markdown_issue_messages.patch

diff --git a/src/Phan/CLI.php b/src/Phan/CLI.php
index 2437e82..66ddd81 100644
--- a/src/Phan/CLI.php
+++ b/src/Phan/CLI.php
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class CLI
                 'state-file:',
                 'processes:',
                 'signature-compatibility',
+                'markdown-issue-messages',
             ]
         );

@@ -214,6 +215,9 @@ class CLI
                 case 'dead-code-detection':
                     Config::get()->dead_code_detection = true;
                     break;
+                case 'markdown-issue-messages':
+                    Config::get()->markdown_issue_messages = true;
+                    break;
                 default:
                     $this->usage("Unknown option '-$key'");
                     break;
diff --git a/src/Phan/Config.php b/src/Phan/Config.php
index 8101bf2..37ac40e 100644
--- a/src/Phan/Config.php
+++ b/src/Phan/Config.php
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ class Config
         'suppress_issue_types' => [
             // 'PhanUndeclaredMethod',
         ],
+
+        // Emit issue messages with markdown formatting
+        'markdown_issue_messages' => false,
     ];

     /**
diff --git a/src/Phan/IssueInstance.php b/src/Phan/IssueInstance.php
index 0526bc9..b6cc21a 100644
--- a/src/Phan/IssueInstance.php
+++ b/src/Phan/IssueInstance.php
@@ -30,8 +30,18 @@ class IssueInstance
         $this->issue = $issue;
         $this->file = $file;
         $this->line = $line;
+
+        $template = $issue->getTemplate();
+
+        if (Config::get()->markdown_issue_messages) {
+            $template = preg_replace(
+                '/([^ ]*%s[^ ]*)/', '`\1`',
+                $template
+            );
+        }
+
         $this->message = vsprintf(
-            $issue->getTemplate(),
+            $template,
             $template_parameters
         );
     }