docs: separate user and contributor documentation paths (#1729)

* docs: expand public user and contributor guides

* docs: address public guide review feedback

* docs: align web e2e coverage guidance

* test: cover collapsed docs references

* fix: validate shortcut docs references

* fix: parse balanced docs links

* fix: handle indented docs code blocks
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José Almeida
2026-07-16 15:13:21 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent 2acc29dce1
commit 2549704bc1
26 changed files with 2262 additions and 89 deletions
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@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ export async function validatePublicDocs(
const pagesBySlug = new Map();
for (const file of files) {
const markdown = await fs.readFile(path.join(docsDir, file), "utf8");
await assertLocalLinks(docsDir, file, markdown);
if (path.posix.basename(file).toLowerCase() === "readme.md") continue;
const markdown = await fs.readFile(path.join(docsDir, file), "utf8");
assertFrontmatter(file, markdown);
const slug = file.replace(/\.mdx?$/, "").replace(/\/index$/, "");
@@ -126,6 +128,286 @@ function assertFrontmatter(file, markdown) {
}
}
/**
* Require every relative Markdown link or image to resolve on disk.
*
* @param {string} docsDir Published docs root.
* @param {string} file Relative source path used in validation errors.
* @param {string} markdown Page source.
* @returns {Promise<void>}
*/
async function assertLocalLinks(docsDir, file, markdown) {
const source = stripMarkdownCode(markdown);
const definitionPattern = /^\s{0,3}\[([^\]\n]+)\]:\s*(\S.*)$/gm;
const referencePattern = /!?\[([^\]\n]+)\]\[([^\]\n]*)\]/g;
const shortcutReferencePattern = /(?<![!\\\[\]])\[([^\]\n]+)\](?![\[(:])/g;
const destinations = collectInlineLinkDestinations(source);
const definitions = new Map();
for (const match of source.matchAll(definitionPattern)) {
if (match[1].startsWith("^")) continue;
const label = normalizeReferenceLabel(match[1]);
definitions.set(label, match[2]);
destinations.push(match[2]);
}
for (const match of source.matchAll(referencePattern)) {
const label = normalizeReferenceLabel(match[2] || match[1]);
if (!definitions.has(label)) {
throw new Error(`${file} uses undefined Markdown reference: ${label}`);
}
}
for (const match of source.matchAll(shortcutReferencePattern)) {
const label = normalizeReferenceLabel(match[1]);
// Admonitions, footnotes, and task boxes use brackets but are not links.
if (
!label ||
label.startsWith("!") ||
label.startsWith("^") ||
/^(?:x|-)$/i.test(label)
) {
continue;
}
if (!definitions.has(label)) {
throw new Error(`${file} uses undefined Markdown reference: ${label}`);
}
}
for (const destination of destinations) {
const href = parseMarkdownDestination(destination);
if (!href || href.startsWith("#") || isExternalDestination(href)) {
continue;
}
if (href.startsWith("/")) {
throw new Error(
`${file} uses a site-root link instead of a relative source link: ${href}`,
);
}
const pathOnly = href.split(/[?#]/, 1)[0];
if (!pathOnly) continue;
let decoded;
try {
decoded = decodeURIComponent(pathOnly);
} catch {
throw new Error(`${file} contains an invalid encoded local link: ${href}`);
}
const target = path.resolve(
path.dirname(path.join(docsDir, file)),
decoded.replace(/\\([\\() ])/g, "$1"),
);
try {
await fs.access(target);
} catch {
throw new Error(`${file} links to missing local target: ${href}`);
}
}
}
/**
* Collect inline Markdown destinations while preserving balanced parentheses.
*
* @param {string} markdown Markdown with code regions removed.
* @returns {string[]} Raw content inside each link's parentheses.
*/
function collectInlineLinkDestinations(markdown) {
const destinations = [];
for (let start = 0; start < markdown.length; start += 1) {
if (markdown[start] !== "[" || isEscaped(markdown, start)) continue;
let bracketDepth = 1;
let labelEnd = -1;
for (let cursor = start + 1; cursor < markdown.length; cursor += 1) {
const character = markdown[cursor];
if (character === "\n" || character === "\r") break;
if (character === "\\") {
cursor += 1;
} else if (character === "[") {
bracketDepth += 1;
} else if (character === "]") {
bracketDepth -= 1;
if (bracketDepth === 0) {
labelEnd = cursor;
break;
}
}
}
if (labelEnd === -1 || markdown[labelEnd + 1] !== "(") continue;
let parenthesisDepth = 1;
for (let cursor = labelEnd + 2; cursor < markdown.length; cursor += 1) {
const character = markdown[cursor];
if (character === "\n" || character === "\r") break;
if (character === "\\") {
cursor += 1;
