New Rule: no-empty-alt-text #365
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The rule should warn when an image is missing alternate text
What type of rule is this?
Warns about a potential problem
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[ref]: image.jpgParticipation
- I am willing to submit a pull request to implement this rule.
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Rationale: Alternate text is important for accessibility and describes the content of an image for people who may not be able to see it.
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lumirlumir commentedon May 8, 2025
Hi @Pixel998, thanks for opening this issue!
It looks great to me, and I agree that this rule should be implemented as part of the recommended setup.
Interestingly, I’ve actually implemented this rule in my own custom ESLint plugin,
eslint-plugin-mark, which I’m currently working on.So, if you are open to it, and if other team members are also on board with including this rule, would it be alright if I took on this issue?
Pixel998 commentedon May 8, 2025
Hi @lumirlumir, I've implemented the rule locally. Just need to write the docs and push if it's accepted. Also, I was thinking this rule should primarily focus on Markdown's image alt text. If we want to also check the html alt attribute, it might be best to include that as an optional setting.
nzakas commentedon May 8, 2025
I think this is a good idea. 👍 Let's let @Pixel998 work on this as they created the issue and indicated interest in implementing it.
lumirlumir commentedon May 8, 2025
Sounds good. Let's do it.