diff --git a/app/helpers/gitlab_markdown_helper.rb b/app/helpers/gitlab_markdown_helper.rb
index 5004e02ea0b..a0cf3dc0843 100644
--- a/app/helpers/gitlab_markdown_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/gitlab_markdown_helper.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module GitlabMarkdownHelper
                    end
 
     user = current_user if defined?(current_user)
-    gfm_body = Gitlab::Markdown.render(escaped_body, project: @project, current_user: user, pipeline: :single_line)
+    gfm_body = Banzai.render(escaped_body, project: @project, current_user: user, pipeline: :single_line)
 
     fragment = Nokogiri::HTML::DocumentFragment.parse(gfm_body)
     if fragment.children.size == 1 && fragment.children[0].name == 'a'
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module GitlabMarkdownHelper
 
     context[:project] ||= @project
 
-    html = Gitlab::Markdown.render(text, context)
+    html = Banzai.render(text, context)
 
     context.merge!(
       current_user:   (current_user if defined?(current_user)),
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module GitlabMarkdownHelper
       ref:            @ref
     )
 
-    Gitlab::Markdown.post_process(html, context)
+    Banzai.post_process(html, context)
   end
 
   def asciidoc(text)
diff --git a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
index e66b9c628c7..cdf7038b2f2 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ module IssuesHelper
     end
   end
 
-  # Required for Gitlab::Markdown::IssueReferenceFilter
+  # Required for Banzai::Filter::IssueReferenceFilter
   module_function :url_for_issue
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/labels_helper.rb b/app/helpers/labels_helper.rb
index 795fb439f25..a2c3d4d2f32 100644
--- a/app/helpers/labels_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/labels_helper.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ module LabelsHelper
     options_from_collection_for_select(grouped_labels, 'name', 'title', params[:label_name])
   end
 
-  # Required for Gitlab::Markdown::LabelReferenceFilter
+  # Required for Banzai::Filter::LabelReferenceFilter
   module_function :render_colored_label, :text_color_for_bg, :escape_once
 end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/mentionable.rb b/app/models/concerns/mentionable.rb
index d2ea9ab7313..d4e3099453d 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/mentionable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/mentionable.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module Mentionable
 
   included do
     if self < Participable
-      participant ->(current_user) { mentioned_users(current_user, load_lazy_references: false) }
+      participant ->(current_user) { mentioned_users(current_user) }
     end
   end
 
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ module Mentionable
     self
   end
 
-  def all_references(current_user = self.author, text = nil, load_lazy_references: true)
-    ext = Gitlab::ReferenceExtractor.new(self.project, current_user, load_lazy_references: load_lazy_references)
-    
+  def all_references(current_user = self.author, text = nil)
+    ext = Gitlab::ReferenceExtractor.new(self.project, current_user)
+
     if text
       ext.analyze(text)
     else
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ module Mentionable
     ext
   end
 
-  def mentioned_users(current_user = nil, load_lazy_references: true)
-    all_references(current_user, load_lazy_references: load_lazy_references).users
+  def mentioned_users(current_user = nil)
+    all_references(current_user).users
   end
 
   # Extract GFM references to other Mentionables from this Mentionable. Always excludes its #local_reference.
-  def referenced_mentionables(current_user = self.author, text = nil, load_lazy_references: true)
-    refs = all_references(current_user, text, load_lazy_references: load_lazy_references)
+  def referenced_mentionables(current_user = self.author, text = nil)
+    refs = all_references(current_user, text)
     refs = (refs.issues + refs.merge_requests + refs.commits)
 
     # We're using this method instead of Array diffing because that requires
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/participable.rb b/app/models/concerns/participable.rb
index 85367f89f4f..808d80b0530 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/participable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/participable.rb
@@ -38,20 +38,21 @@ module Participable
   # Be aware that this method makes a lot of sql queries.
   # Save result into variable if you are going to reuse it inside same request
   def participants(current_user = self.author, load_lazy_references: true)
-    participants = self.class.participant_attrs.flat_map do |attr|
-      value =
-        if attr.respond_to?(:call)
-          instance_exec(current_user, &attr)
-        else
-          send(attr)
-        end
+    participants =
+      Gitlab::ReferenceExtractor.lazily do
+        self.class.participant_attrs.flat_map do |attr|
+          value =
+            if attr.respond_to?(:call)
+              instance_exec(current_user, &attr)
+            else
+              send(attr)
+            end
 
-      participants_for(value, current_user)
-    end.compact.uniq
-
-    if load_lazy_references
-      participants = Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceFilter::LazyReference.load(participants).uniq
+          participants_for(value, current_user)
+        end.compact.uniq
+      end
 
+    unless Gitlab::ReferenceExtractor.lazy?
       participants.select! do |user|
         user.can?(:read_project, project)
       end
@@ -64,12 +65,12 @@ module Participable
 
   def participants_for(value, current_user = nil)
     case value
-    when User, Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceFilter::LazyReference
+    when User, Banzai::LazyReference
       [value]
     when Enumerable, ActiveRecord::Relation
       value.flat_map { |v| participants_for(v, current_user) }
     when Participable
-      value.participants(current_user, load_lazy_references: false)
+      value.participants(current_user)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index e04035b3af8..4571d7f0ee1 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def referenced_merge_requests
-    references = [self, *notes].flat_map do |note|
-      note.all_references(load_lazy_references: false).merge_requests
-    end.uniq
-
-    Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceFilter::LazyReference.load(references).uniq.sort_by(&:iid)
+    Gitlab::ReferenceExtractor.lazily do
+      [self, *notes].flat_map do |note|
+        note.all_references(load_lazy_references: false).merge_requests
+      end
+    end.sort_by(&:iid)
   end
 
