> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.snowkill.net/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.snowkill.net/formatter/built-in-formatters/markdown.md).

# Markdown

Markdown formatter returns message blocks formatted using classic [Markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org/) syntax. This format is widely adopted by messenger apps and wikis.

Also, it can be used to format messages for emails.

### Example

```python
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from markdown import markdown
from smtplib import SMTP
from typing import List

def send_email_markdown_message(
    smtp_host: str,
    smtp_port: int,
    smtp_user: str,
    smtp_password: str,
    sender_name: str,
    sender_email: str,
    receiver_emails: List[str],
    message_subject: str,
    message_blocks: List[str],
):
    """
    Basic utility function to send email messages from SnowKill examples
    """
    multipart_msg = MIMEMultipart("alternative")
    multipart_msg["Subject"] = message_subject
    multipart_msg["From"] = f"{sender_name} <{sender_email}>"
    multipart_msg["To"] = ",".join(receiver_emails)

    message_markdown_content = "\n\n".join(message_blocks)
    message_html_content = email_template.replace("{{ content }}", markdown(message_markdown_content, extensions=["fenced_code"]))

    multipart_msg.attach(MIMEText(message_markdown_content, "plain"))
    multipart_msg.attach(MIMEText(message_html_content, "html"))

    with SMTP(host=smtp_host, port=smtp_port) as server:
        server.login(smtp_user, smtp_password)
        response = server.send_message(multipart_msg, sender_email, receiver_emails)

    return response

...

snowkill_formatter = MarkdownFormatter(getenv("SNOWSIGHT_BASE_URL"))

# Send notification for each new check result
for r in check_results:
    message_blocks = snowkill_formatter.format(r)

    response = send_email_markdown_message(
        smtp_host=getenv("SMTP_HOST"),
        smtp_port=int(getenv("SMTP_PORT")),
        smtp_user=getenv("SMTP_USER"),
        smtp_password=getenv("SMTP_PASSWORD"),
        sender_name="Snowflake Monitor",
        sender_email=getenv("SENDER_EMAIL"),
        receiver_emails=[getenv("RECEIVER_EMAIL")],
        message_subject=message_blocks[0][3:],
        message_blocks=message_blocks,
    )

```


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