microsoft / microsoft/DacFx

[Feature] Add links to rules documentation

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area: code analysis
Dominant language
C#
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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
I see rule violations but do not understand the reason for the rule/violation

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Build output should contain a link to a web page documenting the rule

**Additional context**
Sample output from the rules I publish (makes a nice clickable link in the VS build output pane)

`1>C:\Code\Github\SqlServer.Rules\TSQLSmellsTest\SETs.sql(10,1): warning SML013: Smells : CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL should be on. (https://github.com/ErikEJ/SqlServer.Rules/blob/master/docs/CodeSmells/SML013.md)
`

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the code that formats rule violations in build output and the rule metadata it receives; done means emitted warnings include clickable links to pages documenting the reported rule.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, sql
Domain
build-system, developer-experience, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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