Implement comprehensive link validation as part of semantic validation:
Core Features:
- Link classification: internal, external, fragment, email
- Internal link validation: fragment anchors and file paths
- External link validation: HTTP/HTTPS with configurable timeout
- Email validation: mailto: link format checking
- Fragment policy enforcement: allow/disallow fragment identifiers
Link Validator:
- markitect/validators/link_validator.py - Full link validation implementation
- Supports x-markitect-content-control.link_validation configuration
- Default: check internal links, skip external (fast)
- Opt-in external checking with --check-links flag
Integration:
- Updated SemanticValidator to include link_result in reports
- CLI already supports --check-links flag (line 1629 in cli.py)
- Link validation runs by default for internal links (fast)
- External link checking requires explicit --check-links flag
Test Coverage:
- Added 9 comprehensive tests for LinkValidator
- Tests cover: classification, broken links, fragments, email, statistics
- All 25 semantic validator tests passing (100%)
Documentation:
- Updated SCHEMA_MANAGEMENT_GUIDE.md with link validation section
- Added examples for broken links and external link checking
- Documented link types, validation rules, and configuration
Statistics Tracking:
- Links checked, internal/external/fragment/email counts
- Detailed error/warning reporting with line numbers
- Integration with existing semantic validation reporting
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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