app_modules/utils.py

import re


def convert_to_markdown(text):
    text = text.replace("$", "$")

    def replace_leading_tabs_and_spaces(line):
        new_line = []

        for char in line:
            if char == "\t":
                new_line.append("	")
            elif char == " ":
                new_line.append(" ")
            else:
                break
        return "".join(new_line) + line[len(new_line):]

    markdown_text = ""
    lines = text.split("\n")
    in_code_block = False

    for line in lines:
        if in_code_block is False and line.startswith("```"):
            in_code_block = True
            markdown_text += f"{line}\n"
        elif in_code_block is True and line.startswith("```"):
            in_code_block = False
            markdown_text += f"{line}\n"
        elif in_code_block:
            markdown_text += f"{line}\n"
        else:
            line = replace_leading_tabs_and_spaces(line)
            line = re.sub(r"^(#)", r"\\\1", line)
            markdown_text += f"{line}  \n"

    return markdown_text