Gatsby Transformer Unified

gatsby-transformer-unified is a powerful Gatsby plugin that leverages Unified.js for transforming text-based content, tailored for Gatsby v5. It enables seamless text transformations across a diverse range of data sources by integrating with gatsby-source-filesystem and extending support to any plugin compatible with gatsby-transformer-remark, including gatsby-source-contentful.

Current Stage: Actively tested as a promising replacement for gatsby-plugin-mdx v2.

Key Features

• Unified.js Integration: Utilize Unified.js for comprehensive text content transformation within Gatsby.
• Efficient Importing: Features a cachedImport helper for optimal performance in importing Unified plugins.
• Configurable Pipelines: Tailor Unified pipelines for specific content types, ensuring flexible transformations.
• Extensive Plugin Compatibility: Seamlessly integrates with gatsby-source-filesystem and any plugin that supports gatsby-transformer-remark, such as gatsby-source-contentful, enhancing versatility across various data sources.

Getting Started

Installation

npm install gatsby-transformer-unified unified

Configuration

Add gatsby-transformer-unified to your gatsby-config.js, configuring it as needed:

const { cachedImport } = require("gatsby-transformer-unified");

module.exports = {
  plugins: [
    {
      resolve: "gatsby-transformer-unified",
      /**
       * @type {import('gatsby-transformer-unified').UnifiedPluginOptions}
       */
      options: {
        processors: {
          markdownToHtml: async ({ cachedImport }) => {
            const unified = await cachedImport("unified");
            const parse = await cachedImport("remark-parse");
            const remark2rehype = await cachedImport("remark-rehype");
            const stringify = await cachedImport("rehype-stringify");

            return unified()
              .use(parse)
              .use(remark2rehype)
              .use(stringify);
          },
        },
      },
    },
    // Additional plugins here...
  ],
};

Processor Configuration

Customize your Unified processors within the plugin's options for specific content transformation needs:

Options:

• processors: Defines transformation names and corresponding async functions that create Unified processors. This enables dynamic and efficient plugin imports with cachedImport.

Broad Compatibility

Designed for Gatsby v5, gatsby-transformer-unified is engineered to support a wide array of text-based content transformations. It is compatible with gatsby-source-filesystem and extends support to all plugins compatible with gatsby-transformer-remark, such as gatsby-source-contentful. This ensures a versatile application across different data sources.

Testing and Feedback

We are exploring gatsby-transformer-unified as a viable alternative to gatsby-plugin-mdx v2 and encourage community feedback and contributions to assess its capabilities and refine its performance.

Contribution Guidelines

Contributions are welcome! Please review our contribution guidelines for details on how to help improve gatsby-transformer-unified.

License

gatsby-transformer-unified is distributed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.