.vale.ini

StylesPath = .ci/vale/styles

MinAlertLevel = warning

Vocab = InfluxDataDocs

Packages = Google, write-good, Hugo

[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale, InfluxDataDocs, Google, write-good

# Ignore URL paths like /api/v3/..., /cli/..., /influxdb3/...
# Ignore full URLs like https://example.com/...
# Ignore inline code in frontmatter (description fields, etc.)
TokenIgnores = /[a-zA-Z0-9/_\-\.]+, \
  https?://[^\s\)\]>"]+, \
  `[^`]+`

# --- Disabled mechanical rules ---
Google.Acronyms = NO
Google.DateFormat = NO
Google.Ellipses = NO
Google.Headings = NO
Google.WordList = NO
# Disable Google.Units in favor of InfluxDataDocs.Units which only checks byte
# units (GB, TB, etc). Duration literals (30d, 24h, 1h) are valid InfluxDB syntax.
Google.Units = NO
Vale.Spelling = NO
# Disable Vale.Terms - the vocabulary-based substitution rule creates too many
# false positives from URLs, file paths, and code. The accepted terms in
# accept.txt still work for spelling checks via InfluxDataDocs.Spelling.
Vale.Terms = NO

# --- Disabled style rules (high false-positive rate in technical docs) ---
Google.Contractions = NO
Google.FirstPerson = NO
Google.Passive = NO
Google.We = NO
Google.Will = NO
write-good.Cliches = NO
write-good.Passive = NO
write-good.So = NO
write-good.ThereIs = NO
# Flags legitimate technical terms like "aggregate", "expiration", "multiple".
write-good.TooWordy = NO
write-good.Weasel = NO