inlinenotes.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pandocfilters import toJSONFilter, RawInline, Str, Space

"""
Pandoc filter for Markdown that converts all notes to inline notes.
If input notes had multiple paragraphs, the paragraphs are joined
by a single space.
"""

def inlinenotes(k, v, f, meta):
  if k == 'Note' and f == 'markdown':
    vlist = v[0]['c']
    for d in v[1:]:
       vlist.append(Space())
       vlist.extend(d['c']) 
    return [RawInline('html', '^[')] + vlist + [Str(']')]

if __name__ == "__main__":
  toJSONFilter(inlinenotes)