Check URLs from clipboard (getLinksFromText) does not support ipv6

[jonas-w]

Steps to reproduce

Use the "Check URLs from clipboard" button in the start screen with an URL which contains an ipv6 address e.g. "http://[::1]/"

Expected behavior

URLs with ipv6 addresses should be valid.

Actual behavior

A toast "no links detected" pops up.

URLCheck version

2.14

Android version

Android 14

Android Custom/Specific ROM or Device

GrapheneOS

Other details

The android.util.Patterns.WEB_URL pattern does not match ipv6 addresses.

UrlChecker/app/src/main/java/com/trianguloy/urlchecker/utilities/methods/AndroidUtils.java

Line 204 in 9227535

static Set<String> getLinksFromText(CharSequence text) {

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[TrianguloY]

That's an oddly specific bug, but an interesting one.

And yes, the problem is exactly what you mention, that official pattern doesn't allow them.

I want to allow the app to manage other non-http uris, so I'll probably use a more generic uri pattern (and maybe even let the user configure it? Hmm)