   # Reset issue events cache
diff --git a/app/models/note.rb b/app/models/note.rb
index 04053ccc61e..8c5b5836f9a 100644
--- a/app/models/note.rb
+++ b/app/models/note.rb
@@ -373,11 +373,11 @@ class Note < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def contains_emoji_only?
-    note =~ /\A#{Gitlab::Markdown::EmojiFilter.emoji_pattern}\s?\Z/
+    note =~ /\A#{Banzai::Filter::EmojiFilter.emoji_pattern}\s?\Z/
   end
 
   def award_emoji_name
-    original_name = note.match(Gitlab::Markdown::EmojiFilter.emoji_pattern)[1]
+    original_name = note.match(Banzai::Filter::EmojiFilter.emoji_pattern)[1]
     AwardEmoji.normilize_emoji_name(original_name)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/banzai.rb b/lib/banzai.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..093382261ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module Banzai
+  def self.render(text, context = {})
+    Renderer.render(text, context)
+  end
+
+  def self.render_result(text, context = {})
+    Renderer.render_result(text, context)
+  end
+
+  def self.post_process(html, context)
+    Renderer.post_process(html, context)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference.rb b/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba2866e1efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  # Common methods for ReferenceFilters that support an optional cross-project
+  # reference.
+  module CrossProjectReference
+    # Given a cross-project reference string, get the Project record
+    #
+    # Defaults to value of `context[:project]` if:
+    # * No reference is given OR
+    # * Reference given doesn't exist
+    #
+    # ref - String reference.
+    #
+    # Returns a Project, or nil if the reference can't be found
+    def project_from_ref(ref)
+      return context[:project] unless ref
+
+      Project.find_with_namespace(ref)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd4fe024252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require 'active_support/core_ext/string/output_safety'
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
+    def self.[](name)
+      const_get("#{name.to_s.camelize}Filter")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/abstract_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/abstract_reference_filter.rb
index 9488e980c08..bdaa4721b4b 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/abstract_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # Issues, Merge Requests, Snippets, Commits and Commit Ranges share
     # similar functionality in reference filtering.
     class AbstractReferenceFilter < ReferenceFilter
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/autolink_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/autolink_filter.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/autolink_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/autolink_filter.rb
index c37c3bc55bf..da4ee80c1b5 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/autolink_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/autolink_filter.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 require 'uri'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML Filter for auto-linking URLs in HTML.
     #
     # Based on HTML::Pipeline::AutolinkFilter
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_range_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/commit_range_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 96%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_range_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/commit_range_reference_filter.rb
index 36b3258ef76..e67cd45ab9b 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_range_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/commit_range_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces commit range references with links.
     #
     # This filter supports cross-project references.
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/commit_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 96%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/commit_reference_filter.rb
index e3066a89b04..9e57608b483 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/commit_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces commit references with links.
     #
     # This filter supports cross-project references.
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/emoji_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/emoji_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter.rb
index da10e4d3760..86838e1483c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/emoji_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 require 'action_controller'
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'gitlab_emoji'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces :emoji: with images.
     #
     # Based on HTML::Pipeline::EmojiFilter
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb
index 14bdf5521fc..f5737a7ac19 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces external issue tracker references with links.
     # References are ignored if the project doesn't use an external issue
     # tracker.
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_link_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/external_link_filter.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_link_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/external_link_filter.rb
index e09dfcb83c8..ac87b9820af 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_link_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/external_link_filter.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML Filter to add a `rel="nofollow"` attribute to external links
     #
     class ExternalLinkFilter < HTML::Pipeline::Filter
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/issue_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/issue_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 89%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/issue_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/issue_reference_filter.rb
index 1ed69e2f431..51180cb901a 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/issue_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/issue_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces issue references with links. References to
     # issues that do not exist are ignored.
     #
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/label_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/label_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/label_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/label_reference_filter.rb
index a2026eecaeb..07bac2dd7fd 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/label_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/label_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces label references with links.
     class LabelReferenceFilter < ReferenceFilter
       # Public: Find label references in text
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/markdown_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/markdown_filter.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/markdown_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/markdown_filter.rb
index 921e2a0794e..0072bab1f99 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/markdown_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/markdown_filter.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+require 'banzai'
+require 'html/pipeline/filter'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     class MarkdownFilter < HTML::Pipeline::TextFilter
       def initialize(text, context = nil, result = nil)
         super text, context, result
@@ -11,8 +14,8 @@ module Gitlab
         html.rstrip!
         html
       end
-  
-      private      
+
+      private
 
       def self.redcarpet_options
         # https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet#and-its-like-really-simple-to-use
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/merge_request_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/merge_request_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 94%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/merge_request_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/merge_request_reference_filter.rb
index 2eb77c46da7..755b946a34b 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/merge_request_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/merge_request_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces merge request references with links. References
     # to merge requests that do not exist are ignored.
     #
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/redactor_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/redactor_filter.rb
similarity index 88%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/redactor_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/redactor_filter.rb
index 33ef7ce18b5..89e7a79789a 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/redactor_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/redactor_filter.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that removes references to records that the current user does
     # not have permission to view.
     #
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Gitlab
       def user_can_reference?(node)
         if node.has_attribute?('data-reference-filter')
           reference_type = node.attr('data-reference-filter')
-          reference_filter = Gitlab::Markdown.const_get(reference_type)
+          reference_filter = Banzai::Filter.const_get(reference_type)
 
