import json
import markdown
import yaml
import re
import unicodedata

def slugify(value):
    """
    Normalizes string, converts to lowercase, removes non-alpha characters,
    and converts spaces to hyphens.
    """
    value = unicode(value)
    value = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', value).encode('ascii', 'ignore').decode('ascii')
    value = re.sub('[^\w\s-]', '-', value).strip().lower()
    return re.sub('[-\s]+', '-', value)

def load(file):
	'''
	Loads and parses JSON-embedded Markdown file, chopping out and
	parsing any JSON contained therein.

	Returns an object that includes the JSON data, and the parsed HTML.
	'''
	markson = open(file).read()

	_data = re.search(re.compile(r'<!--(JSON:|\n---\n)(.*)-->', re.DOTALL),markson)

	_markdown = re.sub(re.compile(r'<!--(JSON:|\n---\n)(.*)-->', re.DOTALL),'',markson)
	_html = markdown.markdown(_markdown, extensions=['fenced_code'])

	# Scan for the Title in the Markdown file, this is always assumed
	# to be the first string starting with a single hash/pound ( # ) sign
	_title = re.search(re.compile(r'^#[^\#](.*)$', re.MULTILINE),markson)

	if _title != None:
		_title = _title.group(0).replace('#','').strip()

	if _data != None:
		_type = _data.group(0)[4:8].upper().strip()

		if _type == 'JSON':
			_data = re.search('\{(.*)\}',_data.group(0),re.DOTALL).group(0)
			_data = json.loads(_data)
		elif _type == '---':
			_data = re.search('\n(.*)\n',_data.group(0),re.DOTALL).group(0)
			_data = yaml.load(_data)
		else:
			data = {}

		_data['title'] = _title

	elif _title != None:
		_data = {'title':_title}

	return {'data':_data, 'html':_html}