This plugin is still under development.
What is Lint ?
Lint , or linter , is a kind of tool for programmers to mark source code fragment(s) which doesn't conform to a specific format. Programmers usually use lint to find potential bugs or nonstandard code when they're coding.
For non-programmers, lint is also helpful when they hope to keep their writing conformed to specific formats. For example, someone may want to be reminded not to leave todo: in text.
Markdownlint & textlint
Markdownlint and textlint are both open-source lint tool for daily writing, with many community-made rules(markdownlint rules, textlint rules). Each rule specify a format to check. For example, with textlint no-todo rule, textlint will check whether todo or - [] is existing in text, with markdownlint no-inline HTML rule, markdownlint will check whether HTML code is existing in text.
Some rules are also fixable, which means they can report and fix problems. For example, textlint no-todo rule can remove todo mark for you if you choose to do so.
Why two linters?
Markdownlint and textlint look similar: they both parse your markdown text and apply some rules to check. However, they have different goals and you can tell from their rules list:
- markdownlint: focus on Markdown syntax check
- textlint: focus on text's content check
Joplin with markdownlint & textlint
With this plugin, you can integrate markdownlint & textlint into Joplin. You can configure any rules you like, this plugin will download them to let markdownlint & textlint check and report.