Support linking using full path relative to repo root

[ais]

Links that start with / leave placeholders in the graph. Users in our org use a web tool to create files, and links in this tool are expected to be absolute. We would like to use the graph to get an overview of our knowledge and improve the structure of our documentation.

[riccardoferretti]

are those links absolute in the file system or "relative" to the repo root?

[ais]

relative to the repo root

[riccardoferretti]

related conversation: #806 (comment)

[SHiLLySiT]

I'd also like to see this work in Foam, since out-of-the-box paths that start with / in a Markdown link are interpreted as paths relative to the project root.

From the VS Code docs:

Paths starting with / are resolved relative to the current workspace root, while paths staring with ./ or without any prefix are resolved relative to the current file.

As a work around, Foam correctly links a file instead of adding a placeholder in the graph if you add .. in the path to navigate up folder(s).

Current, undesired behavior:

Workaround:

[stereobooster]

IMO links should work the same as in VSCode and Github e.g. [Readme.md](/Readme.md) should be supported. Related Portable markdown links

[riccardoferretti]

Thanks for the comment and pointer @stereobooster and @SHiLLySiT - this is actually a good reference point.

I agree Foam should follow the VS Code convention, which is also compatible with @stereobooster 's portable md links.