markdown parsing

package.json

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "backbone": "~0.9.9",
     "underscore": "~1.4.3",
     "jquery": "~1.8.3",
-    "q": "~0.8.11"
+    "q": "~0.8.11",
+    "markdown": "~0.4.0"
   }
 }

src/js/views/index.js

@@ -151,16 +151,29 @@ var ModalAlert = ContainedBase.extend({
   template: _.template($('#modal-alert-template').html()),
 
   initialize: function(options) {
-    options = options = {};
+    options = options || {};
     this.JSON = {
       title: options.title || 'Something to say',
-      text: options.text || 'Here is a paragraph'
+      text: options.text || 'Here is a paragraph',
+      markdown: options.markdown
     };
 
     this.container = new ModalTerminal({
       title: 'Alert!'
     });
     this.render();
+  },
+
+  render: function() {
+    var destination = this.destination || this.container.getInsideElement();
+    var HTML = null;
+    if (this.JSON.markdown) {
+      HTML = require('markdown').markdown.toHTML(this.JSON.markdown);
+    } else {
+      HTML = this.template(this.JSON);
+    }
+    this.$el.html(HTML);
+    $(destination).append(this.el);
   }
 });
 

todo.txt

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Big Bugs to fix:
 Done things:
 (I only started this on Dec 17th 2012 to get a better sense of what was done)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+[x] markdown parsing yay!!
 [x] check animation for command entry fading nicely wtf
 [x] no more CSS ids in views
 [x] promise-based confirm cnacel