vale.yml

name: vale-validation
on:
  pull_request:
    paths:
    - README.md
    - readme.md
    - Readme.md

jobs:
  vale:
    name: runner / vale
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: clone repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: clone vale-styles repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          repository: DevExpress/vale-styles
          path: vale-styles
          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.VALE_STYLES_ACCESS_KEY }}
      - name: copy vale rules to the root repo
        run: shopt -s dotglob && cp -r ./vale-styles/vale/* .

      - name: detect README file
        id: detect
        shell: bash
        run: |
          set -euo pipefail

          found="$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname 'readme.md' -print | head -n 1 || true)"

          if [[ -z "$found" ]]; then
            echo "No README.md found in repo root. Nothing to lint."
            echo "files=[]" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
            exit 0
          fi

          found="${found#./}"

          echo "Found README: $found"
          echo "files=[\"$found\"]" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

      - name: vale linter check
        if: steps.detect.outputs.files != '[]'
        uses: DevExpress/vale-action@reviewdog
        with:
          files: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.files }}
          fail_on_error: true
          filter_mode: nofilter
          reporter: github-check