Allow specifying a custom delimiter for multiple choice quizzes (#1226)

I'm writing quizzes on shell pipelines, and I need to include |s in my answers.
CodeYourFuture · Dec 5, 2024 · 0663f07 · 0663f07
1 parent 4504c42
commit 0663f07
Show file tree

Hide file tree

Showing 2 changed files with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/common-docs/content/common-theme/shortcodes/multiple-choice.md b/common-docs/content/common-theme/shortcodes/multiple-choice.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ menu=["shortcodes"]
 
 This is a simple "check understanding" block that allows you to create a multiple choice question with options and feedback. Short assessments like this are a pedagogically sound strategy to boost retention and understanding.
 
+If you need to use `|` characters in your answers/feedback, you can specify the `delimiter` key to use a different delimiter between them.
+
 ### Invoke
 
 ```go

diff --git a/common-theme/layouts/shortcodes/multiple-choice.html b/common-theme/layouts/shortcodes/multiple-choice.html
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 >}}
 
 */}}
+
+{{ $delimiter := .Get "delimiter" | default "|" }}
 {{ $question := .Get "question" }}
-{{ $answers := split (.Get "answers")  "|" }}
-{{ $feedback := split (.Get "feedback" | default "") "|" }}
+{{ $answers := split (.Get "answers") $delimiter }}
+{{ $feedback := split (.Get "feedback" | default "") $delimiter }}
 {{ $correct := (.Get "correct") }}
 
 {{ partial "multiple-choice" (dict "question" $question "answers" $answers "feedback" $feedback "correct" $correct) }}
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ menu=["shortcodes"] @@
     This is a simple "check understanding" block that allows you to create a multiple choice question with options and feedback. Short assessments like this are a pedagogically sound strategy to boost retention and understanding.
+    If you need to use `|` characters in your answers/feedback, you can specify the `delimiter` key to use a different delimiter between them.
     ### Invoke
     ```go
@@ Expand Down @@