Fixes #266

Author: isc-bsaviano

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [2.3.2] - 2023-XX-XX
 - Fix issue [#265](https://github.com/intersystems/language-server/issues/265): Support HTML spans in intellisense from class descriptions
+- Fix issue [#266](https://github.com/intersystems/language-server/issues/266): Preserve empty HTML spans in intellisense from class descriptions
 
 ## [2.3.1] - 2023-03-02
 - Fix issue [#77](https://github.com/intersystems/language-server/issues/77): Incorrect 'Class/Routine/Include file does not exist' Diagnostics after namespace switch

server/src/utils/functions.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ import parameterTypes = require("../documentation/parameterTypes.json");
 
 // Initialize turndown and tune it for Documatic HTML
 const TurndownService = require('turndown-ext').default;
-const turndown = new TurndownService({codeBlockStyle: "fenced"});
+const turndown = new TurndownService({
+	codeBlockStyle: "fenced",
+	blankReplacement: (content, node: HTMLElement) => node.nodeName == 'SPAN' ? node.outerHTML : ''
+});
 turndown.remove("style");
 turndown.keep(["span", "table", "tr", "td"]);
 turndown.addRule("pre",{