Update MD036/no-emphasis-as-heading to ignore HTML comments at the beginning or ending of the emphasised heading (fixes #1267).

test/emphasis_instead_of_headings.md

@@ -44,3 +44,15 @@ detected as a heading because it's on multiple lines**
 **This shouldn't be detected as a heading as it ends in full-width punctuation。**
 
 **[This as well since it is a link](https://example.com)**
+
+*Section 4: emphasis as heading {MD036}* <!-- comment -->
+
+Emphasis as heading followed by an HTML comment
+
+<!-- comment --> __Section 5: emphasis as heading {MD036}__
+
+Emphasis as heading following an HTML comment
+
+*Section 6: emphasis <!-- comment --> as non-heading*
+
+Embedded HTML comments are unusual and cause the emphasis to be ignored/allowed

test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.md

@@ -11850,6 +11850,32 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             'no-emphasis-as-heading',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          errorContext: 'Section 4: emphasis as heading...',
+          errorDetail: null,
+          errorRange: null,
+          fixInfo: null,
+          lineNumber: 48,
+          ruleDescription: 'Emphasis used instead of a heading',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md036.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD036',
+            'no-emphasis-as-heading',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: 'Section 5: emphasis as heading...',
+          errorDetail: null,
+          errorRange: null,
+          fixInfo: null,
+          lineNumber: 52,
+          ruleDescription: 'Emphasis used instead of a heading',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md036.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD036',
+            'no-emphasis-as-heading',
+          ],
+        },
         {
           errorContext: null,
           errorDetail: 'Expected: asterisk; Actual: underscore',
@@ -11977,6 +12003,18 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       **This shouldn't be detected as a heading as it ends in full-width punctuation。**␊
       ␊
       **[This as well since it is a link](https://example.com)**␊
+      ␊
+      *Section 4: emphasis as heading {MD036}* <!-- comment -->␊
+      ␊
+      Emphasis as heading followed by an HTML comment␊
+      ␊
+      <!-- comment --> __Section 5: emphasis as heading {MD036}__␊
+      ␊
+      Emphasis as heading following an HTML comment␊
+      ␊
+      *Section 6: emphasis <!-- comment --> as non-heading*␊
+      ␊
+      Embedded HTML comments are unusual and cause the emphasis to be ignored/allowed␊
       `,
     }