testaro-issues 0.4.1 → 0.5.1

package/dist/index.cjs

@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 Object.defineProperty(exports, Symbol.toStringTag, { value: "Module" });
 //#region src/index.ts
+const outcomes = ["failed", "cantTell"];
+const uncertainties = [
+	"not-computable",
+	"judgement-required",
+	"runtime-dependent",
+	"spec-only",
+	"equivalence-unknown",
+	"out-of-scope"
+];
+const whyIgnore = [
+	"duplicative",
+	"invalid",
+	"irrelevant",
+	"speculative",
+	"unreliable"
+];
 const issuesData = {
 	"ignorable": {
 		"summary": "ignorable",
@@ -2245,18 +2261,21 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"cantTellTextContrast": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Test of text contrast could not give a conclusive result [invalid]",
+				"what": "Test of text contrast could not give a conclusive result",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid",
 				"supersededBy": null
 			},
 			"r73": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Text line height is not at least 1.5 [invalid]"
+				"what": "Text line height is not at least 1.5",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"r87": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": .5,
-				"what": "First focusable element is not a link to the main content [invalid]"
+				"what": "First focusable element is not a link to the main content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"r3": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -2572,87 +2591,104 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"capital_letters_words": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Element or its title has entirely upper-case words [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element or its title has entirely upper-case words",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"color_contrast_aa": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Text has contrast less than 4.5:1 [speculative]"
+				"what": "Text has contrast less than 4.5:1",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"color_contrast_aaa": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Text contrast may be less than enhanced but the element is invisible [invalid]"
+				"what": "Text contrast may be less than enhanced but the element is invisible",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"css_images_convey_information": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Background image may be informative [speculative]"
+				"what": "Background image may be informative",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"empty_link_element": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Element has no visible and accessible name [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element has no visible and accessible name",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"fieldset_no_legend": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "First child element of the element is not a legend [duplicative]"
+				"what": "First child element of the element is not a legend",
+				"whyIgnore": "duplicative"
 			},
 			"flickering": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Excessive flashing may exist [speculative]"
+				"what": "Excessive flashing may exist",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"links_language_destination": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Link destination has a named host and may be in an unexpected language [speculative]"
+				"what": "Link destination has a named host and may be in an unexpected language",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"links_not_visually_evident_without_color_vision": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Element is a link, but its style properties do not differentiate it from its parent [irrelevant]"
+				"what": "Element is a link, but its style properties do not differentiate it from its parent",
+				"whyIgnore": "irrelevant"
 			},
 			"links_same_content_different_url": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Links with the same text content have different destination URLs [invalid]"
+				"what": "Links with the same text content have different destination URLs",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"meaningful_content_sequence": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "The content sequence may fail to be meaningful [speculative]"
+				"what": "The content sequence may fail to be meaningful",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"missing_alt_attribute": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Image has no alt attribute [invalid]"
+				"what": "Image has no alt attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"motion_actuation": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document listens for device motion or rotation [speculative]"
+				"what": "Document listens for device motion or rotation",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"overlay": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document contains a commercial overlay modifier that may fail or invalidate test results [unreliable]"
+				"what": "Document contains a commercial overlay modifier that may fail or invalidate test results",
+				"whyIgnore": "unreliable"
 			},
 			"object_missing_body": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "object element has no body to act as a text alternative [invalid]"
+				"what": "object element has no body to act as a text alternative",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"reflow": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Page may require horizontal scrolling [speculative]"
+				"what": "Page may require horizontal scrolling",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"text_color_convey_information": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Color may give information not given also by text [speculative]"
+				"what": "Color may give information not given also by text",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"duplicated_id_attribute": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -3272,17 +3308,20 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"css-orientation-lock": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "CSS media query locks display orientation [unreliable]"
+				"what": "CSS media query locks display orientation",
+				"whyIgnore": "unreliable"
 			},
 			"frame-tested": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Some content is in an iframe and so may not be testable for accessibility [speculative]"