} else if (character === "(") {
parenthesisDepth += 1;
} else if (character === ")") {
parenthesisDepth -= 1;
if (parenthesisDepth === 0) {
destinations.push(markdown.slice(labelEnd + 2, cursor));
break;
}
}
}
}
return destinations;
}
/**
* Return whether punctuation is preceded by an odd number of backslashes.
*
* @param {string} value Source text.
* @param {number} index Character index.
* @returns {boolean} Whether the character is escaped.
*/
function isEscaped(value, index) {
let backslashes = 0;
for (let cursor = index - 1; cursor >= 0 && value[cursor] === "\\"; cursor -= 1) {
backslashes += 1;
}
return backslashes % 2 === 1;
}
/**
* Remove fenced, indented, and inline code so examples are not treated as
* live links.
*
* @param {string} markdown Page source.
* @returns {string} Markdown with code regions removed.
*/
function stripMarkdownCode(markdown) {
let fence = null;
let indentedCodeIndent = null;
let canStartIndentedCode = true;
const listContentIndents = [];
const lines = markdown.split(/\r?\n/).map((line) => {
const marker = line.match(/^\s*(`{3,}|~{3,})/)?.[1];
if (marker) {
if (!fence) {
fence = marker;
} else if (marker[0] === fence[0] && marker.length >= fence.length) {
fence = null;
}
canStartIndentedCode = true;
return "";
}
if (fence) return "";
const blank = /^\s*$/.test(line);
const indent = leadingIndentWidth(line);
if (indentedCodeIndent !== null) {
if (blank || indent >= indentedCodeIndent) {
canStartIndentedCode = blank;
return "";
}
indentedCodeIndent = null;
}
if (blank) {
canStartIndentedCode = true;
return line;
}
while (
listContentIndents.length > 0 &&
indent < listContentIndents.at(-1)
) {
listContentIndents.pop();
}
const requiredCodeIndent = (listContentIndents.at(-1) ?? 0) + 4;
if (canStartIndentedCode && indent >= requiredCodeIndent) {
indentedCodeIndent = requiredCodeIndent;
canStartIndentedCode = false;
return "";
}
const listMarker = line.match(
/^([ \t]*)(?:[-+*]|\d{1,9}[.)])([ \t]+)/,
);
if (listMarker) {
listContentIndents.push(columnWidth(listMarker[0]));
}
canStartIndentedCode = /^(?: {0,3}#{1,6}(?:[ \t]+|$)| {0,3}(?:=+|-+)[ \t]*$| {0,3}\[[^\]\n]+\]:)/.test(
line,
);
return line;
});
return lines.join("\n").replace(/`+[^`\n]*`+/g, "");
}
/**
* Count indentation columns, expanding tabs to four-column stops.
*
* @param {string} value Source line or prefix.
* @returns {number} Leading indentation width in columns.
*/
function leadingIndentWidth(value) {
return columnWidth(value.match(/^[ \t]*/)[0]);
}
/**
* Count source columns, expanding tabs to four-column stops.
*
* @param {string} value Source text.
* @returns {number} Width in columns.
*/
function columnWidth(value) {
let width = 0;
for (const character of value) {
if (character === "\t") {
width += 4 - (width % 4);
} else {
width += 1;
}
}
return width;
}
/**
* Apply CommonMark's case-insensitive, whitespace-collapsing reference label rules.
*
* @param {string} label Raw reference label.
* @returns {string} Normalized reference label.
*/
function normalizeReferenceLabel(label) {
return label.trim().replace(/\s+/g, " ").toLowerCase();
}
/**
* Read the destination portion before an optional Markdown link title.
*
* @param {string} raw Raw content inside link parentheses.
* @returns {string} Link destination.
*/
function parseMarkdownDestination(raw) {
const value = raw.trim();
if (value.startsWith("<")) {
const end = value.indexOf(">");
return end === -1 ? value : value.slice(1, end);
}
return value.split(/\s+/, 1)[0];
}
/**
* Return whether a destination has a URL scheme or protocol-relative host.
*
* @param {string} href Link destination.
* @returns {boolean} Whether the destination is external.
*/
function isExternalDestination(href) {
return href.startsWith("//") || /^[a-z][a-z\d+.-]*:/i.test(href);
}
/**
* Return whether a metadata entry is a navigation heading.
*
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@@ -145,3 +145,299 @@ test("rejects published pages without title and description frontmatter", async
/index.md must start with YAML frontmatter containing title and description/,
);
});
test("accepts existing relative page and asset links", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
"[Guide](guide.md)\n\n![Diagram](assets/diagram.png)",
),
"guide.md": validPage,
"assets/diagram.png": "not-a-real-png",
},
{ pages: ["index", "guide"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("rejects a broken local page link", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace("Page body.", "[Missing](missing.md)"),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md links to missing local target: missing.md/,
