✨ markdown support for author notes

app.py

@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ def format_comic_date(date_str):
         return date_str
 
 
+def get_author_note(date_str):
+    """Load author note from markdown file if it exists, using date as filename"""
+    note_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'content', 'author_notes', f'{date_str}.md')
+    try:
+        with open(note_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        return markdown.markdown(content)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None
+
+
 def enrich_comic(comic):
     """Add computed properties to comic data"""
     if comic is None:
@@ -57,6 +68,16 @@ def enrich_comic(comic):
     enriched['full_width'] = is_full_width(comic)
     enriched['plain'] = is_plain(comic)
     enriched['formatted_date'] = format_comic_date(comic['date'])
+
+    # Check for markdown author note, fall back to data field if not found
+    markdown_note = get_author_note(comic['date'])
+    if markdown_note:
+        enriched['author_note'] = markdown_note
+        enriched['author_note_is_html'] = True
+    else:
+        # No markdown file, use plain text from comic data if it exists
+        enriched['author_note_is_html'] = False
+
     return enriched