def format_answer()

in shared/util.py [0:0]

• 10 lines of code
• 4 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def format_answer(answer, format= 'none'):
    
    formatted_answer = answer
    
    if format == 'html':
        
        # Convert bold syntax (**text**) to HTMLFhtml
        
        formatted_answer = re.sub(r'\*\*(.*?)\*\*', r'<strong>\1</strong>', formatted_answer)
        
        # Convert italic syntax (*text*) to HTML
        formatted_answer = re.sub(r'\*(.*?)\*', r'<em>\1</em>', formatted_answer)
        
        # Return the converted text
    
    elif format == 'markdown':
        formatted_answer = answer # TODO
    
    elif format == 'none':        
        formatted_answer = answer # TODO

    return formatted_answer