+				"what": "Some content is in an iframe and so may not be testable for accessibility",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"hidden-content": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Some content is hidden and so may not be testable for accessibility [speculative]"
+				"what": "Some content is hidden and so may not be testable for accessibility",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"duplicate-id": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -3702,37 +3741,44 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"altNull": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "img element not inside a link has an empty alt attribute [speculative]"
+				"what": "img element not inside a link has an empty alt attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"altPartOfLinkWithText": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Name of the link enclosing the img element includes its alt attribute, so may be unclear [speculative]"
+				"what": "Name of the link enclosing the img element includes its alt attribute, so may be unclear",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedAudio": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element is audio, so may lack an accurate transcript [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element is audio, so may lack an accurate transcript",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedCustom": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Embedded custom element may fail to be accessible [speculative]"
+				"what": "Embedded custom element may fail to be accessible",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedTwitter": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element is a Twitter feed, so may add many items on scroll and thus be impractical to exit by keyboard [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element is a Twitter feed, so may add many items on scroll and thus be impractical to exit by keyboard",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedVideo": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element is video, so may lack captions [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element is video, so may lack captions",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedVisualization": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element is a visualization, so may lack a nonvisual equivalent [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element is a visualization, so may lack a nonvisual equivalent",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"altMissing": {
 				"issueID": "imageNoText",
@@ -3877,7 +3923,8 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"W-WCAG2AAA.Principle1.Guideline1_3.1_3_1.H48": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "If element contains a navigation section, it is recommended that it be marked up as a list [speculative]"
+				"what": "If element contains a navigation section, it is recommended that it be marked up as a list",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"E-AAA.4_1_1.F77": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -4782,22 +4829,26 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"aria_child_valid": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Child element has a role not allowed for the role of the parent [invalid]"
+				"what": "Child element has a role not allowed for the role of the parent",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"aria_landmark_name_unique": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Multiple landmarks with the same parent region are not distinguished from one another [invalid on invisible elements]"
+				"what": "Multiple landmarks with the same parent region are not distinguished from one another (invalid on invisible elements)",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"html_lang_exists": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Page detected as HTML, but has no lang attribute [invalid]"
+				"what": "Page detected as HTML, but has no lang attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"style_background_decorative": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "CSS background image may be informative [speculative]"
+				"what": "CSS background image may be informative",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"element_id_unique": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -5403,22 +5454,26 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"Element head is missing a required instance of child element title.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "head element has no child title element [invalid]"
+				"what": "head element has no child title element",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Element img is missing required attribute src.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "img element has no src attribute [invalid]"
+				"what": "img element has no src attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Element mediaelementwrapper not allowed as child of element div in this context. (Suppressing further errors from this subtree.)": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element contains a prohibited mediaelementwrapper element [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element contains a prohibited mediaelementwrapper element",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Trailing slash on void elements has no effect and interacts badly with unquoted attribute values.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Void element has a useless trailing slash. [invalid]"
+				"what": "Void element has a useless trailing slash.",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"The aria-placeholder attribute must not be specified on elements that have a placeholder attribute.": {
 				"issueID": "placeholderPlusAria",
@@ -6949,22 +7004,26 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"Element head is missing a required instance of child element title.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "head element has no child title element [invalid]"
+				"what": "head element has no child title element",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Element img is missing required attribute src.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "img element has no src attribute [invalid]"
