RFC-003: skip values

[ericbuckley]

Description

A proposal to introduce system changes allowing users to define skip conditions for placeholder values to be ignored during the linkage process.

Related Issues

closes #215

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Checklist

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• I have ensured that the pull request is of a manageable size, allowing it to be reviewed within a single session.
• I have reviewed my changes to ensure they are clear, concise, and well-documented.
• I have updated the documentation, if applicable.
• I have added or updated test cases to cover my changes, if applicable.
• I have minimized the number of reviewers to include only those essential for the review.

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• The code follows best practices and conventions.
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• The tests cover the new changes and pass successfully.
• Any potential edge cases or error scenarios have been considered.

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 97.69%. Comparing base (c7aa14d) to head (62c21da).
Report is 3 commits behind head on main.

Additional details and impacted files

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[bamader]

I like the approach generally but wanted to flag a possible concern around using NAME rather than jointly considering First and Last. Nothing that's blocker level, but just raising.

[bamader]

Looks good, I think we're there with this!