remark-lint-no-unneeded-full-reference-link

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[remark-lint][github-remark-lint] rule to warn when unneeded full reference links are used.

Contents

* What is this?
* When should I use this?
* Presets
* Install
* Use
* API
* unified().use(remarkLintNoUnneededFullReferenceLink)
* Recommendation
* Examples
* Compatibility
* Contribute
* License

What is this?

This package checks for unneeded full reference links.

When should I use this?

You can use this package to check that reference links are consistent.

Presets

This plugin is not included in presets maintained here.

Install

This package is [ESM only][github-gist-esm].
In Node.js (version 16+),
install with [npm][npm-install]:

``sh
npm install remark-lint-no-unneeded-full-reference-link
`

In Deno with [esm.sh][esm-sh]:

`js
import remarkLintNoUnneededFullReferenceLink from 'https://esm.sh/remark-lint-no-unneeded-full-reference-link@4'
`

In browsers with [esm.sh][esm-sh]:

`html

`

Use

On the API:

`js
import remarkLint from 'remark-lint'
import remarkLintNoUnneededFullReferenceLink from 'remark-lint-no-unneeded-full-reference-link'
import remarkParse from 'remark-parse'
import remarkStringify from 'remark-stringify'
import {read} from 'to-vfile'
import {unified} from 'unified'
import {reporter} from 'vfile-reporter'

const file = await read('example.md')

await unified()
.use(remarkParse)
.use(remarkLint)
.use(remarkLintNoUnneededFullReferenceLink)
.use(remarkStringify)
.process(file)

console.error(reporter(file))
`

On the CLI:

`sh
remark --frail --use remark-lint --use remark-lint-no-unneeded-full-reference-link .
`

On the CLI in a config file (here a package.json):

`diff
…
"remarkConfig": {
"plugins": [
…
"remark-lint",
+ "remark-lint-no-unneeded-full-reference-link",
…
]
}
…
`

API

This package exports no identifiers.
It exports no additional [TypeScript][typescript] types.
The default export is
[remarkLintNoUnneededFullReferenceLink][api-remark-lint-no-unneeded-full-reference-link].

$3

Warn when unneeded full reference links are used.

###### Parameters

There are no options.

###### Returns

Transform ([Transformer from unified][github-unified-transformer]).

Recommendation

Full reference syntax ([Text][text]) is quite verbose compared to
the concise collapsed reference syntax ([Text][]).

Examples

##### ok.md

###### In

`markdown
[Mercury][] and [Venus][venus-url].

[mercury]: https://example.com/mercury/
[venus-url]: https://example.com/venus/
`

###### Out

No messages.

##### not-ok.md

###### In

`markdown
[Mercury][mercury].

[mercury]: https://example.com/mercury/
`

###### Out

`text
1:1-1:19: Unexpected full reference link ([text][label]) where the identifier can be inferred from the text, expected collapsed reference ([text][])
`

##### escape.md

###### In

> 👉 Note: this example uses
> GFM ([remark-gfm][github-remark-gfm]).

`markdown
Matrix:

| Kind | Text normal | Text escape | Text character reference |
| ------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------------------ |
| Label normal | [&][&] | [\&][&] | [&][&] |
| Label escape | [&][\&] | [\&][\&] | [&][\&] |
| Label character reference | [&][&] | [\&][&] | [&][&] |

When using the above matrix, the first row will go to a, the second
to b, third to c.
Removing all labels, you’d instead get it per column: a, b, c.
That shows the label is not needed when it matches the text, and is otherwise.

[&]: a
[\&]: b
[&]: c
`

###### Out

`text
5:31-5:37: Unexpected full reference link ([text][label]) where the identifier can be inferred from the text, expected collapsed reference ([text][])
6:45-6:53: Unexpected full reference link ([text][label]) where the identifier can be inferred from the text, expected collapsed reference ([text][])
7:60-7:74: Unexpected full reference link ([text][label]) where the identifier can be inferred from the text, expected collapsed reference ([text][])
`

Compatibility

Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with maintained
versions of Node.js.

When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of
Node.
This means we try to keep the current release line,
remark-lint-no-unneeded-full-reference-link@4,
compatible with Node.js 16.

Contribute

See [contributing.md][github-dotfiles-contributing] in [remarkjs/.github][github-dotfiles-health] for ways
to get started.
See [support.md`][github-dotfiles-support] for ways to get help.

This project has a [code of conduct][github-dotfiles-coc].
By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to
abide by its terms.

License

[MIT][file-license] © [Titus Wormer][author]

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