Introduction and Goals

Requirements Overview

The AsciiDoc Linter is a tool designed to ensure consistent formatting and structure in AsciiDoc documents. It helps teams maintain high-quality documentation by enforcing style rules and best practices.

Key requirements include:

  • Validate AsciiDoc heading structure

  • Ensure consistent formatting

  • Provide clear error messages

  • Easy integration into existing workflows

  • Extensible rule system

Quality Goals

Priority Quality Goal Motivation

1

Extensibility

The system must be easily extensible with new rules to accommodate different documentation standards and requirements.

2

Reliability

The linter must provide consistent and accurate results to maintain user trust.

3

Usability

Error messages must be clear and actionable, helping users fix documentation issues efficiently.

4

Performance

The linter should process documents quickly to maintain a smooth workflow.

5

Maintainability

The code must be well-structured and documented to facilitate future enhancements.

Stakeholders

Role/Name Contact Expectations

Documentation Writers

various

* Clear error messages * Consistent results * Quick feedback

Documentation Maintainers

various

* Configurable rules * Reliable validation * Integration with existing tools

Development Team

dev team

* Extensible architecture * Good test coverage * Clear documentation

Technical Writers

various

* Support for AsciiDoc best practices * Customizable rule sets * Batch processing capabilities