Add vale linting in github pipeline

.github/workflows/vale-lint-action.yml

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+name: Check Docusaurus docs with Vale linter
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  vale:
+    name: Vale doc linter
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+
+      # Set up Vale Action
+      - uses: errata-ai/vale-action@v2.1.1
+        with:
+          # Filter mode can be set to: added, diff_context, file, nofilter
+          filter_mode: nofilter
+          # Set the reporter to display the output: github-pr-check, github-pr-review, github-check
+          reporter: github-pr-check
+          # Fails the action if there are errors
+          fail_on_error: true
+          # Lint the files in the "versioned_docs/version-2.0.0/" directory
+          files: 'versioned_docs/version-2.0.0'
+          # Specify the Vale version
+          version: 3.0.3
+        env:
+          # GitHub token for authentication, automatically set by GitHub Actions
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}

.vale.ini

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+# vale.ini
+
+StylesPath = vale_styles  # Update this path to where your styles are stored.
+MinAlertLevel = error    # Set the minimum alert level to display (suggestion, warning, or error).
+Vocab = Base
+
+[*.md]
+# Enable Markdown-specific styles.
+BasedOnStyles = Vale, Google
+
+# Customize specific rules based on your needs.
+List.Capitalization = YES
+
+# Override some rules:
+Vale.Spelling = YES
+Google.PassiveVoice = NO    # Disable passive voice rule if unnecessary
+Google.We = NO              # Disable first-person plural flagging
+Google.Will = NO            # Allow "will" usage
+Google.Exclamation = NO     # Allow exclamation points
+Google.Ellipses = NO        # Allow ellipses in text
+Google.Latin = NO           # Allow "e.g." and "i.e." instead of "for example"
+
+# Allow specific terms:
+Vale.Terms=NO
+

README.md

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 The command starts a local development server and opens a browser window.
 
+## Running Vale Locally for Documentation Linting
+
+To help maintain consistency in our documentation, we use Vale, a syntax-aware linter that checks for spelling, grammar, and style issues.
+
+### Installation
+
+**Step 1: Install Vale**
+
+If you're on macOS, you can install Vale using Homebrew:
+
+```bash
+brew install vale
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can install Vale manually:
+
+1. Download Vale: Visit the Vale Releases page and download the latest version for your operating system.
+
+2. Install Vale:
+
+- On macOS and Linux, extract the binary, move it to /usr/local/bin, and make it executable:
+
+```bash
+sudo mv vale /usr/local/bin/
+sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/vale
+```
+
+- On Windows, follow the instructions in the downloaded .zip file.
+
+**Step 2: Configure Vale**
+
+1. Ensure you have the .vale.ini configuration file in the root directory.
+
+2. Check that StylesPath in .vale.ini points to the vale_styles directory (where custom styles are stored):
+
+```ini
+StylesPath = vale_styles
+MinAlertLevel = error
+```
+
+### Running Vale
+
+1. Linting Documentation: To check all markdown files in versioned_docs/version-2.0.0/ for errors, run:
+
+```bash
+vale versioned_docs/version-2.0.0/**/*.md
+```
+
+2. Review Errors:
+
+- Vale will output any issues directly in the terminal. Address these issues in the markdown files to maintain style consistency.
+
+Note: Running Vale locally helps catch issues early, ensuring a smooth review process when you submit a pull request.
+
 ## Prettier
 
 1. Fork the repository

vale_styles/Google/AMPM.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Use 'AM' or 'PM' (preceded by a space)."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/word-list'
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '\d{1,2}[AP]M'
+  - '\d{1,2} ?[ap]m'
+  - '\d{1,2} ?[aApP]\.[mM]\.'

vale_styles/Google/Acronyms.yml

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+extends: conditional
+message: "Spell out '%s', if it's unfamiliar to the audience."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
+level: suggestion
+ignorecase: false
+# Ensures that the existence of 'first' implies the existence of 'second'.
+first: '\b([A-Z]{3,5})\b'
+second: '(?:\b[A-Z][a-z]+ )+\(([A-Z]{3,5})\)'
+# ... with the exception of these:
+exceptions:
+  - API
+  - ASP
+  - CLI
+  - CPU
+  - CSS
+  - CSV
+  - DEBUG
+  - DOM
+  - DPI
+  - FAQ
+  - GCC
+  - GDB
+  - GET
+  - GPU
+  - GTK
+  - GUI
+  - HTML
+  - HTTP
+  - HTTPS
+  - IDE
+  - JAR
+  - JSON
+  - JSX
+  - LESS
+  - LLDB
+  - NET
+  - NOTE
+  - NVDA
+  - OSS
+  - PATH
+  - PDF
+  - PHP
+  - POST
+  - RAM
+  - REPL
+  - RSA
+  - SCM
+  - SCSS
+  - SDK
+  - SQL
+  - SSH
+  - SSL
+  - SVG
+  - TBD
+  - TCP
+  - TODO
+  - URI
+  - URL
+  - USB
+  - UTF
+  - XML
+  - XSS
+  - YAML
+  - ZIP

