Add support for web links

src/view/com/composer/ComposePost.tsx

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
       : undefined
 
   const textDecorated = useMemo(() => {
-    const re = /(@[a-z0-9\.]*)/gi
+    const re = /(@[a-z0-9\.]*)|(https?:\/\/[\S]+)/gi
     const segments = []
     let match
     let start = 0

src/view/com/util/Link.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
 import {
+  Linking,
   StyleProp,
   Text,
   TouchableOpacity,
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   ViewStyle,
 } from 'react-native'
 import {useStores} from '../../../state'
+import {RootStoreModel} from '../../../state'
 import {LinkActionsModel} from '../../../state/models/shell-ui'
 
 export const Link = observer(function Link({
@@ -23,13 +25,10 @@ export const Link = observer(function Link({
 }) {
   const store = useStores()
   const onPress = () => {
-    store.shell.closeModal() // close any active modals
-    store.nav.navigate(href)
+    handleLink(store, href, false)
   }
   const onLongPress = () => {
-    store.shell.closeModal() // close any active modals
-    store.nav.newTab(href, title)
-    // store.shell.openModal(new LinkActionsModel(href, title || href))
+    handleLink(store, href, true)
   }
   return (
     <TouchableOpacity
@@ -55,12 +54,10 @@ export const TextLink = observer(function Link({
 }) {
   const store = useStores()
   const onPress = () => {
-    store.shell.closeModal() // close any active modals
-    store.nav.navigate(href)
+    handleLink(store, href, false)
   }
   const onLongPress = () => {
-    store.shell.closeModal() // close any active modals
-    store.nav.newTab(href, title)
+    handleLink(store, href, true)
   }
   return (
     <Text style={style} onPress={onPress} onLongPress={onLongPress}>
@@ -68,3 +65,15 @@ export const TextLink = observer(function Link({
     </Text>
   )
 })
+
+function handleLink(store: RootStoreModel, href: string, longPress: boolean) {
+  if (href.startsWith('http')) {
+    Linking.openURL(href)
+  } else if (longPress) {
+    store.shell.closeModal() // close any active modals
+    store.nav.newTab(href)
+  } else {
+    store.shell.closeModal() // close any active modals
+    store.nav.navigate(href)
+  }
+}

src/view/com/util/RichText.tsx

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export function RichText({
     if (typeof segment === 'string') {
       els.push(segment)
     } else {
+      if (segment.entity.type === 'mention') {
         els.push(
           <TextLink
             key={key}
@@ -40,6 +41,16 @@ export function RichText({
             style={[style, s.blue3]}
           />,
         )
+      } else if (segment.entity.type === 'link') {
+        els.push(
+          <TextLink
+            key={key}
+            text={segment.text}
+            href={segment.entity.value}
+            style={[style, s.blue3]}
+          />,
+        )
+      }
     }
     key++
   }

src/view/lib/strings.ts

@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ export function extractEntities(
 ): Entity[] | undefined {
   let match
   let ents: Entity[] = []
+  {
+    // mentions
     const re = /(^|\s)(@)([a-zA-Z0-9\.-]+)(\b)/dg
     while ((match = re.exec(text))) {
       if (knownHandles && !knownHandles.has(match[3])) {
@@ -77,6 +79,21 @@ export function extractEntities(
         },
       })
     }
+  }
+  {
+    // links
+    const re = /(^|\s)(https?:\/\/[\S]+)(\b)/dg
+    while ((match = re.exec(text))) {
+      ents.push({
+        type: 'link',
+        value: match[2],
+        index: {
+          start: match.indices[1][0], // skip the (^|\s) but include the '@'
+          end: match.indices[2][1],
+        },
+      })
+    }
+  }
   return ents.length > 0 ? ents : undefined
 }