           reference_filter.user_can_reference?(current_user, node, context)
         else
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/reference_filter.rb
similarity index 90%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/reference_filter.rb
index 3b83b8bd8f8..33457a3f361 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 require 'active_support/core_ext/string/output_safety'
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # Base class for GitLab Flavored Markdown reference filters.
     #
     # References within <pre>, <code>, <a>, and <style> elements are ignored.
@@ -12,27 +12,6 @@ module Gitlab
     #   :project (required) - Current project, ignored if reference is cross-project.
     #   :only_path          - Generate path-only links.
     class ReferenceFilter < HTML::Pipeline::Filter
-      LazyReference = Struct.new(:klass, :ids) do
-        def self.load(refs)
-          lazy_references, values = refs.partition { |ref| ref.is_a?(self) }
-
-          lazy_values = lazy_references.group_by(&:klass).flat_map do |klass, refs|
-            ids = refs.flat_map(&:ids)
-            klass.where(id: ids)
-          end
-
-          values + lazy_values
-        end
-
-        def load
-          self.klass.where(id: self.ids)
-        end
-      end
-
-      def self.[](name)
-        Markdown.const_get("#{name.to_s.camelize}ReferenceFilter")
-      end
-
       def self.user_can_reference?(user, node, context)
         if node.has_attribute?('data-project')
           project_id = node.attr('data-project').to_i
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/reference_gatherer_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/reference_gatherer_filter.rb
similarity index 80%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/reference_gatherer_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/reference_gatherer_filter.rb
index 62f241b4967..855f238ac1e 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/reference_gatherer_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/reference_gatherer_filter.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that gathers all referenced records that the current user has
     # permission to view.
     #
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Gitlab
           gather_references(node)
         end
 
-        load_lazy_references unless context[:load_lazy_references] == false
+        load_lazy_references unless ReferenceExtractor.lazy?
 
         doc
       end
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module Gitlab
         return unless node.has_attribute?('data-reference-filter')
 
         reference_type = node.attr('data-reference-filter')
-        reference_filter = Gitlab::Markdown.const_get(reference_type)
+        reference_filter = Banzai::Filter.const_get(reference_type)
 
         return if context[:reference_filter] && reference_filter != context[:reference_filter]
 
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ module Gitlab
         end
       end
 
-      # Will load all references of one type using one query.
       def load_lazy_references
         refs = result[:references]
         refs.each do |type, values|
-          refs[type] = ReferenceFilter::LazyReference.load(values)
+          refs[type] = ReferenceExtractor.lazily(values)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/relative_link_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/relative_link_filter.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/relative_link_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/relative_link_filter.rb
index 81f60120fcd..5a081125f21 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/relative_link_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/relative_link_filter.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 require 'uri'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that "fixes" relative links to files in a repository.
     #
     # Context options:
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/sanitization_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/sanitization_filter.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/sanitization_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/sanitization_filter.rb
index cf153f30622..d03e3ae4b3c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/sanitization_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/sanitization_filter.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 require 'html/pipeline/sanitization_filter'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # Sanitize HTML
     #
     # Extends HTML::Pipeline::SanitizationFilter with a custom whitelist.
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/snippet_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/snippet_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/snippet_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/snippet_reference_filter.rb
index f7bd07c2a34..1ad5df96f85 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/snippet_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/snippet_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces snippet references with links. References to
     # snippets that do not exist are ignored.
     #
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/syntax_highlight_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/syntax_highlight_filter.rb
similarity index 94%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/syntax_highlight_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/syntax_highlight_filter.rb
index 8597e02f0de..c889cc1e97c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/syntax_highlight_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/syntax_highlight_filter.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 require 'rouge/plugins/redcarpet'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML Filter to highlight fenced code blocks
     #
     class SyntaxHighlightFilter < HTML::Pipeline::Filter
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/table_of_contents_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/table_of_contents_filter.rb
similarity index 96%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/table_of_contents_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/table_of_contents_filter.rb
index bbb3bf7fc8b..92d130074dc 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/table_of_contents_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/table_of_contents_filter.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that adds an anchor child element to all Headers in a
     # document, so that they can be linked to.
     #
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/task_list_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/task_list_filter.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/task_list_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/task_list_filter.rb
index 2f133ae8500..bdf7c2ebdfc 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/task_list_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/task_list_filter.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'task_list/filter'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # Work around a bug in the default TaskList::Filter that adds a `task-list`
     # class to every list element, regardless of whether or not it contains a
     # task list.
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/upload_link_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/upload_link_filter.rb
similarity index 94%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/upload_link_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/upload_link_filter.rb
index fbada73ab86..1a1d0aad8ca 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/upload_link_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/upload_link_filter.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 require 'html/pipeline/filter'
 require 'uri'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that "fixes" relative upload links to files.
     # Context options:
     #   :project (required) - Current project
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/user_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/user_reference_filter.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/user_reference_filter.rb
rename to lib/banzai/filter/user_reference_filter.rb
index 0a20d9c0347..67c24faf991 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/user_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/user_reference_filter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Filter
     # HTML filter that replaces user or group references with links.
     #
     # A special `@all` reference is also supported.
diff --git a/lib/banzai/lazy_reference.rb b/lib/banzai/lazy_reference.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..073ec5d9801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/lazy_reference.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  class LazyReference
+    def self.load(refs)
+      lazy_references, values = refs.partition { |ref| ref.is_a?(self) }
+
+      lazy_values = lazy_references.group_by(&:klass).flat_map do |klass, refs|
+        ids = refs.flat_map(&:ids)
+        klass.where(id: ids)
+      end
+
+      values + lazy_values
+    end
+
+    attr_reader :klass, :ids
+
+    def initialize(klass, ids)
+      @klass = klass
+      @ids = Array.wrap(ids).map(&:to_i)
+    end
+
+    def load
+      self.klass.where(id: self.ids)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e017809d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    def self.[](name)
+      name ||= :full
+      const_get("#{name.to_s.camelize}Pipeline")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline/asciidoc_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/asciidoc_pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e76a817be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/asciidoc_pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    class AsciidocPipeline < BasePipeline
+      def self.filters
+        [
+          Filter::RelativeLinkFilter
+        ]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline/atom_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/atom_pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..957f352aec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/atom_pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    class AtomPipeline < FullPipeline
+      def self.transform_context(context)
+        super(context).merge(
+          only_path: false,
+          xhtml: true
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline/base_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/base_pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd30009e5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/base_pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+require 'banzai'
+require 'html/pipeline'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    class BasePipeline
+      def self.filters
+        []
+      end
+
+      def self.transform_context(context)
+        context
+      end
+
+      def self.html_pipeline
+        @html_pipeline ||= HTML::Pipeline.new(filters)
+      end
+
+      class << self
+        %i(call to_document to_html).each do |meth|
+          define_method(meth) do |text, context|
+            context = transform_context(context)
+
+            html_pipeline.send(meth, text, context)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/combined_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/combined_pipeline.rb
similarity index 84%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/combined_pipeline.rb
rename to lib/banzai/pipeline/combined_pipeline.rb
index 6b08a5e9f72..f3bf1809d18 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/combined_pipeline.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/combined_pipeline.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
     module CombinedPipeline
       def self.new(*pipelines)
-        Class.new(Pipeline) do
+        Class.new(BasePipeline) do
           const_set :PIPELINES, pipelines
 
