Support br writing in markdown writer

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/mammoth/writers/markdown.py b/mammoth/writers/markdown.py
index 3449990..d97c1b9 100644
--- a/mammoth/writers/markdown.py
+++ b/mammoth/writers/markdown.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class _Wrapped(object):
 def _init_writers():
     writers = {
         "p": _Wrapped("", "\n\n"),
+        "br": _Wrapped("", "  \n"),
     }
     
     for level in range(1, 7):
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ class MarkdownWriter(object):
         self._fragments.append(end)
     
     def self_closing(self, name, attributes=None):
-        pass
+        self.start(name, attributes)
+        self.end(name)
     
     def append(self, other):
         self._fragments.append(other)
diff --git a/tests/writers/markdown_tests.py b/tests/writers/markdown_tests.py
index a277c3d..3e19225 100644
--- a/tests/writers/markdown_tests.py
+++ b/tests/writers/markdown_tests.py
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ def h6_elements_are_converted_to_heading_with_six_leading_hashes():
     writer.text("Hello");
     writer.end("h6");
     assert_equal("###### Hello\n\n", writer.as_string())
+
+
+@istest
+def br_is_written_as_two_spaces_followed_by_newline():
+    writer = _create_writer()
+    writer.text("Hello");
+    writer.self_closing("br");
+    assert_equal("Hello  \n", writer.as_string())