3 files changed, 26 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
index 95f034521..fa996d2f0 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML.hs
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ pFigure = try $ do
   TagOpen _ _ <- pSatisfy (matchTagOpen "figure" [])
   skipMany pBlank
   let pImg  = (\x -> (Just x, Nothing)) <$>
-               (pInTag True "p" pImage <* skipMany pBlank)
+               (pInTag TagsOmittable "p" pImage <* skipMany pBlank)
       pCapt = (\x -> (Nothing, Just x)) <$> do
                 bs <- pInTags "figcaption" block
                 return $ blocksToInlines' $ B.toList bs
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML/Parsing.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML/Parsing.hs
index e68e43b25..8788a933e 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML/Parsing.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML/Parsing.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 Parsing functions and utilities.
 -}
 module Text.Pandoc.Readers.HTML.Parsing
-  ( pInTags
+  ( TagOmission (..)
+  , pInTags
   , pInTags'
   , pInTag
   , pAny
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ import Text.Pandoc.XML (html5Attributes, html4Attributes, rdfaAttributes)
 import qualified Data.Set as Set
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 
+-- | Whether no tag, the closing tag, or both tags can be omitted.
+data TagOmission
+  = TagsRequired       -- ^ Opening and closing tags are both required
+  | ClosingTagOptional -- ^ The closing tag can be omitted
+  | TagsOmittable      -- ^ Both tags, opening and closing, can be omitted.
+  deriving (Eq)
+
 pInTags :: (PandocMonad m, Monoid a) => Text -> TagParser m a -> TagParser m a
 pInTags tagtype parser = pInTags' tagtype (const True) parser
 
@@ -57,14 +65,18 @@ pInTags' tagtype tagtest parser = try $ do
 
 -- parses p, preceded by an opening tag (optional if tagsOptional)
 -- and followed by a closing tag (optional if tagsOptional)
-pInTag :: PandocMonad m => Bool -> Text -> TagParser m a -> TagParser m a
-pInTag tagsOptional tagtype p = try $ do
+pInTag :: PandocMonad m => TagOmission -> Text -> TagParser m a -> TagParser m a
+pInTag tagOmission tagtype p = try $ do
   skipMany pBlank
-  (if tagsOptional then optional else void) $ pSatisfy (matchTagOpen tagtype [])
+  let openingOptional = tagOmission == TagsOmittable
+  let closingOptional = tagOmission /= TagsRequired
+  (if openingOptional then optional else void) $
+    pSatisfy (matchTagOpen tagtype [])
   skipMany pBlank
   x <- p
   skipMany pBlank
-  (if tagsOptional then optional else void) $ pSatisfy (matchTagClose tagtype)
+  (if closingOptional then optional else void) $
+    pSatisfy (matchTagClose tagtype)
   skipMany pBlank
   return x
 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML/Table.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML/Table.hs
index eba84884f..e6d0a9097 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML/Table.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/HTML/Table.hs
@@ -69,15 +69,16 @@ pTable' block pCell = try $ do
   caption <- option mempty $ pInTags "caption" block <* skipMany pBlank
   widths' <- (mconcat <$> many1 pColgroup) <|> many pCol
   let pTh = option [] $ pInTags "tr" (pCell "th")
-      pTr = try $ skipMany pBlank >>
-                  pInTags "tr" (pCell "td" <|> pCell "th")
-      pTBody = pInTag True "tbody" $ many1 pTr
-  head'' <- pInTag False "thead" (option [] pTr) <|> pInTag True "thead" pTh
-  head'  <- pInTag True "tbody"
+      pTr = try $ skipMany pBlank
+               *> pInTags "tr" (pCell "td" <|> pCell "th")
+      pTBody = pInTag TagsOmittable "tbody" $ many1 pTr
+  head'' <- pInTag ClosingTagOptional "thead" (option [] pTr)
+        <|> pInTag TagsOmittable "thead" pTh
+  head'  <- pInTag TagsOmittable "tbody"
                (if null head'' then pTh else return head'')
-  topfoot <- option [] $ pInTag False "tfoot" $ many pTr
+  topfoot <- option [] $ pInTag TagsRequired "tfoot" $ many pTr
   rowsLs <- many pTBody
-  bottomfoot <- option [] $ pInTag False "tfoot" $ many pTr
+  bottomfoot <- option [] $ pInTag ClosingTagOptional "tfoot" $ many pTr
   TagClose _ <- pSatisfy (matchTagClose "table")
   let rows = concat rowsLs <> topfoot <> bottomfoot
       rows''' = map (map cellContents) rows