Re: [RFC][PATCH v2] Allow to export to ascii custom link types as notes

[Ihor Radchenko]

Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> writes:

> On 08/11/2023 18:16, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
>> We can introduce a special ox-ascii-specific object `object-with-note'
>> that will be exported by ox-ascii according to
>> `org-ascii-links-to-notes' settings. Then, we can transform link objects
>> into `object-with-note' that will later be used in
>> `org-ascii--describe-links'.
>
> I am in doubts if it is a bright idea to transform in place passed link 
> object inside `org-ascii-link'.

> I see 2 ways:
> - Use ad-hoc object-with-note org-element object instead of `cons' in my 
> patch (rather cosmetic change).
> - Introduce :filter property for links that is called before export 
> pass. These functions may return arbitrary elements instead of original 
> links. For ox-ascii a dedicated transcoder for object-with-note is 
> added. Only custom link types having :export property are processed by 
> `org-ascii-link'.

By "transform", I meant return `object-with-note'. Basically, the second
item in your list.

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