v0.2.0-alpha.1

Added

• Implemented Issue #42: improved reference resolution and flexible file classification (typed / unmanaged / external / excluded), added .specignore support, and CLI flags for strict validation and external URL checking (#44)

Docs

• Investigation and solution notes for Issue #42 added to technical-notes/issue-42-investigation.md (#43)

Changed

• Reference resolution flow updated to support the new classification system and fallbacks for unmanaged files; added tests and integration scenarios for mixed typed/unmanaged content (#44)

v0.1.4

Added

• New builtin DSL types: SpecificationModule and PrinciplesModule for validating project specs (#39)
• DSL validation step added to CI workflow (#39)

Fixed

• Fixed reference_resolver.py using non-existent target_module attribute instead of target_type (#39)
• Fixed missing "addresses" keyword detection in reference relationship inference (#39)
• Fixed missing MarkdownDocument import in DSL validator (#39)
• Added support for location="metadata" in identifier extraction (#39)

Changed

• Restructured project specs to pass DSL validation (#39)
• Removed duplicate job catalog files from specs/jobs/ (#39)
• Added "Addresses" sections to Requirements linking to Jobs (#39)

v0.1.3

Fixed

• Fixed spec-check --version to report correct package version from metadata instead of hardcoded 0.1.0 (#32)
• Fixed spec-check lint to automatically ignore all VCS control directories (.git, .hg, .svn, .bzr) regardless of .gitignore (#31)

v0.1.2

Fixed

• Added missing validate_count() and parse_cardinality() methods to Reference model (#28)
• Fixed DSL validator to use target_type instead of non-existent target_module/target_class attributes

v0.1.1

Fixed

• Release workflow now automatically publishes to PyPI in the same workflow
• Added pull-requests: write permission to enable PR commenting
• Eliminated manual intervention requirement for PyPI publishing
• Fixed AttributeError in DSL validator where section_def.level was incorrectly used instead of section_def.heading_level (#25)

Changed

• Merged release creation and PyPI publishing into single workflow for reliability
• Improved PR comments to show publishing status

v0.1.0

Added

• PyPI publishing configuration with automated workflows
• Comprehensive PyPI metadata (keywords, classifiers, project URLs)
• GitHub Actions workflow for automated PyPI publishing using trusted publishing (OIDC)
• TestPyPI publishing support for testing releases
• PUBLISHING.md with detailed publishing guide
• CHANGELOG.md following Keep a Changelog format
• Version check workflow to prevent unauthorized version changes
• Automated TestPyPI publishing for PRs
• Pre-release publishing support
• File allowlist linter (spec-check lint)
  • Validates all files match gitignore-style patterns
  • Respects .gitignore by default
  • Supports complex patterns including character classes
• Markdown link validator (spec-check check-links)
  • Validates internal links and anchors
  • Checks external URLs for accessibility
  • Supports private URL patterns
  • Concurrent external URL checking
• Spec coverage validator (spec-check check-coverage)
  • Extracts requirements from spec files
  • Validates test coverage using pytest markers
  • Reports coverage percentage and uncovered requirements
• Structure validator (spec-check check-structure)
  • Enforces consistent spec-to-test structure alignment
  • Supports flexible naming conventions
  • Allows unit tests without corresponding specs
• Unique spec ID validator (spec-check check-unique-specs)
  • Validates spec IDs are unique across files
  • Validates requirement IDs are unique within specs
• Markdown schema validator (spec-check check-schema)
  • Validates markdown files against configurable schemas
  • Supports EARS requirement validation
  • Configurable metadata and heading requirements
• Configuration via pyproject.toml
• CLI with comprehensive help text
• Support for Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13

Changed

• Development status updated to Alpha
• Added flit as dev dependency for building distributions