Here is some useful code for syntax highlighting. Borrowed from Ryan Bates
module ApplicationHelper
class HTMLwithPygments < Redcarpet::Render::HTML
def block_code(code, language)
sha = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(code)
Rails.cache.fetch ["code", language, sha].join('-') do
Pygments.highlight(code, lexer: language)
end
end
end
def markdown(text)
renderer = HTMLwithPygments.new(hard_wrap: true, filter_html: true)
options = {
autolink: true,
no_intra_emphasis: true,
fenced_code_blocks: true,
lax_html_blocks: true,
strikethrough: true,
superscript: true
}
Redcarpet::Markdown.new(renderer, options).render(text).html_safe
end
end