Bug: Empty Lines Around Code Fences can cause problems with nested callouts

[daephx]

• I have verified that I am on the latest version of the Linter

Describe the Bug

I'm on version 1.23.2 and am experiencing what seems to be a similar issue to #812. However, in my case, the problem is caused by the setting Empty Line Around Code Fences [x] as opposed to Empty Line Around Blockquotes [x].

Like the other issue the linter will insert an extra angle bracket between the two child callouts.

How to Reproduce

While messing around with this I found no tweaks to the blockquote settings had any noticeable changes.
So in order to reproduce this I assume you just need to enable Empty Line Around Code Fences and trigger the linter with the following snippet.

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> 
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Debug logs

Running linter
Running Format Tags in YAML
format-tags-in-yaml: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

rules before regular rules: 0.09999999403953552 ms
Running Add Blank Line After YAML
add-blank-line-after-yaml: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Dedupe YAML Array Values
dedupe-yaml-array-values: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Format YAML Array
format-yaml-array: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Move Tags to YAML
move-tags-to-yaml: 0.19999998807907104 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Remove YAML Keys
remove-yaml-keys: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Sort YAML Array Values
sort-yaml-array-values: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running File Name Heading
file-name-heading: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Header Increment
header-increment: 0.09999999403953552 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Convert Bullet List Markers
convert-bullet-list-markers: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running No Bare URLs
no-bare-urls: 0.09999999403953552 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Proper Ellipsis
proper-ellipsis: 0.10000002384185791 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Remove Empty List Markers
remove-empty-list-markers: 0.09999999403953552 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Remove Multiple Spaces
remove-multiple-spaces: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Strong Style
strong-style: 0.10000002384185791 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Unordered List Style
unordered-list-style: 0.09999999403953552 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Compact YAML
compact-yaml: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Consecutive blank lines
consecutive-blank-lines: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Empty Line Around Blockquotes
empty-line-around-blockquotes: 0.09999999403953552 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Empty Line Around Code Fences
empty-line-around-code-fences: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Empty Line Around Tables
empty-line-around-tables: 0.20000001788139343 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Heading blank lines
heading-blank-lines: 0.09999999403953552 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Line Break at Document End
line-break-at-document-end: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Remove link spacing
remove-link-spacing: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Custom Regex
custom regex rules: 0.09999999403953552 ms
Running Capitalize Headings
capitalize-headings: 0 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

Running Trailing spaces
trailing-spaces: 0.10000002384185791 ms
# Test

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

rules after regular rules: 0.30000001192092896 ms
rules running: 2.9000000059604645 ms
```

rules after regular rules: 0.5 ms
rules running: 5 ms

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Expected Behavior

The offending snippet contains code-blocks so it make since why that setting might have some issues,
but I'm not so sure that it should occur in either case when aforementioned setting is enabled or disable.

Device

• Desktop
• Mobile

[daephx]

In addition, is seems that if you add headers to the multi-columns it will break both Empty Line Around Code Fences and Empty Line Around Blockquotes.

> [!multi-column]
>
> > ## Column 1
> >
> > ```
> > some query or basic code-block
> > ```
>
> > ## Column 1
> >
> > ```
> > another query or basic code-block
> > ```

[pjkaufman]

I believe I have a partial solution, but it looks like it does not properly account for several scenarios. I will need to spend some more time working on it to account for the remaining scenarios. I have decided that I will try not to join two blockquotes/callouts if one of the adjoining blockquotes/callouts is part of a code block.

[pjkaufman]

Looks like that approach does not always work. I will need to handle a couple more scenarios to make sure things are handled correctly.

[pjkaufman]

I think I have the issue ironed out. However I do want to account for a scenario yet. Once that is handled, I can get this change merged.

[pjkaufman]

The other scenario is a lot more complex, so I will leave it be until we need the added complexity. I will create a PR for the fix for this.

[pjkaufman]

This should be fixed on master and go out with the next release. Please let us know if the issue not fixed in either. I may have time to make a release today, but it may have to go out later this week.