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+/**
+ * A factory for creating a rule for the `checkContentRules` processor, which disallows markdown
+ * headings in a content property.
+ *
+ * @param {...number|string} disallowedHeadings
+ * Each parameter identifies heading levels that are not allowed. They can be in the form of:
+ *
+ * - a number (e.g. 1), which implies that the specified heading is not allowed
+ * - a range (e.g. '2,3'), which implies the range of headings that are not allowed
+ *
+ * (A range can be open ended on the upper bound by not specifying a value after the comma.)
+ *
+ * @example
+ * To create a rule that will only allow level 3 headings:
+ *
+ * ```
+ * const rule = createNoMarkdownHeadingRule(1, 2, '4,');
+ * ```
+ *
+ */
+module.exports = function createrNoMarkdownHeadingRule() {
+  const args = Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments);
+  const disallowedHeadings = args.map(arg => `#{${arg}}`);
+  if (!disallowedHeadings.length) {
+    disallowedHeadings.push('#{1,}');
+  }
+  const regex = new RegExp(`^ {0,3}(${disallowedHeadings.join('|')}) +.*$`, 'mg');
+  return (doc, prop, value) => {
+    let match, matches = [];
+    while(match = regex.exec(value)) { // eslint-disable-line no-cond-assign
+      matches.push(match[0]);
+    }
+    if (matches.length) {
+      const list = listify(matches.map(match => `"${match}"`));
+      return `Invalid headings found in "${prop}" property: ${list}.`;
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert an array of strings in to a human list - e.g separated by commas and the word `and`.
+ * @param {string[]} values The strings to convert to a list
+ */
+function listify(values) {
+  if (values.length <= 1) return values;
+  const last = values[values.length - 1];
+  const rest = values.slice(0, values.length - 1);
+  return [rest.join(', '), last].join(' and ');
+}
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diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/content-rules/noMarkdownHeadings.spec.js b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/content-rules/noMarkdownHeadings.spec.js
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+const createNoMarkdownHeadings = require('./noMarkdownHeadings');
+
+describe('createNoMarkdownHeadings rule', () => {
+
+  const noMarkdownHeadings = createNoMarkdownHeadings();
+
+  it('should return `undefined` if there is no heading in a value', () => {
+    expect(noMarkdownHeadings({}, 'description', 'some ## text'))
+      .toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should return an error message if there is a markdown heading in a single line value', () => {
+    expect(noMarkdownHeadings({}, 'description', '# heading 1'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "# heading 1".');
+  });
+
+  it('should return an error message if there is a markdown heading in a multiline value', () => {
+    expect(noMarkdownHeadings({}, 'description', 'some text\n# heading 1'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "# heading 1".');
+  });
+
+  it('should cope with up to 3 spaces before the heading marker', () => {
+    expect(noMarkdownHeadings({}, 'description', ' # heading 1'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: " # heading 1".');
+    expect(noMarkdownHeadings({}, 'description', '  # heading 1'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "  # heading 1".');
+    expect(noMarkdownHeadings({}, 'description', '   # heading 1'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "   # heading 1".');
+  });
+
+  it('should return an error message for each heading found', () => {
+    expect(noMarkdownHeadings({}, 'description', '# heading 1\nsome text\n## heading 2\nmore text\n### heading 3'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "# heading 1", "## heading 2" and "### heading 3".');
+  });
+
+  describe('(specified heading levels)', () => {
+    it('should take heading levels into account', () => {
+      const noTopLevelHeadings = createNoMarkdownHeadings(1);
+      expect(noTopLevelHeadings({}, 'description', '# top level'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "# top level".');
+      expect(noTopLevelHeadings({}, 'description', '## second level'))
+        .toBeUndefined();
+      expect(noTopLevelHeadings({}, 'description', '### third level'))
+        .toBeUndefined();
+      expect(noTopLevelHeadings({}, 'description', '#### fourth level'))
+        .toBeUndefined();
+
+      const allowLevel3Headings = createNoMarkdownHeadings(1, 2, '4,');
+      expect(allowLevel3Headings({}, 'description', '# top level'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "# top level".');
+      expect(allowLevel3Headings({}, 'description', '## second level'))
+        .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "## second level".');
+      expect(allowLevel3Headings({}, 'description', '### third level'))
+        .toBeUndefined();
+      expect(allowLevel3Headings({}, 'description', '#### fourth level'))
+      .toEqual('Invalid headings found in "description" property: "#### fourth level".');
+    });
+  });
+});