+				"what": "img element has no src attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Element mediaelementwrapper not allowed as child of element div in this context. (Suppressing further errors from this subtree.)": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element contains a prohibited mediaelementwrapper element [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element contains a prohibited mediaelementwrapper element",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Trailing slash on void elements has no effect and interacts badly with unquoted attribute values.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Void element has a useless trailing slash. [invalid]"
+				"what": "Void element has a useless trailing slash.",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"The aria-placeholder attribute must not be specified on elements that have a placeholder attribute.": {
 				"issueID": "placeholderPlusAria",
@@ -8495,157 +8554,188 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"QW-ACT-R10": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "iframe elements with identical accessible names have different purposes [invalid on invisible elements]"
+				"what": "iframe elements with identical accessible names have different purposes (on invisible elements)",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R13": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Element with aria-hidden has focusable content [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element with aria-hidden has focusable content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R41": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Error message describes no invalid form field value [speculative]"
+				"what": "Error message describes no invalid form field value",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R52": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "video element visual-only content has no description track [description tracks and this ACT rule have been deprecated]"
+				"what": "video element visual-only content has no description track (description tracks and this ACT rule have been deprecated)",
+				"whyIgnore": "irrelevant"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R57": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "video element visual content has no description track [description tracks and this ACT rule have been deprecated]"
+				"what": "video element visual content has no description track (description tracks and this ACT rule have been deprecated)",
+				"whyIgnore": "irrelevant"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R62": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element in the sequential focus order may have no visible focus [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element in the sequential focus order may have no visible focus",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R63": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document has no landmark with non-repeated content [invalid]"
+				"what": "Document has no landmark with non-repeated content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R64": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document has no heading for non-repeated content [invalid]"
+				"what": "Document has no heading for non-repeated content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R73": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Block of repeated content is not collapsible [invalid]"
+				"what": "Block of repeated content is not collapsible",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R74": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document has no instrument to move focus to non-repeated content [invalid]"
+				"what": "Document has no instrument to move focus to non-repeated content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R75": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Blocks of repeated content cannot be bypassed [invalid]"
+				"what": "Blocks of repeated content cannot be bypassed",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP1": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "h1-h6 may fail to be used to identify headings [speculative]"
+				"what": "h1-h6 may fail to be used to identify headings",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-BP2": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Image text alternative is not concise [invalid]"
+				"what": "Image text alternative is not concise",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP17": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "No link at the beginning of a block of repeated content goes to the end of the block [invalid]"
+				"what": "No link at the beginning of a block of repeated content goes to the end of the block",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP20": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Document has more than 1 banner landmark [invalid; counts hidden elements]"
+				"what": "Document has more than 1 banner landmark (counts hidden elements)",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP22": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Document has more than 1 element with a main role [invalid]"
+				"what": "Document has more than 1 element with a main role",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP23": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": .1,
-				"what": "Element is not in a true list [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element is not in a true list",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP24": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "ul or ol element has a child other than li, script, or template [invalid]"
+				"what": "ul or ol element has a child other than li, script, or template",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP28": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "h1 element missing or used more than once [invalid]"
+				"what": "h1 element missing or used more than once",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP29": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "lang and xml:lang attribute of html element differ [invalid]"
+				"what": "lang and xml:lang attribute of html element differ",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T4": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "summary attribute is not used to give an overview of a data table [invalid]"
+				"what": "summary attribute is not used to give an overview of a data table",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T8": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Text alternative is suspect [invalid]"
