Refine TOC validation logic and error messaging.

Improve handling of TOC nesting rules by adding checks for valid file paths and better accommodating development and narrative docs. Update error messages for clarity and adjust depth validation to reflect maximum allowed levels.

Author: Mpdreamz

src/Elastic.Markdown/IO/Configuration/TableOfContentsConfiguration.cs

@@ -82,8 +82,26 @@ private IReadOnlyCollection<ITocItem> ReadChildren()
 				case "toc":
 					var children = ReadChildren(reader, entry.Entry);
 					var tocEntries = TableOfContents.OfType<TocReference>().ToArray();
-					if (!_configuration.DevelopmentDocs && !_configuration.IsNarrativeDocs && tocEntries.Length > 0 && TableOfContents.Count != tocEntries.Length)
-						reader.EmitError("toc links to other toc sections it may only contain other toc references", entry.Key);
+
+					// if no nested toc sections simply return
+					if (tocEntries.Length == 0)
+						return children;
+
+					// dev docs may mix and match as they please because they publish in isolation
+					if (_configuration.DevelopmentDocs)
+						return children;
+
+					// narrative docs may put files at the root as they please.
+					if (_configuration.IsNarrativeDocs && _depth == 0)
+						return children;
+
+					var filePaths = children.OfType<FileReference>().ToArray();
+					if (filePaths.Length == 0 && _depth == 0)
+						return children;
+					if (filePaths.Length is > 1 or 0)
+						reader.EmitError("toc with nested toc sections must only link a single file: index.md", entry.Key);
+					else if (!filePaths[0].Path.EndsWith("index.md"))
+						reader.EmitError($"toc with nested toc sections must only link a single file: 'index.md' actually linked {filePaths[0].Path}", entry.Key);
 					return children;
 			}
 		}
@@ -97,7 +115,7 @@ private IReadOnlyCollection<ITocItem> ReadChildren(YamlStreamReader reader, KeyV
 		parentPath ??= _parentPath;
 		if (_depth > _maxTocDepth)
 		{
-			reader.EmitError($"toc.yml files may only be linked from docset.yml", entry.Key);
+			reader.EmitError($"toc.yml files may not be linked deeper than {_maxTocDepth} current depth {_depth}", entry.Key);
 			return [];
 		}