Is there a way to define a "custom" spec -- to a spec other than a pre-defined one?

[swcurran]

I love that I can reference W3C and IETF specs using the [[spec:rfc123]] syntax, get a mouse over link and an appendix list of specs.

Is there a way that I can use a spec reference to a any URL I want -- specs that Spec-Up doesn't know about? For example, I want to reference the DIF "Linked Verifiable Presentation" spec. If I do [[spec:linked-vp]], I just see that literal in the rendered text. Is there a way to add my own URLs that I defined as "specs" so that they benefit from the spec: feature? Other examples -- ISO specs (although that might have to be to Wikipedia to avoid the paywall), W3C working documents, etc.

Thanks!

[swcurran]

RTFM -- see documentation section on External Specs. Solved.

[swcurran]

And trying it out makes me realize that External Specs are not the same, even though the have such a promising name.

Is there a way to extend the known [[spec:xyz]] references?

[csuwildcat]

I'm sure I could figure something out. Why don't we take a look at IIW next week?

[csuwildcat]

Is your main goal to enable one-offs to have the same format that the other refs have, or to create and draw from a new corpus of formatted refs? The former would be easier, but we could do the latter if we had a location to host the new ref catalog.

[swcurran]

My main goal was to be able to add the needed specs to the JSON file, and then reference them in the various categories in the document — so the first one from your list. I didn’t realize until talking to @brianorwhatever that there was a standard list of reference-able specs. That feature is great, and it would be nice to have a link to that list. But ultimately, any list cannot include everything needed for a given spec, so I think having a way to add spec-specific references is necessary.