+				"what": "Text alternative is suspect",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T9": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Page may fail to be organized using headings [speculative]"
+				"what": "Page may fail to be organized using headings",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T15": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "link element may be used for navigation but not in the head [invalid]"
+				"what": "link element may be used for navigation but not in the head",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T20": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Link title may fail to describe the link correctly [speculative]"
+				"what": "Link title may fail to describe the link correctly",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T23": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "No link at the top of the page goes directly to the main content area [invalid]"
+				"what": "No link at the top of the page goes directly to the main content area",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T24": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": .5,
-				"what": "Script removes the focus when focus is received [invalid]"
+				"what": "Script removes the focus when focus is received",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T28": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": .8,
-				"what": "Font size set to an absolute unit value [invalid]"
+				"what": "Font size set to an absolute unit value",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T31": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Foreground or background color is specified but not both [invalid on invisible elements"
+				"what": "Foreground or background color is specified but not both (on invisible elements)",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T32": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "ol, ul or dl may fail to be used for a list or group of links [speculative]"
+				"what": "ol, ul or dl may fail to be used for a list or group of links",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T35": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Several elements have this id attribute value [invalid]"
+				"what": "Several elements have this id attribute value",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R18": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -9747,7 +9837,7 @@ const rules = deepFreeze(rulesData);
 const makeIssueRules = (ruleTable, issueTable = issues) => {
 	const errors = [];
 	const checkEntry = (engineID, variabilityName, ruleID, entry, engineRuleIDs) => {
-		const { issueID, quality, what, supersededBy } = entry;
+		const { issueID, quality, what, supersededBy, outcome, uncertainty, toCheck, whyIgnore: entryWhyIgnore } = entry;
 		if (!ruleID.length) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName} has a rule with an empty ruleID`);
 		if (typeof issueID !== "string" || !issueID.length || !(issueID in issueTable)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has an invalid issueID (${JSON.stringify(issueID)})`);
 		if (typeof quality !== "number") errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has a non-numeric quality (${JSON.stringify(quality)})`);
@@ -9757,6 +9847,10 @@ const makeIssueRules = (ruleTable, issueTable = issues) => {
 			else if (supersededBy === ruleID) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has supersededBy naming itself`);
 			else if (!engineRuleIDs.has(supersededBy)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has supersededBy (${supersededBy}), which is not a rule of ${engineID}`);
 		}
+		if (outcome !== void 0 && !outcomes.includes(outcome)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has an invalid outcome (${JSON.stringify(outcome)})`);
+		if (uncertainty !== void 0 && !uncertainties.includes(uncertainty)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has an invalid uncertainty (${JSON.stringify(uncertainty)})`);
+		if (toCheck !== void 0 && (typeof toCheck !== "string" || !toCheck.length)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has a non-string or empty toCheck (${JSON.stringify(toCheck)})`);
+		if (entryWhyIgnore !== void 0 && !whyIgnore.includes(entryWhyIgnore)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has an invalid whyIgnore (${JSON.stringify(entryWhyIgnore)})`);
 		if (variabilityName === "variable") {
 			if (!/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/.test(ruleID)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has no regex metacharacters, so it should be an invariant rule`);
 			else try {

package/dist/index.d.cts

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 //#region src/index.d.ts
+declare const outcomes: readonly ['failed', 'cantTell'];
+declare const uncertainties: readonly ['not-computable', 'judgement-required', 'runtime-dependent', 'spec-only', 'equivalence-unknown', 'out-of-scope'];
+declare const whyIgnore: readonly ['duplicative', 'invalid', 'irrelevant', 'speculative', 'unreliable'];
 type IssueID = keyof typeof issuesData;
 type IssueEngineRuleCounts = Record<string, number>;
+type Outcome = typeof outcomes[number];
+type Uncertainty = typeof uncertainties[number];
+type WhyIgnore = typeof whyIgnore[number];
 interface Issue {
   summary: string;
   why: string;
@@ -17,6 +23,10 @@ interface RuleEntry {
   quality: number;
   what: string;
   supersededBy?: string | null;
+  outcome?: Outcome;
+  uncertainty?: Uncertainty;
+  toCheck?: string;
+  whyIgnore?: WhyIgnore;
 }
 interface EngineRules {
   invariant: Record<string, RuleEntry>;
@@ -2279,4 +2289,4 @@ declare const getEngineRuleCounts: (ruleTable?: Record<string, EngineRules>) =>
 declare const issueRules: Record<string, Record<string, ruleIDsByType>>;
 declare const issueStats: Record<string, IssueEngineRuleCounts>;
 //#endregion
-export { IssueEngineRuleCounts, getEditableData, getEngineRuleCounts, getSingleEngineIssues, issueRules, issueStats, issues, makeIssueRules, makeIssueStats, ruleIDsByType, rules };
+export { IssueEngineRuleCounts, Outcome, Uncertainty, WhyIgnore, getEditableData, getEngineRuleCounts, getSingleEngineIssues, issueRules, issueStats, issues, makeIssueRules, makeIssueStats, ruleIDsByType, rules };

package/dist/index.d.mts

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 //#region src/index.d.ts
+declare const outcomes: readonly ['failed', 'cantTell'];
