feat(editor): add "Copy as Markdown" option in context & export menus (#14705)

- Allow users to select text and copy it as Markdown via the context
menu
- Add "Copy as Markdown" under Export menu to copy entire document to
clipboard

Fixes #12983

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Added "Copy as Markdown" to the toolbar clipboard More menu for
selected content.
* Added "Copy as Markdown" to the page export menu to copy entire pages
as Markdown.

* **Behavior**
* Export flow now returns success/failure so the UI shows a dedicated
success or error notification for clipboard exports.

* **Localization**
  * Added strings for "Copy as Markdown" and "Copied as Markdown".
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Co-authored-by: Whitewater <me@waterwater.moe>
Co-authored-by: lawvs <18554747+lawvs@users.noreply.github.com>
This commit is contained in:
Saurabh Pardeshi
2026-04-18 18:09:20 +05:30
committed by GitHub
parent f7d0f1d5ae
commit 0009f91d2a
7 changed files with 254 additions and 23 deletions
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ import {
EmbedSyncedDocModel,
SurfaceRefBlockSchema,
} from '@blocksuite/affine/model';
import { getSelectedModelsCommand } from '@blocksuite/affine/shared/commands';
import {
draftSelectedModelsCommand,
getSelectedModelsCommand,
} from '@blocksuite/affine/shared/commands';
import { ImageSelection } from '@blocksuite/affine/shared/selection';
import {
ActionPlacement,
@@ -71,11 +74,12 @@ import {
GfxBlockElementModel,
GfxPrimitiveElementModel,
} from '@blocksuite/affine/std/gfx';
import type { ExtensionType } from '@blocksuite/affine/store';
import { type ExtensionType, Slice } from '@blocksuite/affine/store';
import {
CopyAsImgaeIcon,
CopyIcon,
EditIcon,
ExportToMarkdownIcon,
LinkIcon,
OpenInNewIcon,
} from '@blocksuite/icons/lit';
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ import { keyed } from 'lit/directives/keyed.js';
import { repeat } from 'lit/directives/repeat.js';
import { styleMap } from 'lit/directives/style-map.js';
import { getContentFromSlice } from '../../../utils/markdown-utils';
import { openDocActions } from '../../editor-view/open-doc';
import { copyAsImage, createCopyAsPngMenuItem } from './copy-as-image';
@@ -120,6 +125,12 @@ export function createToolbarMoreMenuConfig(framework: FrameworkProvider) {
0,
createCopyAsPngMenuItem(framework)
);
clipboardGroup.items.splice(
copyIndex + 1,
0,
createCopyAsMarkdownMenuItem(framework)
);
}
return groups;
@@ -209,6 +220,55 @@ function createCopyLinkToBlockMenuItem(
};
}
function createCopyAsMarkdownMenuItem(
_framework: FrameworkProvider,
item = {
icon: ExportToMarkdownIcon({ width: '20', height: '20' }),
label: I18n['com.affine.export.copy-markdown'](),
type: 'copy-as-markdown',
when: (ctx: MenuContext) => {
if (ctx.isEmpty()) return false;
return true;
},
}
) {
return {
...item,
action: (ctx: MenuContext) => {
void (async () => {
const { std } = ctx;
const [ok, commandCtx] = std.command
.chain()
.pipe(getSelectedModelsCommand)
.pipe(draftSelectedModelsCommand)
.run();
const draftedModels = commandCtx.draftedModels;
if (!ok || !draftedModels) {
return;
}
const models = await draftedModels;
if (models.length > 0) {
const slice = Slice.fromModels(std.store, models);
const markdown = await getContentFromSlice(
std.host,
slice,
'markdown'
);
if (markdown) {
await navigator.clipboard.writeText(markdown);
toast(std.host, I18n['com.affine.export.copied-as-markdown']());
}
}
})()
.catch(console.error)
.finally(() => {
ctx.close();
});
},
};
}
function createToolbarMoreMenuConfigV2(baseUrl?: string) {
return {
actions: [
@@ -228,6 +288,46 @@ function createToolbarMoreMenuConfigV2(baseUrl?: string) {
copyAsImage(std);
},
},
{
id: 'copy-as-markdown',
label: I18n['com.affine.export.copy-markdown'](),
icon: ExportToMarkdownIcon(),
when: ({ gfx, flags, isPageMode }) => {
if (flags.isHovering()) return false;
if (isPageMode) return true;
return gfx.selection.selectedElements.length > 0;
},
run: ({ std }) => {
void (async () => {
const [ok, ctx] = std.command
.chain()
.pipe(getSelectedModelsCommand)
.pipe(draftSelectedModelsCommand)
.run();
const draftedModels = ctx.draftedModels;
if (!ok || !draftedModels) {
return;
}
const models = await draftedModels;
if (models.length > 0) {
const slice = Slice.fromModels(std.store, models);
const markdown = await getContentFromSlice(
std.host,
slice,
'markdown'
);
if (markdown) {
await navigator.clipboard.writeText(markdown);
toast(
std.host,
I18n['com.affine.export.copied-as-markdown']()
);
}
}
})().catch(console.error);
},
},
{
id: 'copy-link-to-block',
label: 'Copy link to block',