sindresorhus/caprine

ADD trim facebook tracking from pasted urls

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#1,282 opened on Feb 20, 2020

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bughelp wanted

Description

use case:

a friend sends me an interesting link I copy the link with Context→Copy Link

expected:

I get a clean link to paste

actual:

I get a looong FB tracking link, which redirects my recipient to FB instead of the actual link

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
TypeScript basicsURL manipulation
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
Investigate the codebase to find where URL pasting is handled, likely in the main input component. Implement a function to strip Facebook tracking parameters (e.g., fbclid) from URLs when pasted. Look at existing URL handling in the repository for patterns. Ensure the change does not break other paste functionality.
ADD trim facebook tracking from pasted urls · sindresorhus/caprine#1282 | Good First Issue