+declare const uncertainties: readonly ['not-computable', 'judgement-required', 'runtime-dependent', 'spec-only', 'equivalence-unknown', 'out-of-scope'];
+declare const whyIgnore: readonly ['duplicative', 'invalid', 'irrelevant', 'speculative', 'unreliable'];
 type IssueID = keyof typeof issuesData;
 type IssueEngineRuleCounts = Record<string, number>;
+type Outcome = typeof outcomes[number];
+type Uncertainty = typeof uncertainties[number];
+type WhyIgnore = typeof whyIgnore[number];
 interface Issue {
   summary: string;
   why: string;
@@ -17,6 +23,10 @@ interface RuleEntry {
   quality: number;
   what: string;
   supersededBy?: string | null;
+  outcome?: Outcome;
+  uncertainty?: Uncertainty;
+  toCheck?: string;
+  whyIgnore?: WhyIgnore;
 }
 interface EngineRules {
   invariant: Record<string, RuleEntry>;
@@ -2279,4 +2289,4 @@ declare const getEngineRuleCounts: (ruleTable?: Record<string, EngineRules>) =>
 declare const issueRules: Record<string, Record<string, ruleIDsByType>>;
 declare const issueStats: Record<string, IssueEngineRuleCounts>;
 //#endregion
-export { IssueEngineRuleCounts, getEditableData, getEngineRuleCounts, getSingleEngineIssues, issueRules, issueStats, issues, makeIssueRules, makeIssueStats, ruleIDsByType, rules };
+export { IssueEngineRuleCounts, Outcome, Uncertainty, WhyIgnore, getEditableData, getEngineRuleCounts, getSingleEngineIssues, issueRules, issueStats, issues, makeIssueRules, makeIssueStats, ruleIDsByType, rules };

package/dist/index.mjs

@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
 //#region src/index.ts
+const outcomes = ["failed", "cantTell"];
+const uncertainties = [
+	"not-computable",
+	"judgement-required",
+	"runtime-dependent",
+	"spec-only",
+	"equivalence-unknown",
+	"out-of-scope"
+];
+const whyIgnore = [
+	"duplicative",
+	"invalid",
+	"irrelevant",
+	"speculative",
+	"unreliable"
+];
 const issuesData = {
 	"ignorable": {
 		"summary": "ignorable",
@@ -2244,18 +2260,21 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"cantTellTextContrast": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Test of text contrast could not give a conclusive result [invalid]",
+				"what": "Test of text contrast could not give a conclusive result",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid",
 				"supersededBy": null
 			},
 			"r73": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Text line height is not at least 1.5 [invalid]"
+				"what": "Text line height is not at least 1.5",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"r87": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": .5,
-				"what": "First focusable element is not a link to the main content [invalid]"
+				"what": "First focusable element is not a link to the main content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"r3": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -2571,87 +2590,104 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"capital_letters_words": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Element or its title has entirely upper-case words [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element or its title has entirely upper-case words",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"color_contrast_aa": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Text has contrast less than 4.5:1 [speculative]"
+				"what": "Text has contrast less than 4.5:1",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"color_contrast_aaa": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Text contrast may be less than enhanced but the element is invisible [invalid]"
+				"what": "Text contrast may be less than enhanced but the element is invisible",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"css_images_convey_information": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Background image may be informative [speculative]"
+				"what": "Background image may be informative",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"empty_link_element": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Element has no visible and accessible name [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element has no visible and accessible name",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"fieldset_no_legend": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "First child element of the element is not a legend [duplicative]"
+				"what": "First child element of the element is not a legend",
+				"whyIgnore": "duplicative"
 			},
 			"flickering": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Excessive flashing may exist [speculative]"
+				"what": "Excessive flashing may exist",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"links_language_destination": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Link destination has a named host and may be in an unexpected language [speculative]"
+				"what": "Link destination has a named host and may be in an unexpected language",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"links_not_visually_evident_without_color_vision": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Element is a link, but its style properties do not differentiate it from its parent [irrelevant]"
+				"what": "Element is a link, but its style properties do not differentiate it from its parent",
+				"whyIgnore": "irrelevant"
 			},
 			"links_same_content_different_url": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Links with the same text content have different destination URLs [invalid]"
+				"what": "Links with the same text content have different destination URLs",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"meaningful_content_sequence": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "The content sequence may fail to be meaningful [speculative]"
+				"what": "The content sequence may fail to be meaningful",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"missing_alt_attribute": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Image has no alt attribute [invalid]"
+				"what": "Image has no alt attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"motion_actuation": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document listens for device motion or rotation [speculative]"
+				"what": "Document listens for device motion or rotation",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"overlay": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document contains a commercial overlay modifier that may fail or invalidate test results [unreliable]"
