From 2a86c1ea310d72f978a48de6501d35fb0c832d14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jsteuer <jan.niklas.steuer@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 17:56:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] allow inline links with empty link text. see #101

---
 commonmark_test.go | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 parser/link.go     |  5 -----
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/commonmark_test.go b/commonmark_test.go
index e1a2d1b..bd367e0 100644
--- a/commonmark_test.go
+++ b/commonmark_test.go
@@ -42,3 +42,26 @@ func TestSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	))
 	testutil.DoTestCases(markdown, cases, t)
 }
+
+func TestSpec_EdgeCase_LinkWithEmptyText(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO: maybe this test cases will be part of the official spec in the future.
+	//       check: https://github.com/commonmark/commonmark-spec/issues/636
+
+	cases := []testutil.MarkdownTestCase{
+		testutil.MarkdownTestCase{
+			No:       -1,
+			Markdown: "[](./target.md)",
+			Expected: "<p><a href=\"./target.md\"></a></p>",
+		},
+		testutil.MarkdownTestCase{
+			No:       -1,
+			Markdown: "[]()",
+			Expected: "<p><a href=\"\"></a></p>",
+		},
+	}
+	markdown := New(WithRendererOptions(
+		html.WithXHTML(),
+		html.WithUnsafe(),
+	))
+	testutil.DoTestCases(markdown, cases, t)
+}
diff --git a/parser/link.go b/parser/link.go
index 8611194..e7c6966 100644
--- a/parser/link.go
+++ b/parser/link.go
@@ -147,11 +147,6 @@ func (s *linkParser) Parse(parent ast.Node, block text.Reader, pc Context) ast.N
 		ast.MergeOrReplaceTextSegment(last.Parent(), last, last.Segment)
 		return nil
 	}
-	labelValue := block.Value(text.NewSegment(last.Segment.Start+1, segment.Start))
-	if util.IsBlank(labelValue) && !last.IsImage {
-		ast.MergeOrReplaceTextSegment(last.Parent(), last, last.Segment)
-		return nil
-	}
 
 	c := block.Peek()
 	l, pos := block.Position()

From 3a828e641d7e3f982e2fb0753ad00f74a22b5f42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jsteuer <jan.niklas.steuer@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 18:07:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] move test to its correct place...

---
 _test/extra.txt    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 commonmark_test.go | 23 -----------------------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/_test/extra.txt b/_test/extra.txt
index c7a4be7..d500717 100644
--- a/_test/extra.txt
+++ b/_test/extra.txt
@@ -76,3 +76,21 @@ place where everything breaks")
 place where everything breaks">This link won't be rendered
 correctly</a></p>
 //= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
+
+
+
+7
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+[](./target.md)
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+<p><a href="./target.md"></a></p>
+//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
+
+
+
+8
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+[]()
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+<p><a href=""></a></p>
+//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commonmark_test.go b/commonmark_test.go
index bd367e0..e1a2d1b 100644
--- a/commonmark_test.go
+++ b/commonmark_test.go
@@ -42,26 +42,3 @@ func TestSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	))
 	testutil.DoTestCases(markdown, cases, t)
 }
-
-func TestSpec_EdgeCase_LinkWithEmptyText(t *testing.T) {
-	// TODO: maybe this test cases will be part of the official spec in the future.
-	//       check: https://github.com/commonmark/commonmark-spec/issues/636
-
-	cases := []testutil.MarkdownTestCase{
-		testutil.MarkdownTestCase{
-			No:       -1,
-			Markdown: "[](./target.md)",
-			Expected: "<p><a href=\"./target.md\"></a></p>",
-		},
-		testutil.MarkdownTestCase{
-			No:       -1,
-			Markdown: "[]()",
-			Expected: "<p><a href=\"\"></a></p>",
-		},
-	}
-	markdown := New(WithRendererOptions(
-		html.WithXHTML(),
-		html.WithUnsafe(),
-	))
-	testutil.DoTestCases(markdown, cases, t)
-}