3 files changed, 109 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/wikimini/document.py b/wikimini/document.py
index 7c459b6..1e18a8b 100644
--- a/wikimini/document.py
+++ b/wikimini/document.py
@@ -325,22 +325,22 @@ class BlockQuote(Block):
     """A quote.
 
     Attributes:
-        nodes: The content of the blockquote.
+        content: The content of the blockquote.
     """
-    __slots__ = ("nodes",)
-    nodes: Paragraph
+    __slots__ = ("content",)
+    content: Paragraph
 
     def __bool__(self):
-        return bool(self.nodes)
+        return bool(self.content)
 
     def append(self, node):
-        self.nodes.append(node)
+        self.content.append(node)
 
     def plain(self):
-        return self.nodes.plain()
+        return self.content.plain()
 
-    def to_nodes(self):
-        return self.nodes.to_nodes()
+    def to_content(self):
+        return self.content.to_nodes()
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/wikimini/formats/__init__.py b/wikimini/formats/__init__.py
index 8d6296c..b48486a 100644
--- a/wikimini/formats/__init__.py
+++ b/wikimini/formats/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 Formats work by being given a file-like buffer as argument, into which the
 output should be written.
 """
-from typing import TextIO
+import io
+from typing import TextIO, Union
 
 from ..document import (
     Document, Block, BlockLink, BlockQuote, Heading, ItemList, LineBreak,
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ class Format:
     Any output format should inherit from this class and override the specific
     output methods. Note that by default, no output is generated.
 
-    The methods :meth:`render_document`, :meth:`render_block` and
-    :meth:`render_node` have sensible default implementations that dispatch to
-    the more specific rendering methods.
+    The methods :meth:`render`, :meth:`render_document`, :meth:`render_block`
+    and :meth:`render_node` have sensible default implementations that dispatch
+    to the more specific rendering methods.
 
     Attributes:
         writer: The file-like object that output should be written to.
@@ -30,6 +31,21 @@ class Format:
     def __init__(self, writer: TextIO):
         self.writer = writer
 
+    def render(self, obj: Union[Document, Block, Node]):
+        """Renders the given object.
+
+        Args:
+            obj: The object to render.
+        """
+        if isinstance(obj, Document):
+            self.render_document(obj)
+        elif isinstance(obj, Block):
+            self.render_block(obj)
+        elif isinstance(obj, Node):
+            self.render_node(obj)
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(f"Cannot render {obj}, unknown type")
+
     def render_document(self, document: Document):
         """Renders the given document.
 
@@ -146,3 +162,26 @@ class Format:
         Args:
             style: The styled text to render.
         """
+
+
+def as_string(formatter: Format, obj: Union[Document, Node, Block]) -> str:
+    """Runs the given format function and returns the result as a string.
+
+    This temporarily replaces the output writer by an in-memory string object,
+    runs the render function and then restores the writer.
+
+    Args:
+        formatter: The formatter to run.
+        obj: The object to render.
+
+    Returns:
+        The content, as string.
+    """
+    old_writer = formatter.writer
+    buffer = io.StringIO()
+    formatter.writer = buffer
+    try:
+        formatter.render(obj)
+    finally:
+        formatter.writer = old_writer
+    return buffer.getvalue()
diff --git a/wikimini/formats/gemtext.py b/wikimini/formats/gemtext.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..935565c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wikimini/formats/gemtext.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""This module contains a Gemtext formatter for
+:class:`~wikimini.document.Document`.
+"""
+from itertools import zip_longest
+from . import Format, as_string
+from ..document import LineBreak, BlockLink, InlineLink
+
+
+class Gemtext(Format):
+    """The Gemtext formatter."""
+
+    def render_document(self, document):
+        for block, next_block in zip_longest(
+                document.blocks, document.blocks[1:]):
+            self.render_block(block)
+            if not isinstance(next_block, (LineBreak, BlockLink)):
+                self.writer.write("\n")
+
+    def render_block_link(self, block_link):
+        self.writer.write(f"=> {block_link.href} {block_link.title}\n")
+
+    def render_block_quote(self, block_quote):
+        content = as_string(self, block_quote.content)
+        for line in content.split("\n"):
+            self.writer.write(f"> {line}\n")
+
+    def render_heading(self, heading):
+        level = min(3, heading.level)
+        self.writer.write("#" * level + f" {heading.text}\n")
+
+    def render_inline_link(self, inline_link):
+        self.render(inline_link.title)
+
+    def render_item_list(self, item_list):
+        for item in item_list.items:
+            if len(item.nodes) == 1 and isinstance(item.nodes[0], InlineLink):
+                link = item.nodes[0]
+                self.render(BlockLink(link.href, link.title.plain()))
+            else:
+                self.writer.write("* ")
+                self.render(item)
+
+    def render_line_break(self, _):
+        self.writer.write("\n")
+
+    def render_paragraph(self, paragraph):
+        for node in paragraph.nodes:
+            self.render(node)
+        self.writer.write("\n")
+
+    def render_plain(self, plain):
+        self.writer.write(plain.text)
+
+    def render_style(self, style):
+        self.render(style.inner)
+
+    def render_verbatim(self, verbatim):
+        self.writer.write(f"```\n{verbatim.text}\n```\n")