# @stackline/remark-mdx > remark plugin to support MDX syntax. [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@stackline/remark-mdx.svg?style=flat-square)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stackline/remark-mdx) [![license](https://img.shields.io/npm/l/@stackline/remark-mdx.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/alexandroit/stackline-remark-mdx) [![GitHub repository](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub-repository-181717?style=flat-square&logo=github)](https://github.com/alexandroit/stackline-remark-mdx) [![Docs](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-alexandro.net-0f766e?style=flat-square)](https://alexandro.net/docs/vanilla/remark-mdx/) [![Reddit community](https://img.shields.io/badge/community-r%2FStackline-ff4500?style=flat-square&logo=reddit&logoColor=white)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stackline/) **[Documentation](https://alexandro.net/docs/vanilla/remark-mdx/)** | **[npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stackline/remark-mdx)** | **[Issues](https://github.com/alexandroit/stackline-remark-mdx/issues)** | **[Repository](https://github.com/alexandroit/stackline-remark-mdx)** **Current package version:** `1.0.2` --- ## Why this package? `@stackline/remark-mdx` is the Stackline-maintained distribution of `remark-mdx@2.0.0`. It is an independent continuation of [remark-mdx](https://github.com/mdx-js/mdx); original authors and licenses remain credited below. ## Compatibility | Item | Value | | :--- | :--- | | Package | `@stackline/remark-mdx@1.0.2` | | API target | `remark-mdx@2.0.0` | | Supported Node.js | `See supported framework requirements` | | License | `MIT` | | Module type | `module` | | Main entry | `index.js` | | Types | `index.d.ts` | | Runtime dependencies | `mdast-util-mdx, micromark-extension-mdxjs, micromark-extension-mdx-expression` | ## Installation ```bash npm install @stackline/remark-mdx ``` Preserve existing imports and plugin resolution with an npm alias: ```bash npm install remark-mdx@npm:@stackline/remark-mdx ``` ## Usage and API reference ### remark-mdx remark plugin to support the MDX syntax (JSX, expressions, import/exports). ## Contents * [What is this?](#what-is-this) * [When should I use this?](#when-should-i-use-this) * [Install](#install) * [Use](#use) * [API](#api) * [`unified().use(remarkMdx)`](#unifieduseremarkmdx) * [Syntax](#syntax) * [Syntax tree](#syntax-tree) * [Types](#types) * [Security](#security) * [Contribute](#contribute) * [License](#license) ## What is this? This package is a remark plugin to support the MDX syntax. ## When should I use this? This plugin is useful if you’re dealing with the MDX syntax and integrating with remark, rehype, and the rest of unified. Some example use cases are when you want to lint the syntax or compile it to something other that JavaScript. **remark** is an AST (abstract syntax tree) based transform project. The layer under remark is called mdast, which is just the syntax tree without the convention on how to transform. mdast is useful when transforming to other formats. Another layer underneath is micromark, which is just the parser and has support for concrete tokens. micromark is useful for linting and formatting. `remark-mdx` is a small wrapper to integrate all of these. Its parts can be used separately. Typically though, you’d want to move a layer up: `@mdx-js/mdx`. That package is the core compiler for turning MDX into JavaScript which gives you the most control. Or even higher: if you’re using a bundler (webpack, Rollup, esbuild), or a site builder (Gatsby, Next.js) or build system (Vite, WMR) which comes with a bundler, you’re better off using an integration: see [§ Integrations][integrations]. ## Install This package is [ESM only][esm]: Node 12+ is needed to use it and it must be `import`ed instead of `require`d. [npm][]: ```sh npm install @stackline/remark-mdx ``` [yarn][]: ```sh yarn add @stackline/remark-mdx ``` ## Use ```js import {remark} from 'remark' import remarkMdx from '@stackline/remark-mdx' const file = remark() .use(remarkMdx) .processSync('import a from "b"\n\na c {1 + 1} d') console.log(String(file)) ``` Yields: ```mdx import a from "b" a c {1 + 1} d ``` ## API This package exports no identifiers. The default export is `remarkMdx`. ### `unified().use(remarkMdx)` Configures remark so that it can parse and serialize MDX (JSX, expressions, import/exports). It doesn’t do anything with the syntax: you can [create your own plugin][create-plugin] to transform them. ## Syntax This plugin applies several micromark extensions to parse the syntax. See their readmes for parse details: * [`micromark-extension-mdx-expression`](https://github.com/micromark/micromark-extension-mdx-expression#syntax) — expressions (`{1 + 1}`) * [`micromark-extension-mdx-jsx`](https://github.com/micromark/micromark-extension-mdx-jsx#syntax) — JSX (`
`) * [`micromark-extension-mdxjs-esm`](https://github.com/micromark/micromark-extension-mdxjs-esm#syntax) — ESM (`export x from 'y'`) * [`micromark-extension-mdx-md`](https://github.com/micromark/micromark-extension-mdx-md#mdxmd) — Turn off HTML, autolinks, and indented code ## Syntax tree This plugin applies several mdast utilities to build and serialize the AST. See their readmes for the node types supported in the tree: * [`mdast-util-mdx-expression`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx-expression#syntax-tree) — expressions (`{1 + 1}`) * [`mdast-util-mdx-jsx`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdx-jsx#syntax-tree) — JSX (`
`) * [`mdast-util-mdxjs-esm`](https://github.com/syntax-tree/mdast-util-mdxjs-esm#syntax-tree) — ESM (`export x from 'y'`) ## Types This package is fully typed with [TypeScript][]. If you’re working with the syntax tree, make sure to import this plugin somewhere in your types, as that registers the new node types in the tree. ```js /** * @typedef {import('@stackline/remark-mdx')} */ import {visit} from 'unist-util-visit' export default function myRemarkPlugin() => { /** @param {import('@types/mdast').Root} tree */ return (tree) => { visit(tree, (node) => { // `node` can now be one of the nodes for JSX, expressions, or ESM. }) } } ``` Alternatively, in TypeScript, do: ```ts /// import type {Root} from '@types/mdast' import {visit} from 'unist-util-visit' export default function myRemarkPlugin() => { return (tree: Root) => { visit(tree, (node) => { // `node` can now be one of the nodes for JSX, expressions, or ESM. }) } } ``` ## Security See [§ Security][security] on our website for information. ## Contribute See [§ Contribute][contribute] on our website for ways to get started. See [§ Support][support] for ways to get help. This project has a [code of conduct][coc]. By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to abide by its terms. ## License [MIT][] © [Titus Wormer][author] [build-badge]: https://github.com/mdx-js/mdx/workflows/main/badge.svg [build]: https://github.com/mdx-js/mdx/actions [coverage-badge]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/mdx-js/mdx/main.svg [coverage]: https://codecov.io/github/mdx-js/mdx [downloads-badge]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/remark-mdx.svg [downloads]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/remark-mdx [size-badge]: https://img.shields.io/bundlephobia/minzip/remark-mdx.svg [size]: https://bundlephobia.com/result?p=remark-mdx [sponsors-badge]: https://opencollective.com/unified/sponsors/badge.svg [backers-badge]: https://opencollective.com/unified/backers/badge.svg [collective]: https://opencollective.com/unified [chat-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-discussions-success.svg [chat]: https://github.com/mdx-js/mdx/discussions [npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install [yarn]: https://classic.yarnpkg.com/docs/cli/add/ [contribute]: https://mdxjs.com/community/contribute/ [support]: https://mdxjs.com/community/support/ [coc]: https://github.com/mdx-js/.github/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md [mit]: https://github.com/mdx-js/mdx/blob/main/packages/remark-mdx/license [author]: https://wooorm.com [create-plugin]: https://unifiedjs.com/learn/guide/create-a-plugin/ [integrations]: https://mdxjs.com/getting-started/#integrations [esm]: https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c [security]: https://mdxjs.com/getting-started/#security [typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org ## Credits and original authors - Original project: [remark-mdx](https://github.com/mdx-js/mdx). - Titus Wormer. - Christian Murphy. - Copyright (c) 2020 Titus Wormer . - Stackline maintenance: [Alexandro Paixao Marques](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleinfo/) and [Stackline contributors](https://github.com/alexandroit). Original copyright, license notices and contributor acknowledgements remain part of this distribution. Stackline maintenance does not replace authorship of the original work. ## Community and Links - [Stackline website](https://alexandro.net/) - [GitHub projects](https://github.com/alexandroit) - [npm packages](https://www.npmjs.com/~alex360qc) - [Reddit community — r/Stackline](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stackline/) - [Maintainer LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleinfo/) Use this repository's issue tracker for reproducible bugs and feature requests. Join r/Stackline for examples, usage questions and release discussions.