REGEX.test(anchor)) {
			return 'source';
		}
		
		// If it's a footnote anchor, default to rendered mode
		if (FOOTNOTE_ANCHOR_REGEX.test(anchor)) {
			return 'rendered';
		}
		
		// Default to rendered for all other anchors
		return 'rendered';
	}

	/**
	 * Scrolls to the current anchor if it exists
	 * @param {string} mode - Current view mode ('rendered' or 'source')
	 */
	function scrollToAnchor(mode) {
		const anchor = getCurrentAnchor();
		if (!anchor) return;
		
		// For line number anchors in source mode, GitHub's native handling works
		if (mode === 'source' && LINE_NUMBER_ANCHOR_REGEX.test(anchor)) {
			return;
		}
		
		// For footnote anchors in rendered mode, we need to handle scrolling
		if (mode === 'rendered' && FOOTNOTE_ANCHOR_REGEX.test(anchor)) {
			// Use setTimeout to ensure the DOM has updated
			setTimeout(() => {
				const targetElement = document.querySelector(anchor);
				if (targetElement) {
					targetElement.scrollIntoView();
				}
			}, 100);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Processes MDC content by extracting YAML frontmatter and converting it to a code block
	 * @param {string} content - Raw MDC file content
	 * @returns {string} Processed content with YAML frontmatter as code block
	 */
	function processContent(content) {
		const match = content.match(YAML_FRONTMATTER_REGEX);
		if (match) {
			const [, yamlContent, markdownContent] = match;
			return `\`\`\`yaml\n${yamlContent}\n\`\`\`\n\n${markdownContent}`;
		}
		return content;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a button element with GitHub's styling
	 * @param {string} label - Button text content
	 * @param {string} mode - View mode ('rendered' or 'source')
	 * @param {boolean} isSelected - Whether button should be in selected state
	 * @returns {HTMLLIElement} Complete button list item element
	 */
	function createButton(label, mode, isSelected = false) {
		const li = document.createElement('li');
		li.className = `SegmentedControl-item${isSelected ? ' SegmentedControl-item--selected' : ''}`;
		li.setAttribute('role', 'listitem');

		const button = document.createElement('button');
		button.setAttribute('aria-current', isSelected.toString());
		button.setAttribute('type', 'button');
		button.setAttribute('data-view-component', 'true');
		button.className = 'Button--invisible Button--small Button Button--invisible-noVisuals';
		button.onclick = () => setViewMode(mode);

		const content = document.createElement('span');
		content.className = 'Button-content';
		const labelSpan = document.createElement('span');
		labelSpan.className = 'Button-label';
		labelSpan.setAttribute('data-content', label);
		labelSpan.textContent = label;

		content.appendChild(labelSpan);
		button.appendChild(content);
		li.appendChild(button);

		return li;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a GitHub-styled segmented control for toggling between rendered and source views
	 * @param {string} defaultMode - The default view mode to select
	 * @returns {HTMLDivElement} Complete toggle button control
	 */
	function createToggleButton(defaultMode = 'rendered') {
		const container = document.createElement('div');
		container.className = 'mdc-segmented-control';

		const segmentedControl = document.createElement('segmented-control');
		segmentedControl.setAttribute('data-catalyst', '');

		const ul = document.createElement('ul');
		ul.setAttribute('aria-label', 'MDC view');
		ul.setAttribute('role', 'list');
		ul.setAttribute('data-view-component', 'true');
		ul.className = 'SegmentedControl--small SegmentedControl';

		const isRenderedSelected = defaultMode === 'rendered';

		ul.appendChild(createButton(RENDERED_LABEL, 'rendered', isRenderedSelected));
		ul.appendChild(createButton(SOURCE_LABEL, 'source', !isRenderedSelected));

		segmentedControl.appendChild(ul);
		container.appendChild(segmentedControl);

		return container;
	}

	/**
	 * Switches between rendered markdown and source code views
	 * @param {'rendered'|'source'} mode - View mode to activate
	 */
	function setViewMode(mode) {
		const rendered = document.getElementById(RENDERED_ID);
		const original = document.querySelector('#read-only-cursor-text-area')?.closest('section');
		const buttons = document.querySelectorAll('.mdc-segmented-control .SegmentedControl-item');

		if (!rendered || !original || buttons.length !== 2) return;

		const [renderedItem, sourceItem] = buttons;
		const renderedButton = renderedItem.querySelector('button');
		const sourceButton = sourceItem.querySelector('button');

		const isRenderedMode = mode === 'rendered';

		rendered.style.display = isRenderedMode ? 'block' : 'none';
		original.style.display = isRenderedMode ? 'none' : 'block';

		renderedItem.classList.toggle('SegmentedControl-item--selected', isRenderedMode);
		sourceItem.classList.toggle('SegmentedControl-item--selected', !isRenderedMode);

		if (renderedButton) renderedButton.setAttribute('aria-current', isRenderedMode.toString());
		if (sourceButton) sourceButton.setAttribute('aria-current', (!isRenderedMode).toString());
		
