block by ramnathv 6615277

Parser to Convert Markdown to CTV file.

This is a proof-of-concept of a parser to convert a markdown file to a ctv file, that is required for task views. The basic idea is to use a combination of YAML and markdown sections in the md file, parse it and convert it into a payload, and render it using a template as specified by the ctv package.

Structure of Markdown File

---
name: Working with data on the web
maintainer: Scott Chamberlain, Karthik Ram, Christopher Gandrud
email: scott at ropensci.org
version:  2013-09-17
---

<!- information in markdown ->

---

<!- links ->

md2ctv.R

template.xml