2 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/DocumentConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/DocumentConverter.java
index a6029e0..cbcade5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/DocumentConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/DocumentConverter.java
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import static org.zwobble.mammoth.util.MammothLists.eagerFlatMap;
-import static org.zwobble.mammoth.util.MammothLists.list;
+import static org.zwobble.mammoth.util.MammothLists.*;
 import static org.zwobble.mammoth.util.MammothMaps.map;
 
 public class DocumentConverter {
-    public static List<HtmlNode> convertToHtml(String idPrefix, Document document) {
-        DocumentConverter documentConverter = new DocumentConverter(idPrefix);
+    public static List<HtmlNode> convertToHtml(String idPrefix, boolean preserveEmptyParagraphs, Document document) {
+        DocumentConverter documentConverter = new DocumentConverter(idPrefix, preserveEmptyParagraphs);
         List<HtmlNode> mainBody = documentConverter.convertChildrenToHtml(document);
         // TODO: can you have note references inside a note?
         List<Note> notes = findNotes(document, documentConverter.noteReferences);
@@ -42,15 +41,17 @@ public class DocumentConverter {
             reference -> document.getNotes().findNote(reference.getNoteType(), reference.getNoteId()).get()));
     }
 
-    public static List<HtmlNode> convertToHtml(String idPrefix, DocumentElement element) {
-        return new DocumentConverter(idPrefix).convertToHtml(element);
+    public static List<HtmlNode> convertToHtml(String idPrefix, boolean preserveEmptyParagraphs, DocumentElement element) {
+        return new DocumentConverter(idPrefix, preserveEmptyParagraphs).convertToHtml(element);
     }
 
     private final String idPrefix;
+    private final boolean preserveEmptyParagraphs;
     private final List<NoteReference> noteReferences = new ArrayList<>();
 
-    private DocumentConverter(String idPrefix) {
+    private DocumentConverter(String idPrefix, boolean preserveEmptyParagraphs) {
         this.idPrefix = idPrefix;
+        this.preserveEmptyParagraphs = preserveEmptyParagraphs;
     }
 
     private HtmlNode convertToHtml(Note note) {
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ public class DocumentConverter {
             @Override
             public List<HtmlNode> visit(Paragraph paragraph) {
                 List<HtmlNode> content = convertChildrenToHtml(paragraph);
-                return list(Html.element("p", content));
+                List<HtmlNode> children = preserveEmptyParagraphs ? cons(Html.FORCE_WRITE, content) : content;
+                return list(Html.element("p", children));
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/Mammoth.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/Mammoth.java
index d0c4aff..6960027 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/Mammoth.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/Mammoth.java
@@ -17,16 +17,22 @@ import static org.zwobble.mammoth.util.MammothLists.list;
 public class Mammoth {
     public static class Options {
         // TODO: what default prefix?
-        public static final Options DEFAULT = new Options("document");
+        public static final Options DEFAULT = new Options("document", false);
 
         private final String idPrefix;
+        private final boolean preserveEmptyParagraphs;
 
-        public Options(String idPrefix) {
+        public Options(String idPrefix, boolean preserveEmptyParagraphs) {
             this.idPrefix = idPrefix;
+            this.preserveEmptyParagraphs = preserveEmptyParagraphs;
         }
 
         public Options idPrefix(String prefix) {
-            return new Options(prefix);
+            return new Options(prefix, preserveEmptyParagraphs);
+        }
+
+        public Options preserveEmptyParagraphs() {
+            return new Options(idPrefix, true);
         }
     }
 
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ public class Mammoth {
                     DocumentXmlReader reader = new DocumentXmlReader(bodyReaders.forName("document"), notes);
                     return reader.readElement(parseOfficeXml(zipFile, "word/document.xml"));
                 })
-                .map(nodes -> DocumentConverter.convertToHtml(options.idPrefix, nodes))
+                .map(nodes -> DocumentConverter.convertToHtml(options.idPrefix, options.preserveEmptyParagraphs, nodes))
                 .map(Html::stripEmpty)
                 .map(Html::collapse)
                 .map(Html::write);