'use strict' module.exports = function frontMatterPlugin (md) { function frontmatter (state, startLine, endLine, silent) { if (startLine !== 0 || state.src.substr(startLine, state.eMarks[0]) !== '---') { return false } let line = 0 while (++line < state.lineMax) { if (state.src.substring(state.bMarks[line], state.eMarks[line]) === '---') { state.line = line + 1 return true } } return false } md.block.ruler.before('table', 'frontmatter', frontmatter, { alt: [ 'paragraph', 'reference', 'blockquote', 'list' ] }) }