GoogleChrome · brendankenny · Jul 20, 2019 · Jul 11, 2019 · Jul 11, 2019 · Jul 18, 2019
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/en-US.json b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/en-US.json
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@
     "description": "Label shown preceding any important warnings that may have invalidated the entire report. For example, if the user has Chrome extensions installed, they may add enough performance overhead that Lighthouse's performance metrics are unreliable. If shown, this will be displayed at the top of the report UI."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/util.js | varianceDisclaimer": {
-    "message": "Values are estimated and may vary.",
+    "message": "Values are estimated and may vary. The performance score is [based only on these metrics](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/blob/master/docs/scoring.md#how-are-the-scores-weighted).",
     "description": "Disclaimer shown to users below the metric values (First Contentful Paint, Time to Interactive, etc) to warn them that the numbers they see will likely change slightly the next time they run Lighthouse."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/util.js | warningAuditsGroupTitle": {

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json
@@ -1253,9 +1253,15 @@
   "lighthouse-core/lib/lh-error.js | dnsFailure": {
     "message": "D̂ŃŜ śêŕv̂ér̂ś ĉóûĺd̂ ńôt́ r̂éŝól̂v́ê t́ĥé p̂ŕôv́îd́êd́ d̂óm̂áîń."
   },
+  "lighthouse-core/lib/lh-error.js | erroredRequiredArtifact": {
+    "message": "R̂éq̂úîŕêd́ {artifactName} ĝát̂h́êŕêŕ êńĉóûńt̂ér̂éd̂ án̂ ér̂ŕôŕ: {errorMessage}"
+  },
   "lighthouse-core/lib/lh-error.js | internalChromeError": {
     "message": "Âń îńt̂ér̂ńâĺ Ĉh́r̂óm̂é êŕr̂ór̂ óĉćûŕr̂éd̂. Ṕl̂éâśê ŕêśt̂ár̂t́ Ĉh́r̂óm̂é âńd̂ t́r̂ý r̂é-r̂ún̂ńîńĝ Ĺîǵĥt́ĥóûśê."
   },
+  "lighthouse-core/lib/lh-error.js | missingRequiredArtifact": {
+    "message": "R̂éq̂úîŕêd́ {artifactName} ĝát̂h́êŕêŕ d̂íd̂ ńôt́ r̂ún̂."
+  },
   "lighthouse-core/lib/lh-error.js | pageLoadFailed": {
     "message": "L̂íĝh́t̂h́ôúŝé ŵáŝ ún̂áb̂ĺê t́ô ŕêĺîáb̂ĺŷ ĺôád̂ t́ĥé p̂áĝé ŷóû ŕêq́ûéŝt́êd́. M̂ák̂é ŝúr̂é ŷóû ár̂é t̂éŝt́îńĝ t́ĥé ĉór̂ŕêćt̂ ÚR̂Ĺ âńd̂ t́ĥát̂ t́ĥé ŝér̂v́êŕ îś p̂ŕôṕêŕl̂ý r̂éŝṕôńd̂ín̂ǵ t̂ó âĺl̂ ŕêq́ûéŝt́ŝ."
   },
@@ -1335,7 +1341,7 @@
     "message": "T̂h́êŕê ẃêŕê íŝśûéŝ áf̂f́êćt̂ín̂ǵ t̂h́îś r̂ún̂ óf̂ Ĺîǵĥt́ĥóûśê:"
   },
   "lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/util.js | varianceDisclaimer": {
-    "message": "V̂ál̂úêś âŕê éŝt́îḿât́êd́ âńd̂ ḿâý v̂ár̂ý."
+    "message": "V̂ál̂úêś âŕê éŝt́îḿât́êd́ âńd̂ ḿâý v̂ár̂ý. T̂h́ê ṕêŕf̂ór̂ḿâńĉé ŝćôŕê íŝ [b́âśêd́ ôńl̂ý ôń t̂h́êśê ḿêt́r̂íĉś](ĥt́t̂ṕŝ://ǵît́ĥúb̂.ćôḿ/Ĝóôǵl̂éĈh́r̂óm̂é/l̂íĝh́t̂h́ôúŝé/b̂ĺôb́/m̂áŝt́êŕ/d̂óĉś/ŝćôŕîńĝ.ḿd̂#h́ôẃ-âŕê-t́ĥé-ŝćôŕêś-ŵéîǵĥt́êd́)."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/util.js | warningAuditsGroupTitle": {
     "message": "P̂áŝśêd́ âúd̂ít̂ś b̂út̂ ẃît́ĥ ẃâŕn̂ín̂ǵŝ"