           def self.pipelines
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/description_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/description_pipeline.rb
similarity index 68%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/description_pipeline.rb
rename to lib/banzai/pipeline/description_pipeline.rb
index 76f6948af8f..94c2cb165a5 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/description_pipeline.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/description_pipeline.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
     class DescriptionPipeline < FullPipeline
       def self.transform_context(context)
-        super(context).merge( 
+        super(context).merge(
           # SanitizationFilter
           inline_sanitization: true
         )
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/email_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/email_pipeline.rb
similarity index 62%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/email_pipeline.rb
rename to lib/banzai/pipeline/email_pipeline.rb
index b88cb790270..14356145a35 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/email_pipeline.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/email_pipeline.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
     class EmailPipeline < FullPipeline
       def self.transform_context(context)
-        super(context).merge( 
+        super(context).merge(
           only_path: false
         )
       end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/full_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/full_pipeline.rb
similarity index 63%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/full_pipeline.rb
rename to lib/banzai/pipeline/full_pipeline.rb
index b3b7a3c27c0..72395a5d50e 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/full_pipeline.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/full_pipeline.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
     class FullPipeline < CombinedPipeline.new(PlainMarkdownPipeline, GfmPipeline)
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline/gfm_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/gfm_pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38750b55ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/gfm_pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    class GfmPipeline < BasePipeline
+      def self.filters
+        @filters ||= [
+          Filter::SyntaxHighlightFilter,
+          Filter::SanitizationFilter,
+
+          Filter::UploadLinkFilter,
+          Filter::EmojiFilter,
+          Filter::TableOfContentsFilter,
+          Filter::AutolinkFilter,
+          Filter::ExternalLinkFilter,
+
+          Filter::UserReferenceFilter,
+          Filter::IssueReferenceFilter,
+          Filter::ExternalIssueReferenceFilter,
+          Filter::MergeRequestReferenceFilter,
+          Filter::SnippetReferenceFilter,
+          Filter::CommitRangeReferenceFilter,
+          Filter::CommitReferenceFilter,
+          Filter::LabelReferenceFilter,
+
+          Filter::TaskListFilter
+        ]
+      end
+
+      def self.transform_context(context)
+        context.merge(
+          only_path: true,
+
+          # EmojiFilter
+          asset_host: Gitlab::Application.config.asset_host,
+          asset_root: Gitlab.config.gitlab.base_url
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/note_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/note_pipeline.rb
similarity index 67%
rename from lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/note_pipeline.rb
rename to lib/banzai/pipeline/note_pipeline.rb
index a8bf5f42d8e..89335143852 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/note_pipeline.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/note_pipeline.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
     class NotePipeline < FullPipeline
       def self.transform_context(context)
-        super(context).merge( 
+        super(context).merge(
           # TableOfContentsFilter
           no_header_anchors: true
         )
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline/plain_markdown_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/plain_markdown_pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..998fd75daa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/plain_markdown_pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    class PlainMarkdownPipeline < BasePipeline
+      def self.filters
+        [
+          Filter::MarkdownFilter
+        ]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline/post_process_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/post_process_pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..148f24b6ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/post_process_pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    class PostProcessPipeline < BasePipeline
+      def self.filters
+        [
+          Filter::RelativeLinkFilter,
+          Filter::RedactorFilter
+        ]
+      end
+
+      def self.transform_context(context)
+        context.merge(
+          post_process: true
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline/reference_extraction_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/reference_extraction_pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f9bc9fcccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/reference_extraction_pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    class ReferenceExtractionPipeline < BasePipeline
+      def self.filters
+        [
+          Filter::ReferenceGathererFilter
+        ]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/pipeline/single_line_pipeline.rb b/lib/banzai/pipeline/single_line_pipeline.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6725c9039a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/pipeline/single_line_pipeline.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  module Pipeline
+    class SingleLinePipeline < GfmPipeline
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/reference_extractor.rb b/lib/banzai/reference_extractor.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c197d31898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/reference_extractor.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  # Extract possible GFM references from an arbitrary String for further processing.
+  class ReferenceExtractor
+    class << self
+      LAZY_KEY = :banzai_reference_extractor_lazy
+
+      def lazy?
+        Thread.current[LAZY_KEY]
+      end
+
+      def lazily(values = nil, &block)
+        return (values || block.call).uniq if lazy?
+
+        begin
+          Thread.current[LAZY_KEY] = true
+
+          values ||= block.call
+
+          Banzai::LazyReference.load(values.uniq).uniq
+        ensure
+          Thread.current[LAZY_KEY] = false
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def initialize
+      @texts = []
+    end
+
+    def analyze(text, context = {})
+      @texts << Renderer.render(text, context)
+    end
+
+    def references(type, context = {})
+      filter = Banzai::Filter["#{type}_reference"]
+
+      context.merge!(
+        pipeline: :reference_extraction,
+
+        # ReferenceGathererFilter
+        reference_filter: filter
+      )
+
+      self.class.lazily do
+        @texts.flat_map do |html|
+          text_context = context.dup
+          result = Renderer.render_result(html, text_context)
+          result[:references][type]
+        end.uniq
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/banzai/renderer.rb b/lib/banzai/renderer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..891c0fd7749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/banzai/renderer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+module Banzai
+  module Renderer
+    # Convert a Markdown String into an HTML-safe String of HTML
+    #
+    # Note that while the returned HTML will have been sanitized of dangerous
+    # HTML, it may post a risk of information leakage if it's not also passed
+    # through `post_process`.
+    #
+    # Also note that the returned String is always HTML, not XHTML. Views
+    # requiring XHTML, such as Atom feeds, need to call `post_process` on the
+    # result, providing the appropriate `pipeline` option.
+    #
+    # markdown - Markdown String
+    # context  - Hash of context options passed to our HTML Pipeline
+    #
+    # Returns an HTML-safe String
+    def self.render(text, context = {})
+      cache_key = context.delete(:cache_key)
+      cache_key = full_cache_key(cache_key, context[:pipeline])
+
+      if cache_key
+        Rails.cache.fetch(cache_key) do
+          cacheless_render(text, context)
+        end
+      else
+        cacheless_render(text, context)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def self.render_result(text, context = {})
+      Pipeline[context[:pipeline]].call(text, context)
+    end
+
+    # Perform post-processing on an HTML String
+    #
+    # This method is used to perform state-dependent changes to a String of
+    # HTML, such as removing references that the current user doesn't have
+    # permission to make (`RedactorFilter`).
+    #
+    # html     - String to process
+    # context  - Hash of options to customize output
+    #            :pipeline  - Symbol pipeline type
+    #            :project   - Project
+    #            :user      - User object
+    #
+    # Returns an HTML-safe String
+    def self.post_process(html, context)
+      context = Pipeline[context[:pipeline]].transform_context(context)
+
+      pipeline = Pipeline[:post_process]
+      if context[:xhtml]
+        pipeline.to_document(html, context).to_html(save_with: Nokogiri::XML::Node::SaveOptions::AS_XHTML)
+      else
+        pipeline.to_html(html, context)
+      end.html_safe
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def self.cacheless_render(text, context = {})
+      result = render_result(text, context)
+
+      output = result[:output]
+      if output.respond_to?(:to_html)
+        output.to_html
+      else
+        output.to_s
+      end
+    end
+
+    def self.full_cache_key(cache_key, pipeline_name)
+      return unless cache_key
+      ["banzai", *cache_key, pipeline_name || :full]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/asciidoc.rb b/lib/gitlab/asciidoc.rb
index 330d3342dd1..b203b9d70e4 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/asciidoc.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/asciidoc.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module Gitlab
       html = ::Asciidoctor.convert(input, asciidoc_opts)
 
