Target=" blank"

addon/gdc.gs

@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
 var DEBUG = false;
 var LOG = false;
 var GDC_TITLE = 'Docs to Markdown'; // formerly GD2md-html, formerly gd2md-html
-var GDC_VERSION = '1.0β41'; // based on 1.0β40
+var GDC_VERSION = '1.0β42'; // based on 1.0β41
 
+// Version notes: significant changes (latest on top). (files changed)
+// - 1.0β42 (7 Oct 2024): Add option for adding target="_blank" to links (gdc, sidebar)
 // Version notes: significant changes (latest on top). (files changed)
 // - 1.0β41 (7 Oct 2024): Add support for Markdown checkbox lists. (gdc)
 // - 1.0β40 (7 Oct 2024): Fixes handling of superscript/subscript to close old styles before opening new style. Moves opening superscript/subscript later in process. (gdc)
@@ -131,6 +133,9 @@ gdc.config = function(config) {
   if (config.suppressInfo === true) {
     gdc.suppressInfo = true;
   }
+  if (config.targetBlank === true) {
+    gdc.targetBlank = true;
+  }
   if (config.recklessMode === true) {
     gdc.recklessMode = true;
     gdc.suppressInfo = true;
@@ -913,11 +918,16 @@ gdc.handleText = function(textElement) {
           gdc.setWriteBuf();
           offset = gdc.writeBuf(textElement, offset, urlEnd);
           gdc.writeStringToBuffer('](' + url + ')');
-      } else {  // Must be HTML, write standard link.
+      } else if (gdc.isHTML && !gdc.targetBlank ) {  // If we aren't adding target="_blank".
         gdc.writeStringToBuffer('<a href="' + url + '">');
         gdc.setWriteBuf();
         offset = gdc.writeBuf(textElement, offset, urlEnd);
         gdc.writeStringToBuffer('</a>');
+      }  else if (gdc.isHTML && gdc.targetBlank ) {  // If target blank is selected
+        gdc.writeStringToBuffer('<a target="_blank" href="' + url + '">');
+        gdc.setWriteBuf();
+        offset = gdc.writeBuf(textElement, offset, urlEnd);
+        gdc.writeStringToBuffer('</a>');
       }
     }
 
@@ -1010,6 +1020,7 @@ gdc.isBullet = function(glyphType) {
       return 'bullet';
   } else if (glyphType === null) {
     // Since checkboxes currently return null and we know it is a list, this should work to find a checkbox item until Google adds another
+    // See https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/document/glyph-type for glyph enum if this breaks.
     return 'checkbox';
   // Spelling out ordered list glyphs rather than relying on "everything but null"
   // } else if (  glyphType === DocumentApp.GlyphType.NUMBER

addon/sidebar.html

@@ -126,8 +126,12 @@
 Render HTML tags
 </label><br>
 <label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="target_blank">
+Add target="_blank" to HTML links
+</label><br>
 
 <!-- Collapsing suppress_info and reckless_mode for now.
+<label>
 <input type="checkbox" id="suppress_info">
 Suppress info comments
 </label><br>
@@ -192,6 +196,7 @@
     config.renderHTMLTags = false;
     config.suppressInfo = false;
     config.recklessMode = false;
+    config.targetBlank = false;
 
     // Config settings from UI.
     if (document.getElementById('italic_bold_underscores').checked) {
@@ -206,6 +211,9 @@
     if (document.getElementById('wrap_html').checked) {
       config.wrapHTML = true;
     }
+    if (document.getElementById('target_blank').checked) {
+      config.targetBlank = true;
+    }
     if (document.getElementById('render_html_tags').checked) {
       config.renderHTMLTags = true;
     }