[BUG] check-edit-links generates 404s

[Ishita-190]

Describe the bug.

Running npm run test:editlinks generates 404 links for some spec pages.
File: scripts/markdown/check-edit-links.ts

Proposed fixes

Dynamically detect available versions from the filesystem.

• Resolve the specification directory at runtime (reference/specification/, derived from process.cwd()).

• Read directory contents using Node’s fs module.

• Detect specification versions by matching entries against a semantic version pattern:

  • v\d+\.\d+\.\d+ for folders, or
  • v\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.md for files.

• Normalize file paths (\ → /) before comparisons so behavior is consistent across platforms.
• Pass the discovered version list to determineEditLink, allowing it to automatically generate GitHub edit links for any valid spec version without maintaining a manual allowlist.

Expected behavior

• Files outside the ignore list are checked for broken edit links.
• Files returning 404 are logged with their file paths.
• All other links are considered valid.

Screenshots

After making the proposed changes, running npm run test:editlinks confirms that all edit links are valid

How to Reproduce

1. npm install
2. npm run test:editlinks

🖥️ Device Information [optional]

• Operating System (OS): Windows

👀 Have you checked for similar open issues?

• I checked and didn't find similar issue

🏢 Have you read the Contributing Guidelines?

• I have read the Contributing Guidelines

Are you willing to work on this issue ?

Yes I am willing to submit a PR!

[sammy200-ui]

@Ishita-190 is it a right approach to add v3 to the ignore list? cause everytime a new spec version is released we have to add it manually.

[Ishita-190]

@sammy200-ui You're right. It might be better to detect available spec versions automatically by reading the existing spec files/folders, instead of filtering by specific version names, so new releases work without manual changes. Thanks for pointing this out!

[ksaini-web]

Hi! I’d like to work on this issue.

I’ll look into scripts/markdown/check-edit-links.ts and update it so spec versions are detected dynamically instead of relying on hardcoded values.

Please let me know if I can proceed 🙂