Negative invariant: every r:id referenced on a cell-level <hyperlink> must resolve to a matching <Relationship Id='...'/> in the worksheet's rels file, and no duplicate Ids may appear.
Library verdicts: python-xlsx: — xlsxjs: —
| Feature id | xlsx/relationship-orphan-detection |
|---|---|
| Format | xlsx |
| Category | references |
| Spec | ecma-376-5-part-2 § 9.3 pr:Relationship |
| ID / part | Predicate | XPath | python-xlsx | xlsxjs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
sheet-hyperlink-has-ridxl/worksheets/sheet1.xml | match = ^1(\.0+)?$Exactly one cell-level <hyperlink> with an r:id must be present in Sheet1. | count(//x:hyperlinks/x:hyperlink[@r:id]) | — | — |
sheet-rel-count-is-1-hyperlinkxl/worksheets/_rels/sheet1.xml.rels | match = ^1(\.0+)?$The worksheet's rels file must carry exactly one hyperlink Relationship. | count(//pr:Relationship[@Type='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/hyperlink']) | — | — |
sheet-rel-ids-uniquexl/worksheets/_rels/sheet1.xml.rels | absentRelationship Ids must be unique within the rels file. | //pr:Relationship[@Id = preceding-sibling::pr:Relationship/@Id] | — | — |
sheet-hyperlink-rel-is-externalxl/worksheets/_rels/sheet1.xml.rels | equal = ExternalThe hyperlink relationship in this fixture is external; it must carry TargetMode='External'. | string(//pr:Relationship[@Type='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/hyperlink']/@TargetMode) | — | — |
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scripts/gen_relationship_orphan_detection_xlsx.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Generate ``fixtures/xlsx/relationship-orphan-detection.xlsx``.
A minimal workbook with exactly one external-URL cell hyperlink on
Sheet1!A1. Designed to satisfy ``xlsx/relationship-orphan-detection``.
.. versionadded:: 2026.05.0
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import datetime as _dt
from pathlib import Path
from xlsx import Workbook
_REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
_OUT = _REPO_ROOT / "fixtures" / "xlsx" / "relationship-orphan-detection.xlsx"
_REPRODUCIBLE_DT = _dt.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
def main() -> int:
wb = Workbook()
ws = wb.active
ws.title = "Sheet1"
ws["A1"] = "Resolved external hyperlink"
ws["A1"].hyperlink = "https://example.com/no-orphan"
_OUT.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
wb.save(_OUT, zip_date_time=_REPRODUCIBLE_DT)
print(_OUT)
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
raise SystemExit(main())
{
"$schema": "../manifest.schema.json",
"id": "xlsx/relationship-orphan-detection",
"title": "Relationship orphan detection (xlsx)",
"format": "xlsx",
"category": "references",
"summary": "Negative invariant: every r:id referenced on a cell-level <hyperlink> must resolve to a matching <Relationship Id='...'/> in the worksheet's rels file, and no duplicate Ids may appear.",
"spec": {
"source": "ecma-376-5-part-2",
"clause": "9.3",
"element": "pr:Relationship",
"rnc_reference": "spec/ecma-376-5/part-2/rnc/opc-relationships.rnc",
"xsd_reference": "spec/ecma-376-5/part-2/xsd/opc-relationships.xsd",
"notes": "Part-2 OPC invariants applied at worksheet scope. The fixture carries exactly one external-URL cell hyperlink on Sheet1!A1. The assertions pin both sides: the worksheet xml references exactly one <hyperlink> with r:id, and xl/worksheets/_rels/sheet1.xml.rels contains exactly one hyperlink Relationship."
},
"fixtures": {
"machine": "xlsx/relationship-orphan-detection"
},
"generator": {
"python": "scripts/gen_relationship_orphan_detection_xlsx.py"
},
"assertions": [
{
"id": "sheet-hyperlink-has-rid",
"part": "xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml",
"namespaces": {
"x": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main",
"r": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships"
},
"xpath": "count(//x:hyperlinks/x:hyperlink[@r:id])",
"must": "match",
"value": "^1(\\.0+)?$",
"description": "Exactly one cell-level <hyperlink> with an r:id must be present in Sheet1."
},
{
"id": "sheet-rel-count-is-1-hyperlink",
"part": "xl/worksheets/_rels/sheet1.xml.rels",
"namespaces": {
"pr": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"
},
"xpath": "count(//pr:Relationship[@Type='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/hyperlink'])",
"must": "match",
"value": "^1(\\.0+)?$",
"description": "The worksheet's rels file must carry exactly one hyperlink Relationship."
},
{
"id": "sheet-rel-ids-unique",
"part": "xl/worksheets/_rels/sheet1.xml.rels",
"namespaces": {
"pr": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"
},
"xpath": "//pr:Relationship[@Id = preceding-sibling::pr:Relationship/@Id]",
"must": "absent",
"description": "Relationship Ids must be unique within the rels file."
},
{
"id": "sheet-hyperlink-rel-is-external",
"part": "xl/worksheets/_rels/sheet1.xml.rels",
"namespaces": {
"pr": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"
},
"xpath": "string(//pr:Relationship[@Type='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/hyperlink']/@TargetMode)",
"must": "equal",
"value": "External",
"description": "The hyperlink relationship in this fixture is external; it must carry TargetMode='External'."
}
]
}
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