1 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/web/view/markdown.scm b/web/view/markdown.scm
index b63e48d..a147231 100644
--- a/web/view/markdown.scm
+++ b/web/view/markdown.scm
@@ -7,11 +7,37 @@
   #:use-module (ice-9 string-fun)
   #:use-module (ice-9 textual-ports)
   #:use-module (sxml simple)
+  #:use-module (web client)
+  #:use-module (web uri)
+  #:use-module (web request)
   #:use-module (web sxml)
   #:use-module (commonmark)
-  #:export (markdown-file->sxml))
+
+  #:export (markdown-file->sxml
+	    markdown-github->sxml)
+  )
+
 
 (define (markdown-file->sxml fn)
+  "Parse a local file"
   (commonmark->sxml
    (call-with-input-file fn
        get-string-all)))
+
+;; --- fetch github style URLs
+;;
+;; https://github.com/genenetwork/gn-docs/master/general/brand/aging/home.md
+;; https://github.com/genenetwork/gn-docs/edit/master/general/brand/aging/home.md
+
+(define (fetch-raw-file url)
+  (bytevector->string (receive (response-status response-body)
+                          (http-request "https://github.com/genenetwork/gn-docs/master/general/brand/aging/home.md")
+                         response-body) "UTF-8"))
+
+
+(define (markdown-github->sxml fn)
+  "Parse a github file"
+  (commonmark->sxml
+   (call-with-input-file (pk fn)
+       get-string-all)))
+