pastelsky/tsdocs

Relative links in readme can be broken

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#9 opened on Dec 19, 2023

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Consider showing files other than the README. Relative links to things like CONTRIBUTING.md currently break. Alternatively interpret all relative links as pointing to github.com or npmjs.com. It'd be great to have a way to link from the README into API docs to guide readers. The community doesn't have a great convention for this unfortunately.

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Research direction
Investigate how the tool currently handles README rendering. Look for Markdown parsers or link transformation logic. Identify where relative links are not being resolved to absolute URLs. Propose a fix that resolves relative links against the repository's base URL or the npm package page.
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typescript
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documentationdeveloper experience
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Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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TypeScriptMarkdown
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75