From 23d2cfbfd3e31b405ec0c8783f618029c708618f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kiycoh <alexca-02@outlook.it>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:54:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: new marker interface for highlight parsing logic and
 validation

---
 quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
index bfc9aae5e..d2a0cfed2 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   DefinitionContent,
   Paragraph,
   Code,
+  Parent,
 } from "mdast"
 import { Element, Literal, Root as HtmlRoot } from "hast"
 import { ReplaceFunction, findAndReplace as mdastFindReplace } from "mdast-util-find-and-replace"
@@ -100,6 +101,19 @@ const arrowMapping: Record<string, string> = {
   "<=": "&lArr;",
   "<==": "&lArr;",
 }
+// Marker node used for highlighting
+interface HighlightMarker {
+  type: "highlightMarker"
+}
+
+function isHighlightMarker(node: unknown): node is HighlightMarker {
+  return (
+    typeof node === "object" &&
+    node !== null &&
+    "type" in node &&
+    (node as { type: unknown }).type === "highlightMarker"
+  )
+}
 
 function canonicalizeCallout(calloutName: string): keyof typeof calloutMapping {
   const normalizedCallout = calloutName.toLowerCase() as keyof typeof calloutMapping
@@ -391,11 +405,13 @@ export const ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options>>
 
             visit(tree, (node) => {
               if (!("children" in node)) return
-              const children = (node as any).children as any[]
+              const parent = node as Parent
+              const children = parent.children
+              if (children.length === 0) return
 
               const markers: number[] = []
               for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
-                if (children[i].type === "highlightMarker") {
+                if (isHighlightMarker(children[i])) {
                   markers.push(i)
                 }
               }
@@ -413,11 +429,11 @@ export const ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options>>
                 const htmlContent = content
                   .map((n) => {
                     const hast = toHast(n, { allowDangerousHtml: true })
-                    return toHtml(hast as any, { allowDangerousHtml: true })
+                    return hast ? toHtml(hast, { allowDangerousHtml: true }) : ""
                   })
                   .join("")
 
-                const newNode = {
+                const newNode: Html = {
                   type: "html",
                   value: `<span class="text-highlight">${htmlContent}</span>`,
                 }