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remark-lint-definition-spacing
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remark-lint rule to warn when consecutive whitespace is used in a definition
remark-lint rule to warn when consecutive whitespace is used in
a definition label.
This package checks the whitepsace in definition labels.
GFM footnotes are not affected by this rule as footnote labels cannot contain whitespace.
You can use this package to check that definition labels are consistent.
This plugin is included in the following presets:
| Preset | Options | 
|---|---|
remark-preset-lint-markdown-style-guide | 
This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 16+), install with npm:
npm install remark-lint-definition-spacing
In Deno with esm.sh:
import remarkLintDefinitionSpacing from 'https://esm.sh/remark-lint-definition-spacing@4'
In browsers with esm.sh:
<script type="module">
  import remarkLintDefinitionSpacing from 'https://esm.sh/remark-lint-definition-spacing@4?bundle'
</script>
On the API:
import remarkLint from 'remark-lint'
import remarkLintDefinitionSpacing from 'remark-lint-definition-spacing'
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(remarkLintDefinitionSpacing)
  .use(remarkStringify)
  .process(file)
console.error(reporter(file))
On the CLI:
remark --frail --use remark-lint --use remark-lint-definition-spacing .
On the CLI in a config file (here a package.json):
 …
 "remarkConfig": {
   "plugins": [
     …
     "remark-lint",
+    "remark-lint-definition-spacing",
     …
   ]
 }
 …
This package exports no identifiers.
It exports no additional TypeScript types.
The default export is
remarkLintDefinitionSpacing.
unified().use(remarkLintDefinitionSpacing)Warn when consecutive whitespace is used in a definition label.
There are no options.
Transform (Transformer from unified).
Definitions and references are matched together by collapsing whitespace. Using more whitespace in labels might incorrectly indicate that they are of importance. Due to this, it’s recommended to use one space and turn this rule on.
ok.mdThe first planet is [planet mercury][].
[planet mercury]: https://example.com
No messages.
not-ok-consecutive.md[planet␠␠␠␠mercury]: https://example.com
1:1-1:41: Unexpected `4` consecutive spaces in definition label, expected `1` space, remove `3` spaces
not-ok-non-space.md[pla␉net␊mer␍cury]: https://e.com
1:1-3:21: Unexpected non-space whitespace character `\t` in definition label, expected `1` space, replace it
1:1-3:21: Unexpected non-space whitespace character `\n` in definition label, expected `1` space, replace it
1:1-3:21: Unexpected non-space whitespace character `\r` in definition label, expected `1` space, replace it
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-definition-spacing@4,
compatible with Node.js 16.
See contributing.md in remarkjs/.github for ways
to get started.
See support.md for ways to get help.
This project has a code of conduct. By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to abide by its terms.
FAQs
remark-lint rule to warn when consecutive whitespace is used in a definition
The npm package remark-lint-definition-spacing receives a total of 103,219 weekly downloads. As such, remark-lint-definition-spacing popularity was classified as popular.
We found that remark-lint-definition-spacing demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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