From 9bb672c06a7af41d976b76f7d34581c6abb9ca88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deepak Bhardwaj <deepak.bhardwaj@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 19:39:37 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Open http external links in new window by default

Signed-off-by: Deepak Bhardwaj <deepak.bhardwaj@outlook.com>
---
 packages/core-components/src/components/Link/Link.tsx | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Link/Link.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Link/Link.tsx
index 67a5a4994b..7853c4f52f 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/Link/Link.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Link/Link.tsx
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ export type LinkProps = MaterialLinkProps &
  */
 export const Link = React.forwardRef<any, LinkProps>((props, ref) => {
   const to = String(props.to);
-  return isExternalUri(to) ? (
+  const external = isExternalUri(to);
+  const newWindow = external && !!/^https?:/.exec(to);
+  return external ? (
     // External links
     <MaterialLink
       ref={ref}
       href={to}
-      {...{ target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener' }}
+      {...(newWindow ? { target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener' } : {})}
       {...props}
     />
   ) : (