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Configurable link scheme to exercise descriptions

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
ruby

Research direction

Start by tracing how course_options.yml is loaded, how exercise pages are generated, and where course JSON is assembled. Check the user manual alongside those entry points; done means the configurable description URL is linked from exercise pages, included for each exercise in course JSON, and documented.

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Description

easy enhancement lowprio

Allow course_options.yml to specify something like:

exercise_description_url_schema: http://foobar.com/course/:course_name.html#:exercise_name

Have a link from the exercise page to the exercise description.

Include each exercise's description URL in the course JSON so the NB plugin can present a button or something to open that URL.

Remember to document this option in the user manual.

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