       if context[:project]
-        html = Gitlab::Markdown.render(html, context.merge(pipeline: :asciidoc))
+        html = Banzai.render(html, context.merge(pipeline: :asciidoc))
       end
 
       html.html_safe
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f4e2cefca51..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-require 'html/pipeline'
-
-module Gitlab
-  # Custom parser for GitLab-flavored Markdown
-  #
-  # See the files in `lib/gitlab/markdown/` for specific processing information.
-  module Markdown
-    # Convert a Markdown String into an HTML-safe String of HTML
-    #
-    # Note that while the returned HTML will have been sanitized of dangerous
-    # HTML, it may post a risk of information leakage if it's not also passed
-    # through `post_process`.
-    #
-    # Also note that the returned String is always HTML, not XHTML. Views
-    # requiring XHTML, such as Atom feeds, need to call `post_process` on the
-    # result, providing the appropriate `pipeline` option.
-    #
-    # markdown - Markdown String
-    # context  - Hash of context options passed to our HTML Pipeline
-    #
-    # Returns an HTML-safe String
-    def self.render(text, context = {})
-      cache_key = context.delete(:cache_key)
-      cache_key = full_cache_key(cache_key, context[:pipeline])
-
-      if cache_key
-        Rails.cache.fetch(cache_key) do
-          cacheless_render(text, context)
-        end
-      else
-        cacheless_render(text, context)
-      end
-    end
-
-    def self.render_result(text, context = {})
-      Pipeline[context[:pipeline]].call(text, context)
-    end
-
-    # Perform post-processing on an HTML String
-    #
-    # This method is used to perform state-dependent changes to a String of
-    # HTML, such as removing references that the current user doesn't have
-    # permission to make (`RedactorFilter`).
-    #
-    # html     - String to process
-    # context  - Hash of options to customize output
-    #            :pipeline  - Symbol pipeline type
-    #            :project   - Project
-    #            :user      - User object
-    #
-    # Returns an HTML-safe String
-    def self.post_process(html, context)
-      context = Pipeline[context[:pipeline]].transform_context(context)
-
-      pipeline = Pipeline[:post_process]
-      if context[:xhtml]
-        pipeline.to_document(html, context).to_html(save_with: Nokogiri::XML::Node::SaveOptions::AS_XHTML)
-      else
-        pipeline.to_html(html, context)
-      end.html_safe
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    def self.cacheless_render(text, context = {})
-      result = render_result(text, context)
-
-      output = result[:output]
-      if output.respond_to?(:to_html)
-        output.to_html
-      else
-        output.to_s
-      end
-    end
-
-    def self.full_cache_key(cache_key, pipeline_name)
-      return unless cache_key
-      ["markdown", *cache_key, pipeline_name || :full]
-    end
-
-    # Provide autoload paths for filters to prevent a circular dependency error
-    autoload :AutolinkFilter,               'gitlab/markdown/filter/autolink_filter'
-    autoload :CommitRangeReferenceFilter,   'gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_range_reference_filter'
-    autoload :CommitReferenceFilter,        'gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_reference_filter'
-    autoload :EmojiFilter,                  'gitlab/markdown/filter/emoji_filter'
-    autoload :ExternalIssueReferenceFilter, 'gitlab/markdown/filter/external_issue_reference_filter'
-    autoload :ExternalLinkFilter,           'gitlab/markdown/filter/external_link_filter'
-    autoload :IssueReferenceFilter,         'gitlab/markdown/filter/issue_reference_filter'
-    autoload :LabelReferenceFilter,         'gitlab/markdown/filter/label_reference_filter'
-    autoload :MarkdownFilter,               'gitlab/markdown/filter/markdown_filter'
-    autoload :MergeRequestReferenceFilter,  'gitlab/markdown/filter/merge_request_reference_filter'
-    autoload :RedactorFilter,               'gitlab/markdown/filter/redactor_filter'
-    autoload :ReferenceGathererFilter,      'gitlab/markdown/filter/reference_gatherer_filter'
-    autoload :RelativeLinkFilter,           'gitlab/markdown/filter/relative_link_filter'
-    autoload :SanitizationFilter,           'gitlab/markdown/filter/sanitization_filter'
-    autoload :SnippetReferenceFilter,       'gitlab/markdown/filter/snippet_reference_filter'
-    autoload :SyntaxHighlightFilter,        'gitlab/markdown/filter/syntax_highlight_filter'
-    autoload :TableOfContentsFilter,        'gitlab/markdown/filter/table_of_contents_filter'
-    autoload :TaskListFilter,               'gitlab/markdown/filter/task_list_filter'
-    autoload :UserReferenceFilter,          'gitlab/markdown/filter/user_reference_filter'
-    autoload :UploadLinkFilter,             'gitlab/markdown/filter/upload_link_filter'
-
-    autoload :AsciidocPipeline,             'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/asciidoc_pipeline'
-    autoload :AtomPipeline,                 'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/atom_pipeline'
-    autoload :DescriptionPipeline,          'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/description_pipeline'
-    autoload :EmailPipeline,                'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/email_pipeline'
-    autoload :FullPipeline,                 'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/full_pipeline'
-    autoload :GfmPipeline,                  'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/gfm_pipeline'
-    autoload :NotePipeline,                 'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/note_pipeline'
-    autoload :PlainMarkdownPipeline,        'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/plain_markdown_pipeline'
-    autoload :PostProcessPipeline,          'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/post_process_pipeline'
-    autoload :ReferenceExtractionPipeline,  'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/reference_extraction_pipeline'
-    autoload :SingleLinePipeline,           'gitlab/markdown/pipeline/single_line_pipeline'
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/cross_project_reference.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/cross_project_reference.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ab04a584b0..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/cross_project_reference.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
