instant-markdown/vim-instant-markdown

Features

• Markdown Previewers - Provides a real-time rendered browser preview of Markdown documents that updates immediately as text is edited in Vim.
• Vim Plugins - Enhances the Vim documentation workflow by providing a continuous visual feedback loop for layout and formatting.
• WebSocket Synchronization - Maintains real-time synchronization between the Vim editor and the browser interface via WebSockets.
• Buffer Monitoring - Triggers the synchronization cycle immediately upon detecting text change events within the Vim editor buffer.
• Server-Side Rendering - Converts raw Markdown text into HTML on a background process before sending the markup to the client.
• WebSocket State Synchronization - Pushes raw text updates from the editor to the browser client using a persistent bidirectional WebSocket connection.
• GitHub Flavored - Renders Markdown using GitHub Flavored syntax, including support for tables, task lists, and autolinks.
• GitHub Flavored Renderers - Implements a rendering engine that applies GitHub specific styles and syntax to Markdown documents.
• CSS Style Injections - Injects predefined GitHub stylesheets into the browser to ensure the rendered Markdown matches the platform's visual style.

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