Parse syntax within tables

docstring_to_markdown/rst.py

@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ def _split(self, line: str) -> List[str]:
                 self._columns_end
             )
             fragment = line[start:end].strip()
+            fragment = rst_to_markdown(fragment, extract_signature=False)
             self._max_sizes[i] = max(self._max_sizes[i], len(fragment))
             fragments.append(fragment)
         return fragments
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ def initiate_parsing(self, line: str, current_language: str) -> IBlockBeginning:
 ]
 
 
-def rst_to_markdown(text: str) -> str:
+def rst_to_markdown(text: str, extract_signature: bool = True) -> str:
     """
     Try to parse docstrings in following formats to markdown:
     - https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0287/
@@ -693,10 +694,12 @@ def flush_buffer():
 
     for line in text.split('\n'):
         if is_first_line:
-            signature_match = re.match(r'^(?P<name>\S+)\((?P<params>.*)\)$', line)
-            if signature_match and signature_match.group('name').isidentifier():
-                markdown += '```python\n' + line + '\n```\n'
-                continue
+            if extract_signature:
+                signature_match = re.match(r'^(?P<name>\S+)\((?P<params>.*)\)$', line)
+                if signature_match and signature_match.group('name').isidentifier():
+                    markdown += '```python\n' + line + '\n```\n'
+                    continue
+            is_first_line = False
 
         trimmed_line = line.lstrip()
 

tests/test_rst.py

@@ -471,6 +471,24 @@ def func(): pass
 """
 
 
+SIMPLE_TABLE_WITH_MARKUP = """
+============================== =======================================
+Scalar Type                    Array Type
+============================== =======================================
+:class:`pandas.Interval`       :class:`pandas.arrays.IntervalArray`
+:class:`bool`                  :class:`pandas.arrays.BooleanArray`
+============================== =======================================
+"""
+
+
+SIMPLE_TABLE_WITH_MARKUP_MARKDOWN = """
+|    Scalar Type    |           Array Type          |
+| ----------------- | ----------------------------- |
+| `pandas.Interval` | `pandas.arrays.IntervalArray` |
+| `bool`            | `pandas.arrays.BooleanArray`  |
+"""
+
+
 SIMPLE_TABLE_2 = """
 .. warning:: This is a standard simple table
 
@@ -782,6 +800,10 @@ def foo():
         'rst': SIMPLE_TABLE,
         'md': SIMPLE_TABLE_MARKDOWN
     },
+    'converts syntax within table': {
+        'rst': SIMPLE_TABLE_WITH_MARKUP,
+        'md': SIMPLE_TABLE_WITH_MARKUP_MARKDOWN
+    },
     'converts standard simple table': {
         'rst': SIMPLE_TABLE_2,
         'md': SIMPLE_TABLE_2_MARKDOWN