Merge pull request #273 from gopesht/implements_markdown

Implements markdown

app/helpers/application_helper.rb

@@ -197,4 +197,18 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     (short_title_brand(@conference) if @conference) ||
     default_brand
   end
+
+  def markdown(text)
+    options = {
+      autolink: true,
+      space_after_headers: true,
+      no_intra_emphasis: true
+    }
+    markdown = Redcarpet::Markdown.new(Redcarpet::Render::HTML, options)
+    markdown.render(text).html_safe
+  end
+
+  def markdown_hint(text="")
+    markdown("#{text} Please look at #{link_to '**Markdown Syntax**', 'https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax', target: '_blank'} to format your text")
+  end
 end