referencing-code

name	referencing-code
description	Use when writing a criv wiki-link from a document or ADR to a source file, symbol, line range, policy match, or another note.
metadata	{"criv-template":"blake3:192843957592d6f0"}

Referencing code

A wiki-link is how a document claims a piece of the repository. criv resolves each one and reports drift when the target moves.

Target	Form
Source file	[[src/auth/verify.rs]]
Source symbol	[[src/auth/verify.rs#verify_token]]
Source lines	[[src/auth/verify.rs#L42-L67]]
Policy match	[[match:ADR-0007/no-block-on-in-handler]]
Another note	[[0007-content-addressed-state-and-diffing|ADR-0007]]

Prefer a symbol over a line range. A symbol survives edits above it; a line range does not.

A partial source path resolves while it stays unique. Write the path from the repository root when criv check warns that a path is ambiguous.

The links are correct when the vault is green after criv watch --once.