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author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2021-07-20 12:55:51 +0300 |
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committer | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2021-07-20 12:55:51 +0300 |
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diff --git a/doc/development/documentation/testing.md b/doc/development/documentation/testing.md index b634e2b93db..ddd44801ae9 100644 --- a/doc/development/documentation/testing.md +++ b/doc/development/documentation/testing.md @@ -210,6 +210,20 @@ Vale returns three types of results: `suggestion`, `warning`, and `error`: of how to resolve the error. Errors break CI and are displayed in CI job output. See a list of [error-level rules](https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=✓&snippets=false&scope=&repository_ref=master&search=path%3Adoc%2F.vale%2Fgitlab+Error%3A&group_id=9970&project_id=278964). +#### Vale spelling test + +When Vale flags a valid word as a spelling mistake, you can fix it following these +guidelines: + +| Flagged word | Guideline | +|------------------------------------------------------|-----------| +| jargon | Rewrite the sentence to avoid it. | +| *correctly-capitalized* name of a product or service | Add the word to the [vale spelling exceptions list](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/doc/.vale/gitlab/spelling-exceptions.txt). | +| name of a person | Remove the name if it's not needed, or [add the vale exception code in-line](#disable-vale-tests). | +| a command, variable, code, or similar | Put it in backticks or a code block. For example: ``The git clone command can be used with the CI_COMMIT_BRANCH variable.`` -> ``The `git clone` command can be used with the `CI_COMMIT_BRANCH` variable.`` | +| UI text from GitLab | Verify it correctly matches the UI, then: If it does not match the UI, update it. If it matches the UI, but the UI seems incorrect, create an issue to see if the UI needs to be fixed. If it matches the UI and seems correct, add it to the [vale spelling exceptions list](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/doc/.vale/gitlab/spelling-exceptions.txt). | +| UI text from a third-party product | Rewrite the sentence to avoid it, or [add the vale exception code in-line](#disable-vale-tests). | + ### Install linters At a minimum, install [markdownlint](#markdownlint) and [Vale](#vale) to match the checks run in |