From 052bc4526059856b63d7f61ff81a95b58650abc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dtonon <git@dtonon.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 23:42:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Allow root absolute links

---
 src/lib/components/PostContent.svelte | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/PostContent.svelte b/src/lib/components/PostContent.svelte
index 0de1343..234dcf8 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/PostContent.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/PostContent.svelte
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@
     const d = dest.trim();
     if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(d)) return d;
     if (/^mailto:/i.test(d)) return d;
+    // Root-relative internal link. The negative lookahead rejects
+    // protocol-relative URLs (//host), which the browser treats as external.
+    if (/^\/(?!\/)/.test(d)) return d;
     if (/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i.test(d)) return null;
     if (/\S\.\S/.test(d)) return `https://${d}`;
     return null;
@@ -585,10 +588,11 @@
 {#snippet renderInlines(inlines: Inline[])}
   {#each inlines as inline (inline)}
     {#if inline.type === "link"}
+      {@const internal = inline.href.startsWith("/")}
       <a
         href={inline.href}
-        target="_blank"
-        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        target={internal ? undefined : "_blank"}
+        rel={internal ? undefined : "noopener noreferrer"}
         class="text-brand hover:underline break-all">{inline.label}</a
       >
     {:else if inline.type === "mention"}