Reference links in comment mode

[dmarcotte]

Comment mode current does not properly render reference links.

A interesting complication: the links are only identified if the reference is valid (the commit/issue/pull exists). It will only be possible to get the correct preview by making calls out to Github to validate references.

So: should we try and implement this with the external dependency? Or keep the preview fully local and leave ignoring reference links as a known issue?

[dmarcotte]

Reckon this has been open long enough... I'm ready to make the call here: not rendering reference links so we can remain fully local (and hence not subject to the whims of a network dependency) is the correct trade off for this tool. Closing this as won't fix.