Grip -- Github Readme Instant Preview

Render local readme files before sending off to Github.

Grip is a command-line server application written in Python that uses the Github markdown API to render a local readme file. The styles also come directly from Github, so you'll know exactly how it will appear.

Motivation

Sometimes you just want to see the exact readme result before committing and pushing to Github.

Especially when doing Readme-driven development.

Installation

To install grip, simply:

$ pip install grip

Usage

To render the readme of a repository:

$ cd myrepo
$ grip
 * Running on http://localhost:5000/

Now open a browser and visit http://localhost:5000.

You can also specify a port:

$ grip 80
 * Running on http://localhost:80/

Or an explicit file:

$ grip CHANGES.md
 * Running on http://localhost:5000/

Or you can even export the file to a monolithic html:

$ grip --export CHANGES.md

will give you a monolithic Html with all stylesheets included

GitHub-Flavored Markdown is also supported:

$ grip --gfm --context=joeyespo/grip
 * Running on http://localhost:5000/

For more details, see the help:

$ grip -h

API

You can access the API directly with Python, using it in your own projects:

from grip import serve

serve(port=8080)
 * Running on http://localhost:80/

Documentation

serve

Runs a local server and renders the Readme file located at path when visited in the browser.

serve(path='file-or-directory', host='localhost', port=5000, gfm=False, context=None)

• path: The filename to render, or the directory containing your Readme file
• host: The host to serve on
• port: The port to serve on
• gfm: Whether to render using GitHub Flavored Markdown
• context: The project context to use when gfm is true, which takes the form of username/project

render_content

Renders the specified markdown text.

render_content(text, gfm=False, context=None)

• text: The content to render
• gfm: Whether to render using GitHub Flavored Markdown
• context: The project context to use when gfm is true, which takes the form of username/project

render_page

Renders the specified markdown text and outputs an HTML page that resembles the GitHub Readme view.

render_page(text, filename=None, gfm=False, context=None, style_urls=[])

• text: The content to render
• gfm: Whether to render using GitHub Flavored Markdown
• context: The project context to use when gfm is true, which takes the form of username/project
• style_urls: A list of URLs that contain CSS to include in the rendered page

default_filenames

This constant contains the names Grip looks for when no file is given to.

default_filenames = ['README.md', 'README.markdown']

Contributing

1. Check the open issues or open a new issue to start a discussion around your feature idea or the bug you found
2. Fork the repository
3. Send a pull request