mBraceSquare

{[tldr: "inline metadata"]}

mBraceSquare is a markup language used to represent metadata in regular text using familiar JSON/CSON syntax

{[ key: "value" ]}

Example

> cat ~/student_essays/jimmys_superhero.txt

when I grow up, I want to be big and strong like #JohnCena.

> cat ~/student_essays/jimmys_superhero_corrections.txt

when I grow up, I want to be big and strong like John Cena {[comment: "I know it sounds
cool Jimmy, but please don't use hashtags in your essays."]}.

{[tldr: ['legible', 'intuitive', 'tolerant'] ]}

mBraceSquare was designed to provide a simple way of representing loosely structured metadata in regular text

Implementations of mBraceSquare should be:

• easy to read and interpret

• intuitive to write

• tolerant of human laziness

mBraceSquare is flexible and can be used in many different contexts

Lazy References

It is sometimes useful to be able to add references in a semi-structured fashion

Example

The proposal should be reviewed and any changes should be submitted to
the responsible party {[reference: "project's technical lead"]}.

Representing Microdata

Authoring in Markdown is great and being able to easily add microdata would be cool

Example

 > cat /srv/http/www.cip.li/blog/_posts/2014-06-06-ilmenau_himmel_blau.markdown

I was in Ilmenau visiting some friends on the weekend and we had a great time! We rented
some donkeys from a {[localBusiness: "Esel und Söhne"]} and rode to the top of the Kickelhahn.

Rendered HTML

I was in Ilmenau visiting some friends on the weekend and we had a great time! We rented some donkeys from a local business Esel und Söhne and rode to the top of the Kickelhahn.

{[comments: "let me know what you think, sd@cip.li"]}