-
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
-    # Common methods for ReferenceFilters that support an optional cross-project
-    # reference.
-    module CrossProjectReference
-      # Given a cross-project reference string, get the Project record
-      #
-      # Defaults to value of `context[:project]` if:
-      # * No reference is given OR
-      # * Reference given doesn't exist
-      #
-      # ref - String reference.
-      #
-      # Returns a Project, or nil if the reference can't be found
-      def project_from_ref(ref)
-        return context[:project] unless ref
-
-        Project.find_with_namespace(ref)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline.rb
index d683756f95a..8f3f43c0e91 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
 module Gitlab
   module Markdown
     class Pipeline
       def self.[](name)
         name ||= :full
-        Markdown.const_get("#{name.to_s.camelize}Pipeline")
+        const_get("#{name.to_s.camelize}Pipeline")
       end
 
       def self.filters
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/asciidoc_pipeline.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/asciidoc_pipeline.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6829b4acb95..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/asciidoc_pipeline.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
-
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
-    class AsciidocPipeline < Pipeline
-      def self.filters
-        [
-          Gitlab::Markdown::RelativeLinkFilter
-        ]
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/atom_pipeline.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/atom_pipeline.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e151f8f5e5a..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/atom_pipeline.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
-
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
-    class AtomPipeline < FullPipeline
-      def self.transform_context(context)
-        super(context).merge( 
-          only_path: false, 
-          xhtml: true 
-        )
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/gfm_pipeline.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/gfm_pipeline.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index ca90bd75d77..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/gfm_pipeline.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
-
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
-    class GfmPipeline < Pipeline
-      def self.filters
-        @filters ||= [
-          Gitlab::Markdown::SyntaxHighlightFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::SanitizationFilter,
-
-          Gitlab::Markdown::UploadLinkFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::EmojiFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::TableOfContentsFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::AutolinkFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::ExternalLinkFilter,
-
-          Gitlab::Markdown::UserReferenceFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::IssueReferenceFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::ExternalIssueReferenceFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::MergeRequestReferenceFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::SnippetReferenceFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::CommitRangeReferenceFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::CommitReferenceFilter,
-          Gitlab::Markdown::LabelReferenceFilter,
-
-          Gitlab::Markdown::TaskListFilter
-        ]
-      end
-
-      def self.transform_context(context)
-        context.merge(
-          only_path: true,
-
-          # EmojiFilter
-          asset_host: Gitlab::Application.config.asset_host,
-          asset_root: Gitlab.config.gitlab.base_url
-        )
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/plain_markdown_pipeline.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/plain_markdown_pipeline.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0abb93f8a03..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/plain_markdown_pipeline.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
-
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
-    class PlainMarkdownPipeline < Pipeline
-      def self.filters
-        [
-          Gitlab::Markdown::MarkdownFilter
-        ]
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/post_process_pipeline.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/post_process_pipeline.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 60cc32f490e..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/post_process_pipeline.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
-
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
-    class PostProcessPipeline < Pipeline
-      def self.filters
-        [
-          Gitlab::Markdown::RelativeLinkFilter, 
-          Gitlab::Markdown::RedactorFilter
-        ]
-      end
-
-      def self.transform_context(context)
-        context.merge(
-          post_process: true
-        )
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/reference_extraction_pipeline.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/reference_extraction_pipeline.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a89ab462bac..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/reference_extraction_pipeline.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
-
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
-    class ReferenceExtractionPipeline < Pipeline
-      def self.filters
-        [
-          Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceGathererFilter
-        ]
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/single_line_pipeline.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/single_line_pipeline.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f24927b879..00000000000
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/pipeline/single_line_pipeline.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
-
-module Gitlab
-  module Markdown
-    class SingleLinePipeline < GfmPipeline
-      
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/reference_extractor.rb b/lib/gitlab/reference_extractor.rb
index e83167fa7d7..42f7c26f3c4 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/reference_extractor.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/reference_extractor.rb
@@ -1,62 +1,27 @@
-require 'gitlab/markdown'
+require 'banzai'
 
