opam lint should check that URL fields look like URLs
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AREA: UI
KIND: FEATURE WISH
- Dominant language
- OCaml
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Description
In particular, the bug-reports field is intended to be used in a URL context so bug reports via email should have a scheme like mailto:bugs@example.com.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating opam lint's validation for URL fields, with particular attention to the bug-reports field. Done means URL-context fields reject values without a URL scheme while accepting a mailto: value such as mailto:bugs@example.com; add or update the relevant lint tests if present.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100