Document Block Types

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horacio

24 October 2025, 16:12

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A block is a section of a document. Depending on the type of the block, it may have children.

Text | Video | Image | File

GroupingContent

May have any children blocks

Group

OrderedList

UnorderedList

FlowContent

May have PhrasingContent blocks as children

Statement

Heading

Blockquote

Code

PhrasingContent

Link | Embed

Text

export interface Text extends Literal {
  type: 'text'
  strong?: boolean
  emphasis?: boolean
  underline?: boolean
  strikethrough?: boolean
  superscript?: boolean
  subscript?: boolean
  code?: boolean
  color?: string
  // implementation relevant marks. not persistent
  codeToken?: string
  'find-highlight'?: boolean
  conversations?: Array<string>
}

Video

Image

File

{
    type: 'file'
    name?: string
    title?: string
    defaultOpen
    children: [???]
}

Note: why is "file" a Parent?

Note: what is the difference between title and name?

Note: what is defaultOpen

References

mttast/types

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