+				"what": "Document contains a commercial overlay modifier that may fail or invalidate test results",
+				"whyIgnore": "unreliable"
 			},
 			"object_missing_body": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "object element has no body to act as a text alternative [invalid]"
+				"what": "object element has no body to act as a text alternative",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"reflow": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Page may require horizontal scrolling [speculative]"
+				"what": "Page may require horizontal scrolling",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"text_color_convey_information": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Color may give information not given also by text [speculative]"
+				"what": "Color may give information not given also by text",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"duplicated_id_attribute": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -3271,17 +3307,20 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"css-orientation-lock": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "CSS media query locks display orientation [unreliable]"
+				"what": "CSS media query locks display orientation",
+				"whyIgnore": "unreliable"
 			},
 			"frame-tested": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Some content is in an iframe and so may not be testable for accessibility [speculative]"
+				"what": "Some content is in an iframe and so may not be testable for accessibility",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"hidden-content": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Some content is hidden and so may not be testable for accessibility [speculative]"
+				"what": "Some content is hidden and so may not be testable for accessibility",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"duplicate-id": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -3701,37 +3740,44 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"altNull": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "img element not inside a link has an empty alt attribute [speculative]"
+				"what": "img element not inside a link has an empty alt attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"altPartOfLinkWithText": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Name of the link enclosing the img element includes its alt attribute, so may be unclear [speculative]"
+				"what": "Name of the link enclosing the img element includes its alt attribute, so may be unclear",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedAudio": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element is audio, so may lack an accurate transcript [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element is audio, so may lack an accurate transcript",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedCustom": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Embedded custom element may fail to be accessible [speculative]"
+				"what": "Embedded custom element may fail to be accessible",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedTwitter": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element is a Twitter feed, so may add many items on scroll and thus be impractical to exit by keyboard [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element is a Twitter feed, so may add many items on scroll and thus be impractical to exit by keyboard",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedVideo": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element is video, so may lack captions [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element is video, so may lack captions",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"embedVisualization": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element is a visualization, so may lack a nonvisual equivalent [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element is a visualization, so may lack a nonvisual equivalent",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"altMissing": {
 				"issueID": "imageNoText",
@@ -3876,7 +3922,8 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"W-WCAG2AAA.Principle1.Guideline1_3.1_3_1.H48": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "If element contains a navigation section, it is recommended that it be marked up as a list [speculative]"
+				"what": "If element contains a navigation section, it is recommended that it be marked up as a list",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"E-AAA.4_1_1.F77": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -4781,22 +4828,26 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"aria_child_valid": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Child element has a role not allowed for the role of the parent [invalid]"
+				"what": "Child element has a role not allowed for the role of the parent",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"aria_landmark_name_unique": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Multiple landmarks with the same parent region are not distinguished from one another [invalid on invisible elements]"
+				"what": "Multiple landmarks with the same parent region are not distinguished from one another (invalid on invisible elements)",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"html_lang_exists": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Page detected as HTML, but has no lang attribute [invalid]"
+				"what": "Page detected as HTML, but has no lang attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"style_background_decorative": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "CSS background image may be informative [speculative]"
+				"what": "CSS background image may be informative",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"element_id_unique": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -5402,22 +5453,26 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"Element head is missing a required instance of child element title.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "head element has no child title element [invalid]"
+				"what": "head element has no child title element",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Element img is missing required attribute src.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "img element has no src attribute [invalid]"
