Support validating all markdown files in a workspace · Microsoft/vscode#163939

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Description

Thanks much for the new markdown.validate features. However, currently validation is applicable only within a document. It would be most beneficial if we could enable validation for all documents in a containing parent folder (which would hopefully be configurable, since the root parent folder might be several levels up).

Best.

Contributor guide

Tech stack: typescriptnodejs
Domain: developer experiencedocumentation
Issue type: feature
Difficulty: 4
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Activity status: blocked
Clarity: clear
Prerequisites: TypeScript knowledgeVSCode extension APIWorkspace APIMarkdown validation internals
Newbie friendliness: 20
Research direction: This feature request seeks to extend markdown validation from single documents to entire workspaces. The issue has assignees, indicating ongoing work, so it's blocked for new contributors. To implement, one would need to explore the VSCode markdown validation extension (likely in the vscode markdown languageservice or similar), understand how per document validation is triggered, and design a workspace level validation that aggregates results across all markdown files. Key files to investigate include the markdown language service client and the validation extension point. Discussions in the issue mention configurability, so the solution might involve adding a setting to enable workspace wide validation and perhaps a file watcher.