Fix: meeting important dates can have markdown links

ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py

@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ def link_other_doc_match(match):
     url = urlreverse("ietf.doc.views_doc.document_main", kwargs=dict(name=doc + rev))
     return f'<a href="{url}">{match[1]}</a>'
 
-
 @register.filter(name="urlize_ietf_docs", is_safe=True, needs_autoescape=True)
 def urlize_ietf_docs(string, autoescape=None):
     """

ietf/name/migrations/0011_adjust_important_dates.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright The IETF Trust 2023, All Rights Reserved
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+def markdown_names(apps, schema_editor):
+    ImportantDateName = apps.get_model("name", "ImportantDateName")
+    changes = [
+        ('bofproposals', "Preliminary BOF proposals requested. To request a __BoF__ session use the [IETF BoF Request Tool](/doc/bof-requests)."),
+        ('openreg', "IETF Online Registration Opens [Register Here](https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/register/)."),
+        ('opensched', "Working Group and BOF scheduling begins. To request a Working Group session, use the [IETF Meeting Session Request Tool](/secr/sreq/). If you are working on a BOF request, it is highly recommended to tell the IESG now by sending an [email to iesg@ietf.org](mailtp:iesg@ietf.org) to get advance help with the request."),
+        ('cutoffwgreq', "Cut-off date for requests to schedule Working Group Meetings at UTC 23:59. To request a __Working Group__ session, use the [IETF Meeting Session Request Tool](/secr/sreq/)."),
+        ('idcutoff', "Internet-Draft submission cut-off (for all Internet-Drafts, including -00) by UTC 23:59. Upload using the [I-D Submission Tool](/submit/)."),
+        ('cutoffwgreq', "Cut-off date for requests to schedule Working Group Meetings at UTC 23:59. To request a __Working Group__ session, use the [IETF Meeting Session Request Tool](/secr/sreq/)."),
+        ('bofprelimcutoff', "Cut-off date for BOF proposal requests. To request a __BoF__ session use the [IETF BoF Request Tool](/doc/bof-requests)."),
+        ('cutoffbofreq', "Cut-off date for BOF proposal requests to Area Directors at UTC 23:59. To request a __BoF__ session use the [IETF BoF Request Tool](/doc/bof-requests)."),
+    ]
+    for slug, newDescription in changes:
+        datename = ImportantDateName.objects.get(pk=slug) # If the slug does not exist, then Django will throw an exception :-)
+        datename.desc = newDescription
+        datename.save()
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("name", "0010_subseries"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(markdown_names),
+    ]

ietf/templates/meeting/important-dates.html

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {# Copyright The IETF Trust 2017, All Rights Reserved #}
 {% load origin %}
-{% load ietf_filters static textfilters ietf_filters %}
+{% load ietf_filters static textfilters htmlfilters %}
 {% block pagehead %}
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static "ietf/css/list.css" %}">
 {% endblock %}
@@ -45,30 +45,7 @@ <h2 class="mt-5">
                                     {% endif %}
                                 </td>
                                 <td>
-                                    {{ d.name.desc|urlize_ietf_docs|linkify }}{% if d.name.desc|slice:"-1:" != "." %}.{% endif %}
-                                    {% if first and d.name.slug == 'openreg' or first and d.name.slug == 'earlybird' %}
-                                        <a href="https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/register/">Register here</a>.
-                                    {% endif %}
-                                    {% if d.name.slug == 'opensched' %}
-                                        To request a Working Group session, use the
-                                        <a href="{% url 'ietf.secr.sreq.views.main' %}">IETF Meeting Session Request Tool</a>.
-                                        If you are working on a BOF request, it is highly recommended
-                                        to tell the IESG now by sending an email to
-                                        <a href="mailto:iesg@ietf.org">iesg@ietf.org</a>
-                                        to get advance help with the request.
-                                    {% endif %}
-                                    {% if d.name.slug == 'cutoffwgreq' %}
-                                        To request a Working Group session, use the
-                                        <a href="{% url 'ietf.secr.sreq.views.main' %}">IETF Meeting Session Request Tool</a>.
-                                    {% endif %}
-                                    {% if d.name.slug == 'cutoffbofreq' %}
-                                        To request a BOF, please see instructions on
-                                        <a href="https://www.ietf.org/how/bofs/bof-procedures/">Requesting a BOF</a>.
-                                    {% endif %}
-                                    {% if d.name.slug == 'idcutoff' %}
-                                        Upload using the
-                                        <a href="{% url 'ietf.submit.views.upload_submission' %}">I-D Submission Tool</a>.
-                                    {% endif %}
+                                    {{ d.name.desc|urlize_ietf_docs|markdown|linkify }}{% if d.name.desc|slice:"-1:" != "." %}.{% endif %}
                                     {% if d.name.slug == 'draftwgagenda' or d.name.slug == 'revwgagenda' or d.name.slug == 'procsub' or d.name.slug == 'revslug' %}
                                         Upload using the
                                         <a href="{% url 'ietf.meeting.views.materials' num=meeting.number %}">Meeting Materials Management Tool</a>.

ietf/utils/templatetags/htmlfilters.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from django.template.defaultfilters import stringfilter
 
 from ietf.utils.html import remove_tags
+from ietf.utils.markdown import markdown as utils_markdown
 
 register = Library()
 
@@ -16,3 +17,9 @@
 def removetags(value, tags):
     """Removes a comma-separated list of [X]HTML tags from the output."""
     return remove_tags(value, re.split(r"\s*,\s*", tags))
+
+@register.filter(name="markdown", is_safe=True)
+def markdown(string):
+    # One issue is that the string is enclosed in <p></p>... Let's remove the leading/trailing ones...
+    return utils_markdown(string)[3:-4]
+