@double-great/double-check

Double check your writing uses inclusive language and correct spelling.

[!Note]
A fork of https://github.com/get-alex/alex

Install

npm install @double-great/double-check -g

Use it

You can run double-check from your terminal and point it at a folder of markdown files or a specific set of markdown files (using glob pattern):

double-check pages/

If your markdown files use liquid, add the --liquid flag.

To check HTML files, use the --html flag.

double-check pages/ --html

If you have a mix of files, you must run separate commands to parse them properly:

double-check **/*.md && double-check **/*.html --html

The command will return errors for any rules your writing may have encountered. The rule might make sense or be totally wrong for your context. You can decide to:

• Fix the error.
• If a rule doesn't make sense for your writing, disable it.
• For files you don't want to double check, ignore them.

If you'd like to warnings instead of error, use the --warn flag.

Configuration

You can configure double check by committing .doublecheckrc file to your repository. This file can take many formats, such as .doublecheckrc.json, .doublecheckrc.js, or .doublecheckrc.yml.

retext-simplify:
  ignore:
    - function
    - parameters
retext-spell:
  ignore:
    - double-check
    - CLI
# This plugin is now turned off
retext-passive: false
# This plug is now turned on
retext-quotes: true

Plugins

Default plugins

The following plugins are enabled by default, if the plugin as options that you'd like to change, you can add them to your configuration file:

• retext-diacritics
• retext-indefinite-article
• retext-redundant-acronyms
• retext-simplify
• retext-repeated-words
• retext-passive
• retext-spell
• retext-sentence-spacing

Example of adding options for a specific plugin:

retext-sentence-spacing:
  preferred: double-space

Opt-in plugins

To enable the following plugins, update your configuration file to define the plugin's options or set the plugin to true. These plugins are opt-in because they are often more opinionated and need configuration:

• retext-quotes
• retext-profanities
• retext-equality
• retext-contractions

Example of opt-in:

retext-quotes: true

Disable rules

You can disable a rule either for a single page or an entire repository.

For a single page

You can ignore a rule inline with an HTML comment:

<!--double-check ignore just-->
Just double check it.

You can disable a single rule for full blocks of text:

<!--double-check disable just-->
Just double check it.
<!--double-check enable just-->

A message for just this sentence will appear.

To ignore many rules for a page:

<!--double-check ignore however clear indicate-->
However, it was clear that you did not indicate you wanted the last donut.

For an entire repository

In .doublecheckrc, you can specify a list of rules to disable if you have no better alternative.

retext-simplify:
  ignore:
    - info
    - appropriate

Ignore specific files

If the are files that you do not want to double check, create a .doublecheckignore file in your repository's root that defines these file paths (kind of like .gitignore).