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/performance-category-renderer.js b/lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/performance-category-renderer.js
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ class PerformanceCategoryRenderer extends CategoryRenderer {
     // 'Values are estimated and may vary' is used as the category description for PSI
     if (environment !== 'PSI') {
       const estValuesEl = this.dom.createChildOf(metricAuditsEl, 'div', 'lh-metrics__disclaimer');
-      estValuesEl.textContent = Util.UIStrings.varianceDisclaimer;
+      const disclaimerEl = this.dom.convertMarkdownLinkSnippets(Util.UIStrings.varianceDisclaimer);
+      estValuesEl.appendChild(disclaimerEl);
     }
 
     metricAuditsEl.classList.add('lh-audit-group--metrics');

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/util.js b/lighthouse-core/report/html/renderer/util.js
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ Util.numberDateLocale = 'en';
  */
 Util.UIStrings = {
   /** Disclaimer shown to users below the metric values (First Contentful Paint, Time to Interactive, etc) to warn them that the numbers they see will likely change slightly the next time they run Lighthouse. */
-  varianceDisclaimer: 'Values are estimated and may vary.',
+  varianceDisclaimer: 'Values are estimated and may vary. The performance score is [based only on these metrics](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/blob/master/docs/scoring.md#how-are-the-scores-weighted).',
   /** Column heading label for the listing of opportunity audits. Each audit title represents an opportunity. There are only 2 columns, so no strict character limit.  */
   opportunityResourceColumnLabel: 'Opportunity',
   /** Column heading label for the estimated page load savings of opportunity audits. Estimated Savings is the total amount of time (in seconds) that Lighthouse computed could be reduced from the total page load time, if the suggested action is taken. There are only 2 columns, so no strict character limit. */

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/report/html/report-styles.css b/lighthouse-core/report/html/report-styles.css
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   --color-gray-50: #FAFAFA;
   --color-gray-500: #9E9E9E;
   --color-gray-600: #757575;
+  --color-gray-700: #616161;
   --color-gray-800: #424242;
   --color-gray-900: #212121;
   --color-gray: #000000;
@@ -591,6 +592,9 @@
   color: var(--color-gray-600);
   margin: var(--section-padding-vertical) 0;
 }
+.lh-metrics__disclaimer a {
+  color: var(--color-gray-700);
+}
 
 .lh-metric__description {
   display: none;

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/report/html/renderer/performance-category-renderer-test.js b/lighthouse-core/test/report/html/renderer/performance-category-renderer-test.js
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ describe('PerfCategoryRenderer', () => {
     assert.equal(timelineElements.length + nontimelineElements.length, metricAudits.length);
   });
 
+  it('renders the metrics variance disclaimer as markdown', () => {
+    const categoryDOM = renderer.render(category, sampleResults.categoryGroups);
+    const disclaimerEl =
+        categoryDOM.querySelector('.lh-audit-group--metrics > .lh-metrics__disclaimer');
+
+    assert.ok(disclaimerEl.textContent.includes('Values are estimated'));
+    const disclamerLink = disclaimerEl.querySelector('a');
+    assert.ok(disclamerLink, 'disclaimer contains coverted markdown link');
+    const disclamerUrl = new URL(disclamerLink.href);
+    assert.strictEqual(disclamerUrl.hostname, 'github.com');
+  });
+
   it('renders the failing performance opportunities', () => {
     const categoryDOM = renderer.render(category, sampleResults.categoryGroups);
 

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json b/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
@@ -5112,7 +5112,7 @@
       "snippetExpandButtonLabel": "Expand snippet",
       "thirdPartyResourcesLabel": "Show 3rd-party resources",
       "toplevelWarningsMessage": "There were issues affecting this run of Lighthouse:",
-      "varianceDisclaimer": "Values are estimated and may vary.",
+      "varianceDisclaimer": "Values are estimated and may vary. The performance score is [based only on these metrics](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/blob/master/docs/scoring.md#how-are-the-scores-weighted).",
       "warningAuditsGroupTitle": "Passed audits but with warnings",
       "warningHeader": "Warnings: "
     },

diff --git a/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json b/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
@@ -3976,7 +3976,7 @@
             "snippetExpandButtonLabel": "Expand snippet",
             "thirdPartyResourcesLabel": "Show 3rd-party resources",
             "toplevelWarningsMessage": "There were issues affecting this run of Lighthouse:",
-            "varianceDisclaimer": "Values are estimated and may vary.",
+            "varianceDisclaimer": "Values are estimated and may vary. The performance score is [based only on these metrics](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/blob/master/docs/scoring.md#how-are-the-scores-weighted).",
             "warningAuditsGroupTitle": "Passed audits but with warnings",
             "warningHeader": "Warnings: "
         }