vale_styles/Google/Colons.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' should be in lowercase."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/colons'
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+scope: sentence
+tokens:
+  - ':\s[A-Z]'

vale_styles/Google/Contractions.yml

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+extends: substitution
+message: "Feel free to use '%s' instead of '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/contractions'
+level: suggestion
+ignorecase: true
+action:
+  name: replace
+swap:
+  are not: aren't
+  cannot: can't
+  could not: couldn't
+  did not: didn't
+  do not: don't
+  does not: doesn't
+  has not: hasn't
+  have not: haven't
+  how is: how's
+  is not: isn't
+  it is: it's
+  should not: shouldn't
+  that is: that's
+  they are: they're
+  was not: wasn't
+  we are: we're
+  we have: we've
+  were not: weren't
+  what is: what's
+  when is: when's
+  where is: where's
+  will not: won't

vale_styles/Google/DateFormat.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Use 'July 31, 2016' format, not '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/dates-times'
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '\d{1,2}(?:\.|/)\d{1,2}(?:\.|/)\d{4}'
+  - '\d{1,2} (?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)|May|Jun(?:e)|Jul(?:y)|Aug(?:ust)|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?) \d{4}'

vale_styles/Google/Ellipses.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "In general, don't use an ellipsis."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/ellipses'
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+action:
+  name: remove
+tokens:
+  - '\.\.\.'

vale_styles/Google/EmDash.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Don't put a space before or after a dash."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/dashes'
+nonword: true
+level: error
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - remove
+    - ' '
+tokens:
+  - '\s[—–]\s'

vale_styles/Google/EnDash.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Use an em dash ('—') instead of '–'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/dashes'
+nonword: true
+level: error
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - replace
+    - '-'
+    - '—'
+tokens:
+  - '–'

vale_styles/Google/Exclamation.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use exclamation points in text."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/exclamation-points'
+nonword: true
+level: error
+tokens:
+  - '\w!(?:\s|$)'

vale_styles/Google/FirstPerson.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Avoid first-person pronouns such as '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns#personal-pronouns'
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - (?:^|\s)I\s
+  - (?:^|\s)I,\s
+  - \bI'm\b
+  - \bme\b
+  - \bmy\b
+  - \bmine\b

vale_styles/Google/Gender.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use '%s' as a gender-neutral pronoun."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns#gender-neutral-pronouns'
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - he/she
+  - s/he
+  - \(s\)he

vale_styles/Google/GenderBias.yml

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+extends: substitution
+message: "Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/inclusive-documentation'
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+swap:
+  (?:alumna|alumnus):          graduate
+  (?:alumnae|alumni):          graduates
+  air(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):      pilot(s)
+  anchor(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):   anchor(s)
+  authoress:                   author
+  camera(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):   camera operator(s)
+  chair(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):    chair(s)
+  congress(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): member(s) of congress
+  door(?:m[ae]|wom[ae]n):      concierge(s)
+  draft(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):    drafter(s)
+  fire(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):     firefighter(s)
+  fisher(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):   fisher(s)
+  fresh(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):    first-year student(s)
+  garbage(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):  waste collector(s)
+  lady lawyer:                 lawyer
+  ladylike:                    courteous
+  landlord:                    building manager
+  mail(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):     mail carriers
+  man and wife:                husband and wife
+  man enough:                  strong enough
+  mankind:                     human kind
+  manmade:                     manufactured
+  manpower:                    personnel
+  men and girls:               men and women
+  middle(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):   intermediary
+  news(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):     journalist(s)
+  ombuds(?:man|woman):         ombuds
+  oneupmanship:                upstaging
+  poetess:                     poet
+  police(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):   police officer(s)
+  repair(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):   technician(s)
+  sales(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):    salesperson or sales people
+  service(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):  soldier(s)
+  steward(?:ess)?:             flight attendant
+  tribes(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):   tribe member(s)
+  waitress:                    waiter
+  woman doctor:                doctor
+  woman scientist[s]?:         scientist(s)
+  work(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n):     worker(s)

vale_styles/Google/HeadingPunctuation.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Don't put a period at the end of a heading."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/capitalization#capitalization-in-titles-and-headings'
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+scope: heading
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - remove
+    - '.'
+tokens:
+  - '[a-z0-9][.]\s*$'

vale_styles/Google/Headings.yml

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+extends: capitalization
+message: "'%s' should use sentence-style capitalization."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/capitalization#capitalization-in-titles-and-headings'
+level: warning
+scope: heading
+match: $sentence
+indicators:
+  - ':'
+exceptions:
+  - Azure
+  - CLI
+  - Code
+  - Cosmos
+  - Docker
+  - Emmet
+  - gRPC
+  - I
+  - Kubernetes
+  - Linux
+  - macOS
+  - Marketplace
+  - MongoDB
+  - REPL
+  - Studio
+  - TypeScript
+  - URLs
+  - Visual
+  - VS
+  - Windows