Convert line breaks to <br>

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mammoth/conversion.py b/mammoth/conversion.py
index 6f9b7fc..3448862 100644
--- a/mammoth/conversion.py
+++ b/mammoth/conversion.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class DocumentConverter(object):
             documents.Table: self._convert_table,
             documents.TableRow: self._convert_table_row,
             documents.TableCell: self._convert_table_cell,
+            documents.LineBreak: self._line_break,
             documents.Image: convert_image or images.inline(self._convert_image),
         }
         self._convert_underline = convert_underline
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ class DocumentConverter(object):
         html_generator.end()
     
     
+    def _line_break(self, line_break, html_generator):
+        html_generator.self_closing("br")
+    
+    
     def _convert_image(self, image):
         with image.open() as image_bytes:
             encoded_src = base64.b64encode(image_bytes.read()).decode("ascii")
diff --git a/tests/conversion_tests.py b/tests/conversion_tests.py
index 977e509..b28fe25 100644
--- a/tests/conversion_tests.py
+++ b/tests/conversion_tests.py
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ def empty_cells_are_preserved_in_table():
 
 
 @istest
+def line_break_is_converted_to_br():
+    line_break = documents.line_break()
+    result = convert_document_element_to_html(line_break)
+    assert_equal("<br />", result.value)
+
+
+@istest
 def images_are_converted_to_img_tags_with_data_uri():
     image = documents.image(alt_text=None, content_type="image/png", open=lambda: io.BytesIO(b"abc"))
     result = convert_document_element_to_html(image)