if (BlueprintFormat.MARKDOWN.equals(format)) {
// convert to AST first
LOGGER.info("Converting Markdown format blueprint '{}' to JSON AST", blueprintFile);
final ParserConfiguration config = new ParserConfiguration();
final ParsingResult<File> parsingResult =
blueprintParserService.convertToAstFile(config, blueprintFile, AstFormat.JSON);
astFile = parsingResult.getAst();
astFormat = AstFormat.JSON;