Add scaffolding for markdown

2 files changed, 41 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mammoth/writers/__init__.py b/mammoth/writers/__init__.py
index 04a64d7..376b322 100644
--- a/mammoth/writers/__init__.py
+++ b/mammoth/writers/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 from .html import HtmlWriter
+from .markdown import MarkdownWriter
 
 
-def writer():
-    return HtmlWriter()
+def writer(output_format=None):
+    if output_format is None:
+        output_format = "html"
+    
+    return _writers[output_format]()
+
+
+def formats():
+    return _writers.keys()
+
+
+_writers = {
+    "html": HtmlWriter,
+    "markdown": MarkdownWriter,
+}
diff --git a/mammoth/writers/markdown.py b/mammoth/writers/markdown.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4e1158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mammoth/writers/markdown.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+
+class MarkdownWriter(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._fragments = []
+    
+    def text(self, text):
+        self._fragments.append(text)
+    
+    def start(self, name, attributes=None):
+        pass
+
+    def end(self, name):
+        if name == "p":
+            self._fragments.append("\n\n")
+    
+    def self_closing(self, name, attributes=None):
+        pass
+    
+    def append(self, other):
+        self._fragments.append(other)
+    
+    def as_string(self):
+        return "".join(self._fragments)