Define mentions

[nandorojo]

Is there a way to define the possible names which can get mentioned? Something like:

<MarkdownTextInput 
  mentionable={['Fernando ]}
/>

[tomekzaw]

Currently, the Markdown parser is hard-coded in the library, but long-term we plan to add possibility to use custom parsers implemented in JavaScript as worklets. This will allow for handling cases just like this one and many more.

[pleerock]

Right now it seems like only @here is highlighted, which is... weird. Would be great to have a control over that.

[tomekzaw]

Yes, we're working on it in #439

[tomekzaw]

@nandorojo @pleerock Now that #439 is merged you should be able to implement your own custom logic.

[nandorojo]

hey @tomekzaw thanks for the update. Are there docs somewhere on how this kind of logic could allow us to tag users, hashtags, etc? Or maybe an example?

[tomekzaw]

@nandorojo There's an example in the README: https://github.com/Expensify/react-native-live-markdown?tab=readme-ov-file#parsing-logic You just need to replace the logic with your code to detect mentions/hashtags. Let me know if you need more details.