Reactjs - React Markdown not displaying ordered list

vaisakh
November 25, 2023
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I am using React ReactMarkdown to display a string which have numbered lists in it , the string is fetched using an api. But the it succesfully arranges the string line by line according to lists but it fails to display the numbers.

import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
import ReactMarkdown from "react-markdown";
import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";

const Chat = ({ messages }) => {

  const messageContainerRef = useRef(null);
  useEffect(() => {
    if (messageContainerRef.current) {
      messageContainerRef.current.scrollTop =
        messageContainerRef.current.scrollHeight;
    }
  }),
    [messages];
  return (
    <div
      className="w-full md:w-[50%] text-start overflow-y-scroll max-h-full"
      ref={messageContainerRef}
    >
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-8 items-start">
        {messages.length > 0 ? (
          messages.map((message, index) => (
            <div
              className="text-white flex gap-3 items-start justify-center"
              key={index}
            >
              {message.role == "user" ? (
                <div className="w-7 h-7 rounded-2xl text-white text-center bg-[#3e3e54] border border-gray-50">
                  U
                </div>
              ) : (
                <img
                  src="/img/doge.webp"
                  alt=""
                  className="w-7 h-7 rounded-2xl"
                />
              )}
              <div>
                <h1 className="font-bold ">
                  {message.role == "user" ? "You" : "VoiceGPT"}
                </h1>
                {message.role == "user" ? (
                  <p>{message.content}</p>
                ) : (
                  <ReactMarkdown remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>
                    {message.content}
                  </ReactMarkdown>
                )}
              </div>
            </div>
          ))
        ) : (
          <>
            <button></button>
          </>
        )}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
};

export default Chat;

Result i got

Develop a plan

Make a list of tasks

Prioritize tasks

Start working on the first task

Complete the task

Evaluate progress

Adjust plan if necessary

Move on to the next task

Repeat steps 5-8 until all tasks are completed

Celebrate your accomplishments!

expected result

Develop a plan
Make a list of tasks
Prioritize tasks
Start working on the first task
Complete the task
Evaluate progress
Adjust plan if necessary
Move on to the next task
Repeat steps 5-8 until all tasks are completed
Celebrate your accomplishments!

I tried installing and using remarkGfm , but that doesnt seems to work.

Tags: react-markdown reactjs

Answers

please try this: you have to generate the numbers by yourself try this code :

import ReactMarkdown from "react-markdown";
import gfm from "remark-gfm";

const YourComponent = ({ message }) => {
const addNumbersToMarkdownList = (markdown) => {
let lineNumber = 1;

// Split the markdown content by lines
const lines = markdown.split("n");

// Process each line
const numberedMarkdown = lines.map((line) => {
  if (line.trim().startsWith("-")) {
    // If the line starts with '-', add the auto-generated number as a prefix
    return `${lineNumber++}. ${line.trim().substring(1)}`;
  }
  return line;
  });

 // Join the lines back together
  return numberedMarkdown.join("n");
 };

 const numberedContent = addNumbersToMarkdownList(message.content);

 return <ReactMarkdown remarkPlugins={[gfm]} children={numberedContent} 
 />;
 };
 export default YourComponent;

I need to see your sample value (message.content) that want to displayed. Here I found sandbox that might help you.

https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/react-markdown-forked-tvwdkp?file=%2Fsrc%2FApp.tsx

Here is the code of above sandbox:

import { useState } from "react";
import "./styles.css";

import ReactMarkdown from "react-markdown";
import gfm from "remark-gfm";

const startingText = `# Hello

1. banana
2. apple
3. orange

https://example.org

```sh
# Code block 
```

![Placeholder image](https://unsplash.it/600/400)

~~strike~~ this

## TODO

* [ ]  This
* [ ]  That
* [x]  The other

|Fahrenheit|Celsius|Kelvin|
|---:|---:|---:|
|-459.67|-273.15|0|
|-40|-40|233.15|
|32|0|273.15|
|212|100|373.15|
`;

export default function App() {
  const [text, setText] = useState<string>(startingText);
  return (
    <div style={{ width: "100%", maxWidth: 600, margin: "0 auto" }}>
      <textarea
        style={{ width: "100%" }}
        rows={10}
        value={text}
        onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
      />
      <ReactMarkdown plugins={[gfm]} children={text} />
    </div>
  );
}

package.json

{
  "name": "react-markdown",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "keywords": [],
  "main": "src/index.tsx",
  "dependencies": {
    "@types/react-syntax-highlighter": "13.5.0",
    "react": "17.0.1",
    "react-dom": "17.0.1",
    "react-markdown": "5.0.3",
    "react-scripts": "4.0.0",
    "react-syntax-highlighter": "14.0.0",
    "remark-gfm": "1.0.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/react": "17.0.0",
    "@types/react-dom": "17.0.0",
    "typescript": "4.1.3"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test --env=jsdom",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  },
  "browserslist": [
    ">0.2%",
    "not dead",
    "not ie <= 11",
    "not op_mini all"
  ]
}

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