Using roles with CommonMark link formats

[leamingrad]

Context

When writing documentation, I would like to be able to use roles when resolving references in CommonMark links.

At the moment, if MyST cannot resolve a link itself, it will pass through the link text as-is using a reftype of any to all missing-reference handlers.

MyST also supports using roles as an inline directive.

Proposal

I'd like it to be possible to combine the two, so that you could use Sphinx roles when declaring the target of a link.

For example, I'd like to be able to write something like:

My [Class]({py:class}`path.to.python.Class) is linked

Or use labels:

My [Class][label] is linked

[label]: {py:class}`path.to.python.Class`

Does this sound like a sensible idea?

Tasks and updates

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