parse

# File lib/rdoc/markdown.rb, line 768
  def parse markdown
    @references          = {}
    @unlinked_references = {}

    markdown += "\n\n"

    setup_parser markdown, @debug
    peg_parse 'References'

    if notes? then
      @footnotes       = {}

      setup_parser markdown, @debug
      peg_parse 'Notes'

      # using note_order on the first pass would be a bug
      @note_order      = []
    end

    setup_parser markdown, @debug
    peg_parse

    doc = result

    if notes? and not @footnotes.empty? then
      doc << RDoc::Markup::Rule.new(1)

      @note_order.each_with_index do |ref, index|
        label = index + 1
        note = @footnotes[ref]

        link = "{^#{label}}[rdoc-label:footmark-#{label}:foottext-#{label}] "
        note.parts.unshift link

        doc << note
      end
    end

    doc.accept @formatter

    doc
  end