enforce 50 <= description length <= 160

scripts/commands/checkMetadata.ts

@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ const readMetadata = async (filePath: string): Promise<Record<string, any>> => {
 };
 
 const isValidMetadata = (metadata: Record<string, any>): boolean =>
-  metadata.title && metadata.description;
+  metadata.title &&
+  metadata.description &&
+  metadata.title != metadata.description &&
+  metadata.description.length <= 160 &&
+  metadata.description.length >= 50;
 
 const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
   const args = readArgs();
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ function handleErrors(mdErrors: string[], notebookErrors: string[]): void {
       ---
 
       The title should be the page title: it's used for browser tabs and the top line of search results. The description should describe the page
-      in <160 characters, ideally using some keywords. The description is what
+      in at least 50 but no more than 160 characters, ideally using some keywords. The description is what
       shows up as the text in search results. See https://github.com/Qiskit/documentation/issues/131 for some tips.
 
       Please fix these files:\n\n${mdErrors.join("\n")}