 module Gitlab
   # Extract possible GFM references from an arbitrary String for further processing.
-  class ReferenceExtractor
-    attr_accessor :project, :current_user, :load_lazy_references
+  class ReferenceExtractor < Banzai::ReferenceExtractor
+    attr_accessor :project, :current_user
 
-    def initialize(project, current_user = nil, load_lazy_references: true)
+    def initialize(project, current_user = nil)
       @project = project
       @current_user = current_user
-      @load_lazy_references = load_lazy_references
 
-      @texts = []
       @references = {}
+
+      super()
     end
 
-    def analyze(text, options = {})
-      @texts << Gitlab::Markdown.render(text, options.merge(project: project))
+    def analyze(text, context = {})
+      super(text, context.merge(project: project))
     end
 
     %i(user label issue merge_request snippet commit commit_range).each do |type|
       define_method("#{type}s") do
-        @references[type] ||= pipeline_result(type)
+        @references[type] ||= references(type, project: project, current_user: current_user)
       end
     end
-
-    private
-
-    # Instantiate and call HTML::Pipeline with a single reference filter type,
-    # returning the result
-    #
-    # filter_type - Symbol reference type (e.g., :commit, :issue, etc.)
-    #
-    # Returns the results Array for the requested filter type
-    def pipeline_result(filter_type)
-      filter = Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceFilter[filter_type]
-
-      context = {
-        pipeline: :reference_extraction,
-
-        project:      project,
-        current_user: current_user,
-
-        # ReferenceGathererFilter
-        load_lazy_references: false,
-        reference_filter:     filter
-      }
-
-      values = @texts.flat_map do |html|
-        text_context = context.dup
-        result = Gitlab::Markdown.render_result(html, text_context)
-        result[:references][filter_type]
-      end.uniq
-
-      if @load_lazy_references
-        values = Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceFilter::LazyReference.load(values).uniq
-      end
-
-      values
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/benchmarks/lib/gitlab/markdown/reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/benchmarks/lib/gitlab/markdown/reference_filter_spec.rb
index 34cd9f7e4eb..3855763b200 100644
--- a/spec/benchmarks/lib/gitlab/markdown/reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/benchmarks/lib/gitlab/markdown/reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceFilter, benchmark: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::ReferenceFilter, benchmark: true do
   let(:input) do
     html = <<-EOF
 <p>Hello @alice and @bob, how are you doing today?</p>
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/cross_project_reference_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference_spec.rb
similarity index 93%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/cross_project_reference_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference_spec.rb
index f594fe4ccf6..81b9a513ce3 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/cross_project_reference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::CrossProjectReference, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::CrossProjectReference, lib: true do
   include described_class
 
