add syntax PrefixDefinition; improve text on Markdown

5 files changed, 69 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/_markdown.qmd b/_markdown.qmd
index d038cc8..542b175 100644
--- a/_markdown.qmd
+++ b/_markdown.qmd
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Syntax of `AnnotatedWords` and `LinkedWords`, extended with `SemWords`.
 :::
 
 The new `SemWords` are components in the RDF language,
-which is described further in @sec-rdf 
+which is described further in @sec-rdf;
 either an angle-bracketed `Uri` or a `Curie`.
 Each component has an optional prefix
 to denote whether it is an RDF subject, predicate or object.
@@ -254,24 +254,36 @@ Syntax of `SemWords`, `SemWord`, `Curie` and `SEMPREFIX`.
 
 :::
 
-## Expectations of processors
+## Suggestions for processors
 
-Parsing should be human-friendly,
-in the spirit of Markdown
-(see @sec-spirit).
-This may translate to the annotations being dropped,
-unlike Markdown in general but like link definition blocks.
+The purpose of these analyses is parsing,
+as covered in the follwing chapters.
+To conclude follows some general suggestions
+for parsing the Markdown extension Semantic Markdown.
 
-For a Markdown parser to cover the Markdown extension Semantic Markdown,
-it needs to cover the existing extension AnnotatedWords,
-extended to include `Uri` and `Curie`,
-and it needs to cover AnnotatedWords not only immediately after Words,
-but also as leading or trailing Words for a block.
+For a parser of existing Markdown to be extended
+to cover the Markdown extension Semantic Markdown,
+it needs to cover the existing extension `AnnotatedWords`,
+extended to contain `Uri` and `Curie`,
+and `AnnotatedWords` should be permitted not only immediately after Words,
+but also as initial or final `Words` in a block.  
+Additionally, the new block type `PrefixDefinition` needs to be covered,
+similar to `LinkDefinition` but a simpler structure
+with `Curie` as the initial element.
 
-Additionally, a new block type needs to be covered,
-similar to LinkDefinition but a simpler structure
-with a `Curie` as initial element.
+Parsing of Semantic Markdown should be human-friendly,
+in the spirit of Markdown
+(see @sec-spirit).
+For properly matched annotations,
+this translates to the markup being removed from content,
+similar to the removal of `LinkTarget` inlines and `LinkDefinition` blocks
+in core Markdown,
+and non-semantic `AnnotatedWords` in some dialects.
+Non-matched data should be preserved, treated as content.
 
-These new Word and Block syntaxes should be prioritized,
-as the `Uri` and `Curie` patterns are unlikely to collide
-with existing Markdown or non-markup plain text.
+These extended or new `Word` and `Block` syntaxes --
+`AnnotatedWords` and `PrefixDefinition` --
+should be safe to parse prioritized,
+because the majorly involved `Curie` pattern should not collide
+with any existing Markdown,
+and is unlikely to appear in natural language text.
diff --git a/_syntax.qmd b/_syntax.qmd
index 0dd6204..e0bfb4e 100644
--- a/_syntax.qmd
+++ b/_syntax.qmd
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ regular expressions and the negative predicate from PEG notation.
 
 ![Block](syntax/def_Block.svg)
 
+![Block with Semantic Markdown](syntax/def_BlockX.svg)
+
 ![Header](syntax/def_Header.svg)
 
 ![List](syntax/def_List.svg)
 
 ![LinkDefinition](syntax/def_LinkDefinition.svg)
 
+![PrefixDefinition](syntax/def_PrefixDefinition.svg)
+
 ![Paragraph](syntax/def_Paragraph.svg)
 
 ![Words](syntax/def_Words.svg)
diff --git a/syntax/def.peg b/syntax/def.peg
index 11ce1ab..ab809ac 100644
--- a/syntax/def.peg
+++ b/syntax/def.peg
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ NEWLINE        <- '\r\n'
 
 # Semantic Markdown
 # @see <https://source.jones.dk/semantic-markdown/about/>
+PrefixDefinition <- '{' CuriePrefix '}' ':' _? SemWord NEWLINE
 AnnotatedWordsX  <- '[' Words ']'
                     ('{' (SemWords / ![{}] PlainWords) '}')
 SemWords         <- SemWord (_ SemWord)*
diff --git a/syntax/def_BlockX.py b/syntax/def_BlockX.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..da38385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax/def_BlockX.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+# Copyright 2025, Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3+
+
+from railroad import *
+
+Diagram(
+	Choice(0,
+		NonTerminal("Header"),
+		NonTerminal("List"),
+		Group(NonTerminal("PrefixDefinition")),
+		NonTerminal("LinkDefinition"),
+		NonTerminal("Paragraph")
+	),
+	type="complex"
+).writeStandalone(sys.stdout.write)
diff --git a/syntax/def_PrefixDefinition.py b/syntax/def_PrefixDefinition.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c0e108a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax/def_PrefixDefinition.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+# Copyright 2025, Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3+
+
+from railroad import *
+
+Diagram(
+	"{",
+	NonTerminal("CuriePrefix"),
+	"}",
+	":",
+	Choice(0, NonTerminal("_"), Skip()),
+	NonTerminal("SemWord"),
+	NonTerminal("NEWLINE"),
+	type="complex"
+).writeStandalone(sys.stdout.write)