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diff --git a/crates/ide/src/markdown_remove.rs b/crates/ide/src/markdown_remove.rs
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+//! Removes markdown from strings.
+
+use pulldown_cmark::{Event, Parser, Tag};
+
+/// Removes all markdown, keeping the text and code blocks
+///
+/// Currently limited in styling, i.e. no ascii tables or lists
+pub fn remove_markdown(markdown: &str) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    let parser = Parser::new(markdown);
+
+    for event in parser {
+        match event {
+            Event::Text(text) | Event::Code(text) => out.push_str(&text),
+            Event::SoftBreak | Event::HardBreak | Event::Rule | Event::End(Tag::CodeBlock(_)) => {
+                out.push('\n')
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    out
+}