05-task-04-proofs.md

Task 4.0: Update Documentation for Spell Checker

Documentation Updated

The CONTRIBUTING.md file has been updated with a new "Spell Checking" subsection under the "Pre-commit Hooks" section.

Documentation Changes

Added comprehensive spell checking documentation that includes:

1. Overview: Explains that cspell checks markdown files and fails commits on errors
2. How it works: Details about file checking, configuration, and error behavior
3. Adding new terms: Instructions for adding terms to .cspell.json dictionary
4. Verification: How to verify spell checking works manually or automatically
5. Exclusions: Note that CHANGELOG.md is excluded from spell checking

Updated Pre-commit Hooks Section

The summary list in the "Pre-commit Hooks" section now includes:

• Spell checking (cspell)

Documentation Content

### Spell Checking

The repository uses [cspell](https://cspell.org/) to check spelling in markdown files. The spell checker runs automatically as a pre-commit hook and will fail commits if spelling errors are detected.

**How it works:**

- Checks all markdown files (`.md`) during commits
- Uses the `.cspell.json` configuration file at the repository root
- Fails commits when spelling errors are found
- Provides suggestions for misspelled words in error messages

**Adding new terms to the dictionary:**

If you encounter a false positive (a valid word that cspell flags as misspelled), you can add it to the dictionary by editing `.cspell.json` and adding the term to the `words` array:

```json
{
  "words": [
    "existing-terms",
    "your-new-term"
  ]
}

Verifying spell checking:

• Run manually: pre-commit run cspell --all-files
• Runs automatically: The hook runs automatically on every commit
• Note: CHANGELOG.md is excluded from spell checking

### Spell Checking Verification

All existing markdown files were verified to pass spell checking:

```bash
$ pre-commit run cspell --all-files

Demo Criteria Verification

• ✅ Spell Checking section added - New subsection under "Pre-commit Hooks"
• ✅ Explains cspell hook - Documents that it checks markdown files and fails commits on errors
• ✅ Dictionary management documented - Instructions for adding new terms to .cspell.json
• ✅ Verification documented - How to verify spell checking works manually or automatically
• ✅ CHANGELOG.md exclusion mentioned - Note that it's excluded from spell checking
• ✅ Pre-commit Hooks summary updated - Includes spell checking in the list
• ✅ All markdown files pass - Verified with pre-commit run cspell --all-files
• ✅ Follows CONTRIBUTING.md style - Consistent formatting and structure

Proof Artifacts Summary

• ✅ Updated CONTRIBUTING.md with spell checking section
• ✅ All existing markdown files pass spell checking (no false positives)
• ✅ Documentation follows existing CONTRIBUTING.md structure and style
• ✅ Pre-commit Hooks section summary updated to include spell checking