		// Scroll to anchor if needed
		scrollToAnchor(mode);
	}

	/**
	 * Renders MDC content as HTML and inserts it into the page
	 * @param {string} defaultMode - The default view mode to select ('rendered' or 'source')
	 * @returns {boolean} True if rendering was successful, false otherwise
	 */
	function renderMDC(defaultMode = 'rendered') {
		const textarea = document.querySelector('#read-only-cursor-text-area');
		if (!textarea) {
			DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] No textarea found');
			return false;
		}

		const content = textarea.textContent?.trim();
		if (!content) {
			DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] No content in textarea');
			return false;
		}

		const existing = document.getElementById(RENDERED_ID);
		existing?.remove();

		const processedContent = processContent(content);
		const rendered = document.createElement('div');
		rendered.id = RENDERED_ID;
		rendered.className = 'markdown-body';
		rendered.innerHTML = marked.use(markedFootnote()).parse(processedContent);

		rendered.querySelectorAll('pre code').forEach(block => {
			hljs.highlightElement(block);
		});

		const section = textarea.closest('section');
		if (!section?.parentElement) {
			DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Could not find section to insert rendered content');
			return false;
		}

		section.parentElement.insertBefore(rendered, section);
		
		// Always show toggle button, but set initial state based on defaultMode
		const toolbar = document.querySelector('.react-blob-header-edit-and-raw-actions');
		if (toolbar && !toolbar.querySelector('.mdc-segmented-control')) {
			toolbar.insertBefore(createToggleButton(defaultMode), toolbar.firstChild);
		}

		// Apply the default view mode
		setViewMode(defaultMode);

		DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Successfully rendered MDC with mode:', defaultMode);
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Removes all MDC-related elements and restores original state
	 */
	function cleanup() {
		document.getElementById(RENDERED_ID)?.remove();
		document.querySelector('.mdc-segmented-control')?.remove();

		const original = document.querySelector('#read-only-cursor-text-area')?.closest('section');
		if (original) original.style.display = 'block';

		if (textareaObserver) {
			textareaObserver.disconnect();
			textareaObserver = null;
		}

		isActive = false;
		DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Cleaned up');
	}

	/**
	 * Sets up a MutationObserver to watch for textarea content changes and re-render accordingly
	 * @returns {boolean} True if observer was successfully set up, false otherwise
	 */
	function setupTextareaObserver() {
		const textarea = document.querySelector('#read-only-cursor-text-area');
		if (!textarea) return false;

		textareaObserver?.disconnect();

		textareaObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
			DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Textarea content changed, re-rendering');
			renderMDC(getDefaultViewMode());
		});

		textareaObserver.observe(textarea, {
			childList: true,
			subtree: true,
			characterData: true
		});

		DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Textarea observer set up');
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Handles page navigation changes, activating or deactivating MDC rendering based on URL
	 */
	function handlePageChange() {
		if (MDC_FILE_REGEX.test(location.href)) {
			if (!isActive) {
				DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] MDC file detected:', location.href);
				isActive = true;
				
				// Determine the default view mode based on anchor
				const defaultMode = getDefaultViewMode();
				DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Default mode:', defaultMode);

				if (renderMDC(defaultMode)) {
					setupTextareaObserver();
				} else {
					// Content not ready yet - retry with exponential backoff would be better, but keeping simple
					let attempts = 0;

					const interval = setInterval(() => {
						attempts++;
						if (renderMDC(defaultMode)) {
							clearInterval(interval);
							setupTextareaObserver();
						} else if (attempts >= MAX_RENDER_ATTEMPTS) {
							clearInterval(interval);
							DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Timeout waiting for content');
						}
					}, RENDER_RETRY_INTERVAL);
				}
			} else {
				// SPA navigation to another MDC file - re-render to sync toggle state
				const defaultMode = getDefaultViewMode();
				if (renderMDC(defaultMode)) {
					setupTextareaObserver();
				}
			}
		} else if (isActive) {
			cleanup();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Initializes the userscript by setting up page change detection and handling the current page
	 */
	function init() {
		handlePageChange();

		// Monitor for SPA navigation changes
		new MutationObserver(() => {
			if (location.href !== currentUrl) {
				currentUrl = location.href;
				DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Navigation detected:', currentUrl);
				handlePageChange();
			}
		}).observe(document, { subtree: true, childList: true });

		DEBUG && console.log('[mdc-lite] Initialized');
	}

	if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
		document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
	} else {
		init();
	}

})();