mdbook-tocjs

A mdbook preprocessor which adds extra js and css file for ToC hydration.

This preprocessor does not actually preprocess contents of each chapters. Rather, it adds additional toc.js & toc.css file to be used to hydrate ToC(Table of Contents) block and wing.

• Demo page 1

• Demo page 2

The ToC block and wing

Two formats of ToC are available: block and wing.

The block format ToC will be generated at a position where you want to place it. On the above image, "Table of Contents" below the main title is the block ToC.

The wing format ToC will be generated at a left side of a post. It will be floating with scroll. Also when you place mouse over the wing, horizontal bars are converting into literals:

Install

cargo install mdbook-tocjs

Use

In a markdown file of a post where you want to make a ToC, include lines like:

<div id="tock"></div>
<div id="tocw"></div>

With node whose id is "tock", the preprocessor formats toc.js to be able to make a ToC block under the node.

With node whose id is "tocw", the preprocessor formats toc.js to be able to make a ToC wing of the post.

You can change actual ids with configuration settings in book.toml.

Arguments

Inside the toc.js, toc building methods have some optional arguments. You can pass these options using html's dataset property.

<div id="tock" data-use_number=true data-block_title="Table of Contents"></div>

Above code will make ToC block with number prefix for each title and with a top title of "Table of Contents".

Here are available options: (option: type(default) / details)

• use_number: bool(false) / Use number prefix? / for both of block and wing

• block_title: str("Titles") / top title of block ToC

• use_title_name: bool(false) / Use post's title for top title of wing ToC

• root_title: str("Title") / top title of wing ToC

• bar_unit_size: Int(8) / unit size of bar in wing ToC

• wing_left_margin: Int(4) / left margin of wing ToC

Configuration

Default setting (in book.toml):

[preprocessor.tocjs]
save_dir = "lib"
theme_dir = "theme"
block_marker_id = "tock"
wing_marker_id = "tocw"
base_url = "/"

save_dir

The directory where toc.js and toc.css file will be added to. This directory is relative to the book's src directory.

🪧 Mind that the mdbook serve watches src directory. Once you start mdbook serve command then change any contents under src directory, the preprocessor may recreate the files and this would lead to a repeat loop of watch and serve. To prevent this, make a .gitignore file at the book's root directory and add the save_dir which is joined after src directory.

theme_dir

The book's theme directory. The preprocessor automatically creates/revise head.hbs file under this directory. Please make sure to match this setting with your [output.html]'s theme setting.

The created head.hbs would look like this:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/lib/toc.css">
<script src="/lib/toc.js"></script>

block_marker_id and wing_marker_id

Literals to be used as nodes' ids in the raw markdown file. The preprocessor formats toc.js file to be matched with them.

base_url

Sync base url. It's used in head.hbs.

More Customization?

You can also use additional-js and additional-css for more customization. In this case, manually clone and reivse the toc.js and toc.css file.

See Also

• markdown-toc
• markdown-pagetoc

Dev log

• Version 0.1.0 to 0.1.1
  • added base_url to configuration.