diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 71ee76b7..904109fe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ and it will let you know when it finds a broken link. Comparing to alternative solutions, this tool tries to achieve the following points: -* Quickness - local references are verified instantly even for moderately-sized repositories. -* Easy setup - no extra actions required, just run the tool in the repository root. +* Quickness + * References are verified in parallel. + * References with the same target URI are only verified once. +* Resilience + * When you have many links to the same domain, the service is likely to start replying with "429 Too Many Requests". + When this happens, `xrefcheck` will wait the requested amount of seconds before retrying. +* Easy setup - no extra actions required, just run `xrefcheck` in the repository root. * Conservative verifier allows using this tool in CI, no false positives (e.g. on sites which require authentication) should be reported. ## A comparison with other solutions [↑](#xrefcheck) @@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ Comparing to alternative solutions, this tool tries to achieve the following poi At the moment of writing, it scans only external references and checking anchors is not possible. * [remark-validate-links](https://github.com/remarkjs/remark-validate-links) and [remark-lint-no-dead-urls](https://github.com/davidtheclark/remark-lint-no-dead-urls) - highly configurable JavaScript solution for checking local and external links respectively. It is able to check multiple repositores at once if they are gathered in one folder. - Being written in JavaScript, it is fairly slow on large repositories. + Doesn't handle "429 Too Many Requests", so false positives are likely when you have many links to the same domain. * [markdown-link-check](https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check) - another checker written in JavaScript, scans one specific file at a time. Supports `mailto:` link resolution. * [url-checker](https://github.com/paramt/url-checker) - GitHub Action which checks external links in specified files.