   describe '#project_from_ref' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/autolink_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/autolink_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/autolink_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/autolink_filter_spec.rb
index a0844aee559..84c2ddf444e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/autolink_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/autolink_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::AutolinkFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::AutolinkFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   let(:link) { 'http://about.gitlab.com/' }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb
index 570c9767628..c2a8ad36c30 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::CommitRangeReferenceFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::CommitRangeReferenceFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb
index 76e7957bbb9..473534ba68a 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::CommitReferenceFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::CommitReferenceFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb
index ea9b81862cf..cf314058158 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/emoji_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::EmojiFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::EmojiFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   before do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_issue_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 96%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
index d8420102648..953466679e4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::ExternalIssueReferenceFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::ExternalIssueReferenceFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   def helper
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_link_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/external_link_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 92%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_link_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/external_link_filter_spec.rb
index e559f5741cc..e3a8e15330e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/external_link_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/external_link_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::ExternalLinkFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::ExternalLinkFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   it 'ignores elements without an href attribute' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/issue_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
index 1aa5d44568e..5a0d3d577a8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/issue_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::IssueReferenceFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::IssueReferenceFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   def helper
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/label_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/label_reference_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/label_reference_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/label_reference_filter_spec.rb
index 4fcbb329fe4..b46ccc47605 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/label_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/label_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'html/pipeline'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::LabelReferenceFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::LabelReferenceFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   let(:project)   { create(:empty_project, :public) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/merge_request_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/merge_request_reference_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/merge_request_reference_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/merge_request_reference_filter_spec.rb
index 589550e15c4..352710df307 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/merge_request_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/merge_request_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::MergeRequestReferenceFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::MergeRequestReferenceFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   let(:project) { create(:project, :public) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/redactor_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/redactor_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/redactor_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/redactor_filter_spec.rb
index 9e6ee9f0d61..e9bb388e361 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/redactor_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/redactor_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::RedactorFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::RedactorFilter, lib: true do
   include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/reference_gatherer_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/reference_gatherer_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/reference_gatherer_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/reference_gatherer_filter_spec.rb
index abfb5ad5e49..c8b1dfdf944 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/reference_gatherer_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/reference_gatherer_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceGathererFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::ReferenceGathererFilter, lib: true do
   include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/relative_link_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/relative_link_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/relative_link_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/relative_link_filter_spec.rb
index e0f53e2a533..0b3e5ecbc9f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/relative_link_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/relative_link_filter_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::RelativeLinkFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::RelativeLinkFilter, lib: true do
   def filter(doc, contexts = {})
     contexts.reverse_merge!({
       commit:         project.commit,
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/sanitization_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/sanitization_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/sanitization_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/sanitization_filter_spec.rb
index a5e5ee0e08a..760d60a4190 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/sanitization_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/sanitization_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::SanitizationFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::SanitizationFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   describe 'default whitelist' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/snippet_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/snippet_reference_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/snippet_reference_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/snippet_reference_filter_spec.rb
index 51526b58597..26466fbb180 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/snippet_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/snippet_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::SnippetReferenceFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::SnippetReferenceFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   let(:project)   { create(:empty_project, :public) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/syntax_highlight_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/syntax_highlight_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 89%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/syntax_highlight_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/syntax_highlight_filter_spec.rb
index 8b76048f3e3..407617f3307 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/syntax_highlight_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/syntax_highlight_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::SyntaxHighlightFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::SyntaxHighlightFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   it 'highlights valid code blocks' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/table_of_contents_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/table_of_contents_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/table_of_contents_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/table_of_contents_filter_spec.rb
index c8c79c41847..6a5d003e87f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/table_of_contents_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/table_of_contents_filter_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::TableOfContentsFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::TableOfContentsFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   def header(level, text)
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/task_list_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/task_list_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 78%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/task_list_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/task_list_filter_spec.rb
index 1b1714ef882..f2e3a44478d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/task_list_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/task_list_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::TaskListFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::TaskListFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   it 'does not apply `task-list` class to non-task lists' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/upload_link_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/upload_link_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/upload_link_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/upload_link_filter_spec.rb
index 38a007b5bee..3b073a90a95 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/upload_link_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/upload_link_filter_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::UploadLinkFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::UploadLinkFilter, lib: true do
   def filter(doc, contexts = {})
     contexts.reverse_merge!({
       project: project
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/user_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/user_reference_filter_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/user_reference_filter_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/banzai/filter/user_reference_filter_spec.rb
index 277037cf68a..3534bf97784 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/filter/user_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/user_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe Gitlab::Markdown::UserReferenceFilter, lib: true do
+describe Banzai::Filter::UserReferenceFilter, lib: true do
   include FilterSpecHelper
 
   let(:project)   { create(:empty_project, :public) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/asciidoc_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/asciidoc_spec.rb
index 3a860899e18..6beb21c6d2b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/asciidoc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/asciidoc_spec.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Gitlab
         filtered_html = '<b>ASCII</b>'
 
         allow(Asciidoctor).to receive(:convert).and_return(html)
-        expect(Gitlab::Markdown).to receive(:render)
+        expect(Banzai).to receive(:render)
           .with(html, context.merge(pipeline: :asciidoc))
           .and_return(filtered_html)
 
diff --git a/spec/support/filter_spec_helper.rb b/spec/support/filter_spec_helper.rb
index 91e3bee13c1..d6e03cbef3d 100644
--- a/spec/support/filter_spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/support/filter_spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Helper methods for Gitlab::Markdown filter specs
+# Helper methods for Banzai filter specs
 #
 # Must be included into specs manually
 module FilterSpecHelper
@@ -10,49 +10,49 @@ module FilterSpecHelper
   # if none is provided.
   #
   # html     - HTML String to pass to the filter's `call` method.
-  # contexts - Hash context for the filter. (default: {project: project})
+  # context - Hash context for the filter. (default: {project: project})
   #
   # Returns a Nokogiri::XML::DocumentFragment
-  def filter(html, contexts = {})
+  def filter(html, context = {})
     if defined?(project)
-      contexts.reverse_merge!(project: project)
+      context.reverse_merge!(project: project)
     end
 
-    described_class.call(html, contexts)
+    described_class.call(html, context)
   end
 
   # Run text through HTML::Pipeline with the current filter and return the
   # result Hash
   #
   # body     - String text to run through the pipeline
-  # contexts - Hash context for the filter. (default: {project: project})
+  # context - Hash context for the filter. (default: {project: project})
   #
   # Returns the Hash
-  def pipeline_result(body, contexts = {})
-    contexts.reverse_merge!(project: project) if defined?(project)
+  def pipeline_result(body, context = {})
+    context.reverse_merge!(project: project) if defined?(project)
 
-    pipeline = HTML::Pipeline.new([described_class], contexts)
+    pipeline = HTML::Pipeline.new([described_class], context)
     pipeline.call(body)
   end
 
-  def reference_pipeline(contexts = {})
-    contexts.reverse_merge!(project: project) if defined?(project)
+  def reference_pipeline(context = {})
+    context.reverse_merge!(project: project) if defined?(project)
 
     filters = [
-      Gitlab::Markdown::AutolinkFilter,
+      Banzai::Filter::AutolinkFilter,
       described_class,
-      Gitlab::Markdown::ReferenceGathererFilter
+      Banzai::Filter::ReferenceGathererFilter
     ]
 
-    HTML::Pipeline.new(filters, contexts)
+    HTML::Pipeline.new(filters, context)
   end
 
-  def reference_pipeline_result(body, contexts = {})
-    reference_pipeline(contexts).call(body)
+  def reference_pipeline_result(body, context = {})
+    reference_pipeline(context).call(body)
   end
 
-  def reference_filter(html, contexts = {})
-    reference_pipeline(contexts).to_document(html)
+  def reference_filter(html, context = {})
+    reference_pipeline(context).to_document(html)
   end
 
   # Modify a String reference to make it invalid