Updates and LeafInput

Web/Utility/MarkdownHelper.cs

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+using System.Web;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using MarkdownDeep;
+
+namespace LeafWeb.Web.Utility
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Helper class for transforming Markdown.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static partial class MarkdownHelper
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Transforms a string of Markdown into HTML.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="text">The Markdown that should be transformed.</param>
+		/// <returns>The HTML representation of the supplied Markdown.</returns>
+		public static IHtmlString Markdown(string text)
+		{
+			// Transform the supplied text (Markdown) into HTML.
+			var markdownTransformer = new Markdown();
+			string html = markdownTransformer.Transform(text);
+
+			// Wrap the html in an MvcHtmlString otherwise it'll be HtmlEncoded and displayed to the user as HTML :(
+			return new MvcHtmlString(html);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Transforms a string of Markdown into HTML.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="helper">HtmlHelper - Not used, but required to make this an extension method.</param>
+		/// <param name="text">The Markdown that should be transformed.</param>
+		/// <returns>The HTML representation of the supplied Markdown.</returns>
+		public static IHtmlString Markdown(this HtmlHelper helper, string text)
+		{
+			// Just call the other one, to avoid having two copies (we don't use the HtmlHelper).
+			return Markdown(text);
+		}
+	}
+}