+				"what": "img element has no src attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Element mediaelementwrapper not allowed as child of element div in this context. (Suppressing further errors from this subtree.)": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element contains a prohibited mediaelementwrapper element [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element contains a prohibited mediaelementwrapper element",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Trailing slash on void elements has no effect and interacts badly with unquoted attribute values.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Void element has a useless trailing slash. [invalid]"
+				"what": "Void element has a useless trailing slash.",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"The aria-placeholder attribute must not be specified on elements that have a placeholder attribute.": {
 				"issueID": "placeholderPlusAria",
@@ -6948,22 +7003,26 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"Element head is missing a required instance of child element title.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "head element has no child title element [invalid]"
+				"what": "head element has no child title element",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Element img is missing required attribute src.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "img element has no src attribute [invalid]"
+				"what": "img element has no src attribute",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Element mediaelementwrapper not allowed as child of element div in this context. (Suppressing further errors from this subtree.)": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element contains a prohibited mediaelementwrapper element [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element contains a prohibited mediaelementwrapper element",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"Trailing slash on void elements has no effect and interacts badly with unquoted attribute values.": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Void element has a useless trailing slash. [invalid]"
+				"what": "Void element has a useless trailing slash.",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"The aria-placeholder attribute must not be specified on elements that have a placeholder attribute.": {
 				"issueID": "placeholderPlusAria",
@@ -8494,157 +8553,188 @@ const rulesData = {
 			"QW-ACT-R10": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "iframe elements with identical accessible names have different purposes [invalid on invisible elements]"
+				"what": "iframe elements with identical accessible names have different purposes (on invisible elements)",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R13": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Element with aria-hidden has focusable content [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element with aria-hidden has focusable content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R41": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Error message describes no invalid form field value [speculative]"
+				"what": "Error message describes no invalid form field value",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R52": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "video element visual-only content has no description track [description tracks and this ACT rule have been deprecated]"
+				"what": "video element visual-only content has no description track (description tracks and this ACT rule have been deprecated)",
+				"whyIgnore": "irrelevant"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R57": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "video element visual content has no description track [description tracks and this ACT rule have been deprecated]"
+				"what": "video element visual content has no description track (description tracks and this ACT rule have been deprecated)",
+				"whyIgnore": "irrelevant"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R62": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Element in the sequential focus order may have no visible focus [speculative]"
+				"what": "Element in the sequential focus order may have no visible focus",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R63": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document has no landmark with non-repeated content [invalid]"
+				"what": "Document has no landmark with non-repeated content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R64": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document has no heading for non-repeated content [invalid]"
+				"what": "Document has no heading for non-repeated content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R73": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Block of repeated content is not collapsible [invalid]"
+				"what": "Block of repeated content is not collapsible",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R74": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Document has no instrument to move focus to non-repeated content [invalid]"
+				"what": "Document has no instrument to move focus to non-repeated content",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R75": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Blocks of repeated content cannot be bypassed [invalid]"
+				"what": "Blocks of repeated content cannot be bypassed",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP1": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "h1-h6 may fail to be used to identify headings [speculative]"
+				"what": "h1-h6 may fail to be used to identify headings",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-BP2": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Image text alternative is not concise [invalid]"
+				"what": "Image text alternative is not concise",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP17": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "No link at the beginning of a block of repeated content goes to the end of the block [invalid]"
+				"what": "No link at the beginning of a block of repeated content goes to the end of the block",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP20": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Document has more than 1 banner landmark [invalid; counts hidden elements]"
+				"what": "Document has more than 1 banner landmark (counts hidden elements)",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP22": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Document has more than 1 element with a main role [invalid]"
