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webapp/platform/eslint-plugin/rules/use-external-link.js

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+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import astUtils from 'jsx-ast-utils';
+
+export default {
+    meta: {
+        docs: {
+            description: 'Enforce all anchors with target="_blank" to use ExternalLink component',
+        },
+    },
+    create: (context) => {
+        return {
+            JSXOpeningElement: (node) => {
+                const typeCheck = 'a';
+                const nodeType = astUtils.elementType(node);
+
+                // Only check anchor elements
+                if (!nodeType || typeCheck !== nodeType) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                const propsToValidate = ['target'];
+                const values = propsToValidate.map((prop) => astUtils.getPropValue(astUtils.getProp(node.attributes, prop)));
+
+                // Checks if the target attribute is set to _blank (ie, is an external link)
+                const hasBlankTarget = values.some((value) => value != null && value === '_blank');
+
+                // When there is no target value at all, this rule does not apply:
+                if (!hasBlankTarget) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                context.report({
+                    node,
+                    message: 'Use ExternalLink component (components/external_link) for _blank target link-outs',
+                });
+            },
+        };
+    },
+};