);
});
test("rejects a broken local image", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
"![Missing](assets/missing.png)",
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md links to missing local target: assets\/missing.png/,
);
});
test("rejects a broken local image nested inside a link", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
"[![Missing](assets/missing.png)](guide.md)",
),
"guide.md": validPage,
},
{ pages: ["index", "guide"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md links to missing local target: assets\/missing.png/,
);
});
test("ignores external, anchor-only, and fenced-code links", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
`[External](https://example.com/docs)\n\n[Section](#section)\n\n\`\`\`md
[Example only](does-not-exist.md)
\`\`\``,
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("ignores links inside inline code and nested shorter fences", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
`Use \`[example](inline-missing.md)\` in prose.
\`\`\`\`md
\`\`\`md
[Example only](fenced-missing.md)
\`\`\`
\`\`\`\``,
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("ignores links inside indented code blocks", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
`Example only:
[Missing](indented-missing.md)`,
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("ignores indented code blocks after a heading", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
`## Example
[Missing](heading-code-missing.md)`,
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("ignores indented code blocks nested in list items", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
`- Example only:
[Missing](list-code-missing.md)`,
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("validates links in indented list paragraphs", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
`- Related material:
[Missing](list-paragraph-missing.md)`,
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md links to missing local target: list-paragraph-missing.md/,
);
});
test("accepts escaped parentheses in local link destinations", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace("Page body.", "[Guide](guide\\(1\\).md)"),
"guide(1).md": validPage,
},
{ pages: ["index", "guide(1)"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("accepts balanced parentheses in local link destinations", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace("Page body.", "[Guide](guide(1).md)"),
"guide(1).md": validPage,
},
{ pages: ["index", "guide(1)"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("validates reference-style link definitions", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
"[Guide][user guide]\n\n[user guide]: missing.md",
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md links to missing local target: missing.md/,
);
});
test("rejects undefined full reference-style links", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace("Page body.", "[Guide][missing guide]"),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md uses undefined Markdown reference: missing guide/,
);
});
test("validates collapsed reference-style links", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
"[Guide][]\n\n[guide]: missing.md",
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md links to missing local target: missing.md/,
);
});
test("rejects undefined shortcut reference-style links", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace("Page body.", "Read the [Guide]."),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md uses undefined Markdown reference: guide/,
);
});
test("ignores non-reference bracket syntax", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace(
"Page body.",
"> [!WARNING]\n\n- [x] Done\n\n[^note]\n\n\\[Literal]",
),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.doesNotReject(validatePublicDocs(dir));
});
test("checks local links in README files", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"README.md": "# Contributing\n\n[Missing](missing.md)",
"index.md": validPage,
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/README.md links to missing local target: missing.md/,
);
});
test("rejects site-root links because public docs use relative sources", async () => {
const dir = await createDocs(
{
"index.md": validPage.replace("Page body.", "[Guide](/docs/guide)"),
},
{ pages: ["index"] },
);
await assert.rejects(
validatePublicDocs(dir),
/index.md uses a site-root link instead of a relative source link: \/docs\/guide/,
);
});