check-syntax.yml

name: Syntax Validation
on: [push, workflow_dispatch]

jobs:
  syntax-check:
    name: vale
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:

        - name: Checkout this repository
          uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.4

        - name: Create the folders
          run: mkdir -p styles && mkdir -p styles/Custom && mkdir -p styles/Vocab && mkdir -p styles/Vocab/base

        - name: Download .vale.ini
          run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fharper/gh-configs/main/.vale.ini

        - name: Download Custom Style ignore.txt
          run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fharper/gh-configs/main/styles/Custom/ignore.txt -O styles/Custom/ignore.txt

        - name: Download Custom Style spelling.yml
          run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fharper/gh-configs/main/styles/Custom/spelling.yml -O styles/Custom/spelling.yml

        - name: Download Custom Style substitutions.yml
          run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fharper/gh-configs/main/styles/Custom/substitutions.yml -O styles/Custom/substitutions.yml

        - name: Download base Vocab accept.txt
          run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fharper/gh-configs/main/styles/Vocab/base/accept.txt -O styles/Vocab/base/accept.txt

        - name: Install Vale
          run: |
            wget https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/releases/download/v2.30.0/vale_2.30.0_Linux_64-bit.tar.gz -O vale.tar.gz
            tar -xvzf vale.tar.gz vale
            rm vale.tar.gz

        - name: Validate the syntax
          run: ./vale --config=.vale.ini *.md