Ruby/Slim: parse Markdown from a YAML file

Question

Been struggling for a while with some YAML parsing inside a Slim template.

my YAML file contain

shortdesc: >
 markdown:
  if you want to up the feelgood factor Cuban style, then this Monday night at The Buffalo    Bar is for you...

But when I output the shortdesc node in my template it's displayed as a string and not interpreted. ("markdown: if you....")

Is there a way to parse the YAML output string to interpret the markdown code? If I try

p
  markdown:
    = shortdesc

the template doesn't understand the call to the variable containing the YAML node.

Is that even possible?

Answer 1

It depends on the Markdown Library that you are using.

In BlueCloth, it would be something like this:

= BlueCloth.new(shortdesc).to_html

Answer 2

Yes it's possible. Just need to use interpolation:

p
  markdown:
    #{shortdesc}