From 29c7928e45ccf7ba936b27bc795867dc66d1d491 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "(quasar) nebula" <qznebula@protonmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 21:11:55 -0300
Subject: content, language: guard formatExternalLink, related upd7

---
 src/data/things/Language.js | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/data')

diff --git a/src/data/things/Language.js b/src/data/things/Language.js
index f51894f1..8b8c78b7 100644
--- a/src/data/things/Language.js
+++ b/src/data/things/Language.js
@@ -732,31 +732,49 @@ export class Language extends Thing {
       : duration;
   }
 
-  formatExternalLink(url, {
+  formatExternalLink(urlEntry, {
     style = 'platform',
     context = 'generic',
   } = {}) {
     // Null or undefined url is blank content.
-    if (url === null || url === undefined) {
+    if (urlEntry === null || urlEntry === undefined) {
       return html.blank();
     }
 
+    // String means we're probably receiving a URL, not a URL entry.
+    // Just fill in blanks like from a mock/dummy entry.
+    if (typeof urlEntry === 'string') {
+      return this.formatExternalLink(
+        {
+          url: urlEntry,
+          annotation: null,
+        },
+        {style, context});
+    }
+
     isExternalLinkContext(context);
 
     if (style === 'all') {
-      return getExternalLinkStringsFromDescriptors(url, externalLinkSpec, {
-        language: this,
-        context,
-      });
+      return getExternalLinkStringsFromDescriptors(
+        urlEntry,
+        externalLinkSpec,
+        {
+          language: this,
+          context,
+        });
     }
 
     isExternalLinkStyle(style);
 
     const result =
-      getExternalLinkStringOfStyleFromDescriptors(url, style, externalLinkSpec, {
-        language: this,
-        context,
-      });
+      getExternalLinkStringOfStyleFromDescriptors(
+        urlEntry,
+        style,
+        externalLinkSpec,
+        {
+          language: this,
+          context,
+        });
 
     // It's possible for there to not actually be any string available for the
     // given URL, style, and context, and we want this to be detectable via
-- 
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