Feature: vimwiki#base#linkify() with markdown syntax setting #994

autoload/vimwiki/base.vim

@@ -2884,20 +2884,20 @@ function! vimwiki#base#linkify() abort
   " Transform: the url under the cursor to a wiki link
   let g:page_title = ''
 
-    " save existing value of @u and delete url under the cursor into @u
+  " Save existing value of @u and delete url under the cursor into @u
   let l:save_reg = @u
   exe 'normal! "udiW'
 
-    " create a scratch buffer and switch to it
+  " Create a scratch buffer and switch to it
   let current_buf = bufnr('')
   let scratch_buf = bufnr('scratch', 1)
   exe 'sil! ' . scratch_buf . 'buffer'
 
-    " load web page into scratch buffer using Nread with mode=2
+  " Load web page into scratch buffer using Nread with mode=2
   " FIXME: on Windows, with vim 7/8 (not with nvim), makes the cmd.exe window show up (annoying)
   exe 'sil! :2Nread ' . @u
 
-    " extract title from html
+  " Extract title from html
   " Note: if URL cannot be downloaded the buffer is empty or contains a single
   " line: 'Not found'
   let page_ok=0
@@ -2912,9 +2912,14 @@ function! vimwiki#base#linkify() abort
   exe current_buf . 'buffer'
 
   if (page_ok)
-        " use template [[URL|DESCRIPTION]]
-        let template = g:vimwiki_global_vars.WikiLinkTemplate2
-        let link = substitute(template, '__LinkUrl__', @u, '')
+    if vimwiki#vars#get_wikilocal('syntax') ==# 'markdown'
+      " [DESC](URL)
+      let link_tpl = vimwiki#vars#get_syntaxlocal('Weblink2Template')
+    else
+      " [[URL]]
+      let link_tpl = g:vimwiki_global_vars.WikiLinkTemplate2
+    endif
+    let link = substitute(link_tpl, '__LinkUrl__', @u, '')
     let link = substitute(link, '__LinkDescription__', g:page_title==#'' ? @u : g:page_title, '')
     exe 'normal! i' . link
   else

test/link_creation.vader

@@ -4,6 +4,26 @@
 #   in OS windows, linux
 # Seems easy but tests are reaaly needed here
 
+# Linkify function {{{1
+# Issue #994
+####################
+
+Given vimwiki (abc def ghi jkl):
+  https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki
+
+Do(call linkify):
+  :call vimwiki#base#linkify()\<CR>
+
+Expect():
+  [[https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki|GitHub - vimwiki/vimwiki: Personal Wiki for Vim]]
+
+
+Do(md: call linkify):
+  :call SetSyntax('markdown')\<CR>
+  :call vimwiki#base#linkify()\<CR>
+
+Expect():
+  [GitHub - vimwiki/vimwiki: Personal Wiki for Vim](https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki)
 
 # Link Normalisation {{{1
 # And configuration