cleaned up handling of parameters

index.js

@@ -29,35 +29,44 @@ app.use(express.urlencoded({
 }));
 
 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
-	url = req.query.url;
-	title = req.query.title;
-	links = req.query.links;
+	const url = req.query.url;
+	const title = req.query.title;
+	const links = req.query.links;
 	let inline_title = false;
-	if (title)
-		inline_title = !!JSON.parse(title);
-	if (links)
-		links = !JSON.parse(links);
+	let ignore_links = false;
+	if (title) {
+		inline_title = (title === 'true');
+	}
+	if (links) {
+		ignore_links = (links === 'false');
+	}
 	if (url && validURL(url)) {
 		send_headers(res);
-		read_url(url, res, inline_title, links);
+		read_url(url, res, inline_title, ignore_links);
 	} else {
 		res.status(400).send("Please specify a valid url query parameter");
 	}
 });
 
 app.post('/', function(req, res) {
-	let html = req.body.html;
-	let url = req.body.url;
+	const html = req.body.html;
+	const url = req.body.url;
+	const links = req.query.links;
+	const title = req.query.title;
+	let ignore_links = false;
 	let inline_title = false;
-	title = req.query.title;
-	if (title)
-		inline_title = !!JSON.parse(title);
+	if (title) {
+		inline_title = (title === 'true');
+	}
+	if (links) {
+		ignore_links = (links === 'false');
+	}
 	if (!html) {
 		res.status(400).send("Please provide a POST parameter called html");
 	} else {	  	
 		try {
 		let document = new JSDOM(html);
-		let markdown = process_dom(url, document, res, inline_title);
+		let markdown = process_dom(url, document, res, inline_title, ignore_links);
 		send_headers(res);
 		res.send(markdown);
 		} catch (error) {
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ function send_headers(res) {
  	res.header("Content-Type", 'text/markdown');
 }
 
-function process_dom(url, document, res, inline_title) {
+function process_dom(url, document, res, inline_title, ignore_links) {
 	let title = document.window.document.querySelector('title');
 	if (title)
 		res.header("X-Title", encodeURIComponent(title.textContent));
@@ -88,16 +97,16 @@ function process_dom(url, document, res, inline_title) {
 	for (let i=0;i<replacement.placeholders.length;i++) {
 		markdown = markdown.replace(replacement.placeholders[i], replacement.tables[i]);
 	}
-	let result = (url) ? common_filters.filter(url, markdown, links) : markdown;
+	let result = (url) ? common_filters.filter(url, markdown, ignore_links) : markdown;
 	if (inline_title && title) {
 		result = "# " + title.textContent + "\n" + result;
 	}
 	return result;
 }
 
-function read_url(url, res, inline_title, links) {
+function read_url(url, res, inline_title, ignore_links) {
 	JSDOM.fromURL(url).then((document)=>{
-		let markdown = process_dom(url, document, res, inline_title, links);
+		let markdown = process_dom(url, document, res, inline_title, ignore_links);
 		res.send(markdown);
 	}).catch((error)=> {
 		res.status(400).send("Sorry, could not fetch and convert that URL");

readme.md

@@ -38,14 +38,19 @@ Title is also returned in HTTP header.
 X-Title: Firefox%20-%20Protect%20your%20life%20online%20with%20privacy-first%20products%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20(UK)
 ```
 
-Alternative request, supply url and html:
+Optionally suppress links:
 
-	POST https://urltomarkdown.herokuapp.com/
+	GET https://urltomarkdown.herokuapp.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mozilla.org%2Fen-GB%2Ffirefox%2F&links=false
+
+Alternative POST request, supply url and html in POST body:
+
+	POST https://urltomarkdown.herokuapp.com/?title=true&links=false
 		
 		url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mozilla.org%2Fen-GB%2Ffirefox%2F
 		
 		html=%3C!doctype%20html%3E%3Chtml%20...
 
+
 Inspired by [Heck Yeah Markdown](http://heckyesmarkdown.com)
 
 ## Also of interest:
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ javascript:(
 ### Safari Snippets
 
 Using [Safari Snippets](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/safari-snippets/id1126048257)
- with the following code solves the issue that some sites prevent javascript bookmarklets accessing a resource on a different domain
+ to inject the following code solves the issue that some sites prevent javascript bookmarklets accessing a resource on a different domain
 
 ```
 var request=new XMLHttpRequest();

url_to_markdown_common_filters.js

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = {
 		}
 	], 
 
-	filter: function (url, data, links=true) {
+	filter: function (url, data, ignore_links=false) {
 		let domain='';
 		let base_address='';
 		if (url) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module.exports = {
 		);
 
 		// remove inline links and refs
-		if (!links) {
+		if (ignore_links) {
 			data = data.replaceAll(/\[\[?([^\]]+\]?)\]\([^\)]+\)/g, '$1');
 			data = data.replaceAll(/[\\\[]+([0-9]+)[\\\]]+/g, '[$1]');
 		}