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LM.Markdown.Avalonia

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LM.Markdown.Avalonia is an Avalonia markdown rendering control built for desktop applications that need rich markdown display, incremental streaming updates, syntax-highlighted code blocks, math formulas, tables, task lists, image loading, and Mermaid diagram rendering.

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# LM.Markdown.Avalonia

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LM.Markdown.Avalonia is an Avalonia markdown rendering control built for desktop applications that need rich markdown display, incremental streaming updates, syntax-highlighted code blocks, math formulas, tables, task lists, image loading, and Mermaid diagram rendering.

For the Simplified Chinese version of this document, see [doc/README-ZH.md](https://github.com/LilaMorgen/LM.Markdown.Avalonia/blob/master/doc/README-ZH.md).

## Demo

![stream-dark](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LilaMorgen/LM.Markdown.Avalonia/master/images/stream-dark.gif)

### Light

![all-light](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LilaMorgen/LM.Markdown.Avalonia/master/images/all-light.png)

### Dark

![all-light](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LilaMorgen/LM.Markdown.Avalonia/master/images/all-dark.png)

## Package Overview

LM.Markdown.Avalonia is distributed as a NuGet package for Avalonia desktop applications.

- Package ID: `LM.Markdown.Avalonia`
- Target framework: `.NET 10`
- Avalonia compatibility: `11.3.x`
- Source repository and sample app: [LM.Markdown.Avalonia on GitHub](https://github.com/LilaMorgen/LM.Markdown.Avalonia)

## Key Features

- Markdown block and inline rendering based on Markdig.
- Incremental append rendering through `AppendMarkdown`.
- Code block syntax highlighting.
- Math formula rendering for inline and block expressions.
- Mermaid diagram rendering.
- Image loading with cache control and cancellation support.
- Unified cross-block text selection and auto-scroll support.
- Light and dark theme resources.

## Repository Architecture

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A[LM.Markdown.Avalonia.TestDemo] --> B[MarkdownViewer]
    B --> C[MarkdownPipelineFactory]
    B --> D[MarkdownDocumentRenderer]
    D --> E[Block Renderers]
    D --> F[Inline Renderers]
    D --> G[RenderContext]
    G --> H[TextMateSyntaxHighlighter]
    G --> I[MathRendererService]
    G --> J[MermaidRendererService]
    G --> K[DefaultResourceLoader]
    B --> L[CrossBlockSelectionHandler]
    B --> M[MarkdownTheme.axaml]
```

Architecture notes:

- `MarkdownViewer` is the control entry point and manages visual tree creation, full rendering, incremental appends, auto-scroll, and selection lifecycle.
- `MarkdownPipelineFactory` creates the Markdig parsing pipeline.
- `MarkdownDocumentRenderer` coordinates block and inline renderers and writes source span mapping into `RenderContext`.
- Service abstractions isolate syntax highlighting, math rendering, Mermaid rendering, and resource loading.
- `MarkdownTheme.axaml` provides shared typography, spacing, and light/dark color resources.

## Recent Update

- Added Mermaid diagram rendering support for fenced `mermaid` code blocks.
- Fixed memory retention caused by rendering cache and stale control references during detach and rerender paths.
- Added cancellation and bounded cache behavior to resource-heavy services.

## Getting Started

### 1. Install the package

Using the .NET CLI:

```powershell
dotnet add package LM.Markdown.Avalonia --version 1.0.1
```

Or add a package reference manually:

```xml
<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="LM.Markdown.Avalonia" Version="1.0.1" />
</ItemGroup>
```

### 2. Merge theme resources

Add the markdown theme into your `App.axaml` resources:

```xml
<Application.Resources>
  <ResourceDictionary>
    <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
      <ResourceInclude Source="avares://LM.Markdown.Avalonia/Themes/MarkdownTheme.axaml" />
    </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
  </ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>
```

### 3. Place the control in XAML

```xml
<Window xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:md="clr-namespace:LM.Markdown.Avalonia.Controls;assembly=LM.Markdown.Avalonia"
        x:Class="Demo.MainWindow">

<md:MarkdownViewer x:Name="MarkdownViewer"
                     Margin="16"
                     AutoScroll="True"
                     EnableUnifiedSelection="True" />
</Window>
```

### 4. Set markdown content in code

```csharp
using Avalonia.Controls;
using LM.Markdown.Avalonia.Controls;

namespace Demo;

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

var viewer = this.FindControl<MarkdownViewer>("MarkdownViewer")!;
        viewer.Markdown = """
# Hello LM.Markdown.Avalonia

This control supports **markdown**, tables, math, code blocks, and Mermaid.

```mermaid
flowchart LR
  User --> Viewer
  Viewer --> Renderer
```
""";
    }
}
```

### 5. Stream markdown progressively

```csharp
viewer.ClearMarkdown();
viewer.AppendMarkdown("# Streaming");
viewer.AppendMarkdown("\n\nFirst chunk.");
viewer.AppendMarkdown("\n\nSecond chunk.");
```

## Simple Usage

For a complete runnable application, see the sample app in the repository: [LM.Markdown.Avalonia.TestDemo](https://github.com/LilaMorgen/LM.Markdown.Avalonia/tree/main/LM.Markdown.Avalonia.TestDemo).

Minimal XAML:

```xml
<Window xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:md="clr-namespace:LM.Markdown.Avalonia.Controls;assembly=LM.Markdown.Avalonia"
        x:Class="Demo.MainWindow">

<md:MarkdownViewer x:Name="MarkdownViewer" Margin="16" />
</Window>
```

Minimal code-behind:

```csharp
using Avalonia.Controls;
using LM.Markdown.Avalonia.Controls;

namespace Demo;

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

var viewer = this.FindControl<MarkdownViewer>("MarkdownViewer")!;
        viewer.Markdown = "# Hello\n\nThis is **LM.Markdown.Avalonia**.";
    }
}
```

## Sample App

To run the sample app from source:

```powershell
dotnet run --project .\LM.Markdown.Avalonia.TestDemo\LM.Markdown.Avalonia.TestDemo.csproj
```

## Development Notes

- The library currently targets `.NET 10` and Avalonia `11.3.x`.
- The default implementation wires in `TextMateSyntaxHighlighter`, `DefaultResourceLoader`, `MathRendererService`, and `MermaidRendererService` automatically.
- When hosting the control in a long-lived or streaming UI, use `ClearMarkdown` before starting a new stream.

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