typetools / typetools/checker-framework

Run the link checker on the manual and on Javadoc in the continuous integration jobs

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Description

Currently broken links in the manual or in Javadoc are discovered by running the release scripts. Broken links in documentation should be discovered immediately by running the link checker in the checker-framework Jenkins and Travis jobs.

Adding link checking to the javadoc target, just for links within the Javadoc-generated HTML, is of value and would address much of the problem. That is, the last step of the javadoc target is to run link checking, telling the link checker to ignore foreign links and only check links that go into the generated Javadoc.

all-tests should run the javadoc target.

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Research direction

Locate the javadoc target, all-tests target, and the checker-framework Jenkins and Travis jobs mentioned in the issue. Start by tracing how the release scripts currently invoke link checking; done means generated Javadoc internal links and the manual are checked by CI, while foreign links are ignored.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system, ci-cd, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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