From 86641d3646bdf6553401490240f35ceb3973c714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruno Capuano <bcapuano@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:06:12 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Remove validation workflows and markdown-to-pdf script

---
 .../validate-documentation-links.yml          | 61 --------------
 scripts/markdown-to-pdf.ps1                   | 82 -------------------
 2 files changed, 143 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/validate-documentation-links.yml
 delete mode 100644 scripts/markdown-to-pdf.ps1

diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-documentation-links.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-documentation-links.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dcdce53..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-documentation-links.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-name: Validate Documentation Links
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - '**.md'
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  check-broken-paths:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-      - name: Check broken Paths
-        uses: john0isaac/action-check-markdown@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          command: check_broken_paths
-          directory: ./
-          guide-url: 'https://github.com/microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.MD'
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-  check-urls-locale:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-      - name: Check URLs Country Locale
-        uses: john0isaac/action-check-markdown@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          command: check_urls_locale
-          directory: ./
-          guide-url: 'https://github.com/microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.MD'
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-  check-broken-urls:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-      - name: Check broken URLs
-        uses: john0isaac/action-check-markdown@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          command: check_broken_urls
-          directory: ./
-          guide-url: 'https://github.com/microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.MD'
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/markdown-to-pdf.ps1 b/scripts/markdown-to-pdf.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index 11477f13..00000000
--- a/scripts/markdown-to-pdf.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-param(
-    [Parameter(Position=0)]
-    [string]$Path = ".",
-
-    [Parameter()]
-    [switch]$Recurse = $true,
-
-    [Parameter()]
-    [string]$OutputDir
-)
-
-function Write-Info($msg) { Write-Host "[md->pdf] $msg" -ForegroundColor Cyan }
-function Write-Err($msg) { Write-Host "[md->pdf] $msg" -ForegroundColor Red }
-
-# Resolve path
-$root = Resolve-Path $Path
-Write-Info "Root: $root"
-
-# Verify npx availability
-if (-not (Get-Command npx -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
-    Write-Err "npx is not available. Please install Node.js (https://nodejs.org)."
-    exit 1
-}
-
-# Create output directory if provided
-if ($OutputDir) {
-    $outResolved = Resolve-Path -Path $OutputDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    if (-not $outResolved) {
-        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $OutputDir -Force | Out-Null
-        $outResolved = Resolve-Path -Path $OutputDir
-    }
-    Write-Info "OutputDir: $outResolved"
-}
-
-# Gather markdown files
-$searchOpts = @{ Path = $root; Filter = "*.md"; File = $true; }
-if ($Recurse) { $searchOpts.Recurse = $true }
-$files = Get-ChildItem @searchOpts |
-    Where-Object { $_.FullName -notmatch "\\node_modules\\" }
-
-if ($files.Count -eq 0) {
-    Write-Err "No Markdown files found under $root"
-    exit 2
-}
-
-Write-Info "Found $($files.Count) Markdown file(s)."
-
-$errors = @()
-foreach ($f in $files) {
-    $targetPdf = if ($OutputDir) {
-        $baseName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($f.Name)
-        Join-Path $OutputDir "$baseName.pdf"
-    } else {
-        [System.IO.Path]::ChangeExtension($f.FullName, ".pdf")
-    }
-
-    Write-Info "Converting: $($f.FullName) -> $targetPdf"
-    try {
-        # Use npx to run md-to-pdf without prompt
-        $cmd = "npx --yes md-to-pdf `"$($f.FullName)`""
-        $null = Invoke-Expression $cmd
-        # md-to-pdf outputs in same folder by default; move if OutputDir specified
-        if ($OutputDir) {
-            $produced = [System.IO.Path]::ChangeExtension($f.FullName, ".pdf")
-            if (Test-Path $produced) {
-                Move-Item -Force -Path $produced -Destination $targetPdf
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    catch {
-        Write-Err "Failed: $($f.FullName) - $($_.Exception.Message)"
-        $errors += $f.FullName
-    }
-}
-
-if ($errors.Count -gt 0) {
-    Write-Err "Completed with $($errors.Count) error(s)."
-    foreach ($e in $errors) { Write-Err " - $e" }
-    exit 3
-}
-
-Write-Info "All conversions completed successfully."
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