M html.go → html.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ HTML_SKIP_LINKS                           // skip all links
 	HTML_SKIP_SCRIPT                          // skip embedded <script> elements
 	HTML_SAFELINK                             // only link to trusted protocols
 	HTML_NOFOLLOW_LINKS                       // only link with rel="nofollow"
+	HTML_HREF_TARGET_BLANK                    // add a blank target
 	HTML_TOC                                  // generate a table of contents
 	HTML_OMIT_CONTENTS                        // skip the main contents (for a standalone table of contents)
 	HTML_COMPLETE_PAGE                        // generate a complete HTML page
@@ -413,6 +414,15 @@ if kind == LINK_TYPE_EMAIL {
 		out.WriteString("mailto:")
 	}
 	attrEscape(out, link)
+
+	if options.flags&HTML_NOFOLLOW_LINKS != 0 {
+		out.WriteString("\" rel=\"nofollow")
+	}
+	// blank target only add to external link
+	if options.flags&HTML_HREF_TARGET_BLANK != 0 && !isRelativeLink(link) {
+		out.WriteString("\" target=\"_blank")
+	}
+
 	out.WriteString("\">")
 
 	// Pretty print: if we get an email address as
@@ -503,6 +513,11 @@ }
 	if options.flags&HTML_NOFOLLOW_LINKS != 0 {
 		out.WriteString("\" rel=\"nofollow")
 	}
+	// blank target only add to external link
+	if options.flags&HTML_HREF_TARGET_BLANK != 0 && !isRelativeLink(link) {
+		out.WriteString("\" target=\"_blank")
+	}
+
 	out.WriteString("\">")
 	out.Write(content)
 	out.WriteString("</a>")
@@ -788,3 +803,23 @@ if out.Len() > 0 {
 		out.WriteByte('\n')
 	}
 }
+
+func isRelativeLink(link []byte) (yes bool) {
+	yes = false
+
+	// a tag begin with '#'
+	if link[0] == '#' {
+		yes = true
+	}
+
+	// link begin with '/' but not '//', the second maybe a protocol relative link
+	if len(link) >= 2 && link[0] == '/' && link[1] != '/' {
+		yes = true
+	}
+
+	// only the root '/'
+	if len(link) == 1 && link[0] == '/' {
+		yes = true
+	}
+	return
+}

M inline_test.go → inline_test.go

@@ -429,6 +429,18 @@ }
 	doTestsInlineParam(t, tests, 0, HTML_SAFELINK|HTML_NOFOLLOW_LINKS)
 }
 
+func TestHrefTargetBlank(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []string{
+        // internal link
+		"[foo](/bar/)\n",
+		"<p><a href=\"/bar/\">foo</a></p>\n",
+
+		"[foo](http://example.com)\n",
+		"<p><a href=\"http://example.com\" target=\"_blank\">foo</a></p>\n",
+	}
+	doTestsInlineParam(t, tests, 0, HTML_SAFELINK|HTML_HREF_TARGET_BLANK)
+}
+
 func TestSafeInlineLink(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []string{
 		"[foo](/bar/)\n",
@@ -605,9 +617,9 @@
 [^b]: Paragraph 1
 
 	Paragraph 2
-	
+
 	` + "```\n\tsome code\n\t```" + `
-	
+
 	Paragraph 3
 
 No longer in the footnote