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Configure HTTP/S schemes

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
cli, networking

Research direction

Start by locating where the link checker validates or constructs HTTP and HTTPS URLs, then trace how command configuration is defined. The change is done when users can configure whether HTTP, HTTPS, or both schemes are allowed and the existing link-checking behavior remains covered by tests.

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Description

enhancement

Currently HTTPs is required, add configuration to allow HTTP/S.

Dominant language
Ruby
Stars
5
Forks
1
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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