Package net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils

Class MarkdownSanitizer

java.lang.Object

net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.MarkdownSanitizer

public class MarkdownSanitizer
extends Object

Implements and algorithm that can strip or replace markdown in any supplied string.

Since:

4.0.0

See Also:

• sanitize(String, net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy)

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	BLOCK	Codeblock region such as "```Hello```"
static final int	BOLD	Bold region such as "**Hello**"
static final int	ITALICS_A	Italics region for asterisks such as "*Hello*"
static final int	ITALICS_U	Italics region for underline such as "_Hello_"
static final int	MONO	Monospace region such as "`Hello`"
static final int	MONO_TWO	Monospace region such as "``Hello``"
static final int	NORMAL	Normal characters that are not special for markdown, ignoring this has no effect
static final int	QUOTE	Quote region such as "> text here"
static final int	QUOTE_BLOCK	Quote block region such as ">>> text here"
static final int	SPOILER	Spoiler region such as "||Hello||"
static final int	STRIKE	Strikethrough region such as "~~Hello~~"
static final int	UNDERLINE	Underline region such as "__Hello__"

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MarkdownSanitizer()
MarkdownSanitizer(int ignored, MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy strategy)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	compute(String sequence)	Computes the provided input.
static String	escape(String sequence)	Escapes every markdown formatting found in the provided string.
static String	escape(String sequence, boolean single)	Escapes every single markdown formatting token found in the provided string.
static String	escape(String sequence, int ignored)	Escapes every markdown formatting found in the provided string.
static String	sanitize(String sequence)	Sanitize string with default settings.
static String	sanitize(String sequence, MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy strategy)	Sanitize string without ignoring anything.
MarkdownSanitizer	withIgnored(int ignored)	Specific regions to ignore.
MarkdownSanitizer	withStrategy(MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy strategy)	Switches the used MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

NORMAL

public static final int NORMAL

Normal characters that are not special for markdown, ignoring this has no effect

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

BOLD

public static final int BOLD

Bold region such as "**Hello**"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ITALICS_U

public static final int ITALICS_U

Italics region for underline such as "_Hello_"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ITALICS_A

public static final int ITALICS_A

Italics region for asterisks such as "*Hello*"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

MONO

public static final int MONO

Monospace region such as "`Hello`"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

MONO_TWO

public static final int MONO_TWO

Monospace region such as "``Hello``"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

BLOCK

public static final int BLOCK

Codeblock region such as "```Hello```"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

SPOILER

public static final int SPOILER

Spoiler region such as "||Hello||"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

UNDERLINE

public static final int UNDERLINE

Underline region such as "__Hello__"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

STRIKE

public static final int STRIKE

Strikethrough region such as "~~Hello~~"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

QUOTE

public static final int QUOTE

Quote region such as "> text here"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

QUOTE_BLOCK

public static final int QUOTE_BLOCK

Quote block region such as ">>> text here"

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

MarkdownSanitizer

public MarkdownSanitizer()

MarkdownSanitizer

public MarkdownSanitizer(int ignored,
 @Nullable
 MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy strategy)

Method Details

sanitize

@Nonnull
public static String sanitize(@Nonnull
 String sequence)

Sanitize string with default settings.
Same as sanitize(sequence, SanitizationStrategy.REMOVE)

Parameters:

sequence - The string to sanitize

Returns:

The sanitized string

sanitize

@Nonnull
public static String sanitize(@Nonnull
 String sequence,
 @Nonnull
 MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy strategy)

Sanitize string without ignoring anything.

Parameters:

sequence - The string to sanitize

strategy - The MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy to apply

Returns:

The sanitized string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If provided with null

See Also:

• MarkdownSanitizer()
• withIgnored(int)

escape

@Nonnull
public static String escape(@Nonnull
 String sequence)

Escapes every markdown formatting found in the provided string.

Parameters:

sequence - The string to sanitize

Returns:

The string with escaped markdown

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If provided with null

See Also:

• escape(String, int)

escape

@Nonnull
public static String escape(@Nonnull
 String sequence,
 int ignored)

Escapes every markdown formatting found in the provided string.
Example: escape("**Hello** ~~World~~!", MarkdownSanitizer.BOLD | MarkdownSanitizer.STRIKE)

Parameters:

sequence - The string to sanitize

ignored - Formats to ignore

Returns:

The string with escaped markdown

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If provided with null

escape

@Nonnull
public static String escape(@Nonnull
 String sequence,
 boolean single)

Escapes every single markdown formatting token found in the provided string.
Example: escape("**Hello _World_", true)

Parameters:

sequence - The string to sanitize

single - Whether it should scape single tokens or not.

Returns:

The string with escaped markdown

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If provided with null sequence

withStrategy

@Nonnull
public MarkdownSanitizer withStrategy(@Nonnull
 MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy strategy)

Switches the used MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy.

Parameters:

strategy - The new strategy

Returns:

The current sanitizer instance with the new strategy

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If provided with null

withIgnored

@Nonnull
public MarkdownSanitizer withIgnored(int ignored)

Specific regions to ignore.
Example: new MarkdownSanitizer().withIgnored(MarkdownSanitizer.BOLD | MarkdownSanitizer.UNDERLINE).compute("Hello __world__!")

Parameters:

ignored - The regions to ignore

Returns:

The current sanitizer instance with the new ignored regions

compute

@Nonnull
public String compute(@Nonnull
 String sequence)

Computes the provided input.
Uses the specified MarkdownSanitizer.SanitizationStrategy and ignores any regions specified with withIgnored(int).

Parameters:

sequence - The string to compute

Returns:

The resulting string after applying the computation

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the provided string is null