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edx-platform/common/static/js/utility.js
2013-07-29 14:18:04 -04:00

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// checks whether or not the url is external to the local site.
// generously provided by StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6238351/fastest-way-to-detect-external-urls
function isExternal(url) {
// parse the url into protocol, host, path, query, and fragment. More information can be found here: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#appendix-B
var match = url.match(/^([^:\/?#]+:)?(?:\/\/([^\/?#]*))?([^?#]+)?(\?[^#]*)?(#.*)?/);
// match[1] matches a protocol if one exists in the url
// if the protocol in the url does not match the protocol in the window's location, this url is considered external
if (typeof match[1] === "string" &&
match[1].length > 0
&& match[1].toLowerCase() !== location.protocol)
return true;
// match[2] matches the host if one exists in the url
// if the host in the url does not match the host of the window location, this url is considered external
if (typeof match[2] === "string" &&
match[2].length > 0 &&
// this regex removes the port number if it patches the current location's protocol
match[2].replace(new RegExp(":("+{"http:":80,"https:":443}[location.protocol]+")?$"), "") !== location.host)
return true;
return false;
}