+				"what": "Document has more than 1 element with a main role",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP23": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": .1,
-				"what": "Element is not in a true list [invalid]"
+				"what": "Element is not in a true list",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP24": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "ul or ol element has a child other than li, script, or template [invalid]"
+				"what": "ul or ol element has a child other than li, script, or template",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP28": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "h1 element missing or used more than once [invalid]"
+				"what": "h1 element missing or used more than once",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-BP29": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "lang and xml:lang attribute of html element differ [invalid]"
+				"what": "lang and xml:lang attribute of html element differ",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T4": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "summary attribute is not used to give an overview of a data table [invalid]"
+				"what": "summary attribute is not used to give an overview of a data table",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T8": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Text alternative is suspect [invalid]"
+				"what": "Text alternative is suspect",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T9": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Page may fail to be organized using headings [speculative]"
+				"what": "Page may fail to be organized using headings",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T15": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "link element may be used for navigation but not in the head [invalid]"
+				"what": "link element may be used for navigation but not in the head",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T20": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "Link title may fail to describe the link correctly [speculative]"
+				"what": "Link title may fail to describe the link correctly",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T23": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 0,
-				"what": "No link at the top of the page goes directly to the main content area [invalid]"
+				"what": "No link at the top of the page goes directly to the main content area",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T24": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": .5,
-				"what": "Script removes the focus when focus is received [invalid]"
+				"what": "Script removes the focus when focus is received",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T28": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": .8,
-				"what": "Font size set to an absolute unit value [invalid]"
+				"what": "Font size set to an absolute unit value",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T31": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Foreground or background color is specified but not both [invalid on invisible elements"
+				"what": "Foreground or background color is specified but not both (on invisible elements)",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T32": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "ol, ul or dl may fail to be used for a list or group of links [speculative]"
+				"what": "ol, ul or dl may fail to be used for a list or group of links",
+				"whyIgnore": "speculative"
 			},
 			"QW-WCAG-T35": {
 				"issueID": "ignorable",
 				"quality": 1,
-				"what": "Several elements have this id attribute value [invalid]"
+				"what": "Several elements have this id attribute value",
+				"whyIgnore": "invalid"
 			},
 			"QW-ACT-R18": {
 				"issueID": "duplicateID",
@@ -9746,7 +9836,7 @@ const rules = deepFreeze(rulesData);
 const makeIssueRules = (ruleTable, issueTable = issues) => {
 	const errors = [];
 	const checkEntry = (engineID, variabilityName, ruleID, entry, engineRuleIDs) => {
-		const { issueID, quality, what, supersededBy } = entry;
+		const { issueID, quality, what, supersededBy, outcome, uncertainty, toCheck, whyIgnore: entryWhyIgnore } = entry;
 		if (!ruleID.length) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName} has a rule with an empty ruleID`);
 		if (typeof issueID !== "string" || !issueID.length || !(issueID in issueTable)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has an invalid issueID (${JSON.stringify(issueID)})`);
 		if (typeof quality !== "number") errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has a non-numeric quality (${JSON.stringify(quality)})`);
@@ -9756,6 +9846,10 @@ const makeIssueRules = (ruleTable, issueTable = issues) => {
 			else if (supersededBy === ruleID) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has supersededBy naming itself`);
 			else if (!engineRuleIDs.has(supersededBy)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has supersededBy (${supersededBy}), which is not a rule of ${engineID}`);
 		}
+		if (outcome !== void 0 && !outcomes.includes(outcome)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has an invalid outcome (${JSON.stringify(outcome)})`);
+		if (uncertainty !== void 0 && !uncertainties.includes(uncertainty)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has an invalid uncertainty (${JSON.stringify(uncertainty)})`);
+		if (toCheck !== void 0 && (typeof toCheck !== "string" || !toCheck.length)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has a non-string or empty toCheck (${JSON.stringify(toCheck)})`);
+		if (entryWhyIgnore !== void 0 && !whyIgnore.includes(entryWhyIgnore)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has an invalid whyIgnore (${JSON.stringify(entryWhyIgnore)})`);
 		if (variabilityName === "variable") {
 			if (!/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/.test(ruleID)) errors.push(`${engineID}.${variabilityName}.${ruleID} has no regex metacharacters, so it should be an invariant rule`);
 			else try {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "testaro-issues",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.5.1",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "A classification of about 1500 rules of 10 rule engines into about 400 issues. The rule engines are those in the ensemble of Testaro, which tests web pages for front-end quality (accessibility, usability, and standards conformance).",
   "main": "./dist/index.cjs",