Don't issue errors for <a/> with target=_blank and non-external URLs

docs/rules/jsx-no-target-blank.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Prevent usage of unsafe `target='_blank'` (react/jsx-no-target-blank)
 
-When creating a JSX element that has an a tag, it is often desired to have
+When creating a JSX element that has an `a` tag, it is often desired to have
 the link open in a new tab using the `target='_blank'` attribute. Using this
 attribute unaccompanied by `rel='noreferrer noopener'`, however, is a severe
 security vulnerability ([see here for more details](https://mathiasbynens.github.io/rel-noopener))
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ This rules requires that you accompany all `target='_blank'` attributes with `re
 The following patterns are considered errors:
 
 ```jsx
-var Hello = <a target='_blank'></a>
+var Hello = <a target='_blank' href="http://example.com/"></a>
 ```
 
 The following patterns are not considered errors:
 
 ```jsx
 var Hello = <p target='_blank'></p>
-var Hello = <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'></a>
+var Hello = <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="http://example.com"></a>
+var Hello = <a target='_blank' href="relative/path/in/the/host"></a>
+var Hello = <a target='_blank' href="/absolute/path/in/the/host"></a>
 var Hello = <a></a>
 ```
 

lib/rules/jsx-no-target-blank.js

@@ -33,8 +33,21 @@ module.exports = {
           var relFound = false;
           var attrs = node.parent.attributes;
           for (var idx in attrs) {
-            if (attrs[idx].name && attrs[idx].name.name === 'rel') {
-              var tags = attrs[idx].value.type === 'Literal' && attrs[idx].value.value.toLowerCase().split(' ');
+            if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(attrs, idx)) {
+              continue;
+            }
+            var attr = attrs[idx];
+            if (!attr.name) {
+              continue;
+            }
+            if (attr.name.name === 'href') {
+              if (attr.value.type === 'Literal' && !/^\w+:/.test(attr.value.value)) {
+                // it's safe because it is not an external link (i.e. doesn't start with a protocol)
+                return;
+              }
+            }
+            if (attr.name.name === 'rel') {
+              var tags = attr.value.type === 'Literal' && attr.value.value.toLowerCase().split(' ');
               if (!tags || (tags.indexOf('noopener') >= 0 && tags.indexOf('noreferrer') >= 0)) {
                 relFound = true;
                 break;

tests/lib/rules/jsx-no-target-blank.js

@@ -35,28 +35,30 @@ ruleTester.run('jsx-no-target-blank', rule, {
     {code: '<p target="_blank"></p>'},
     {code: '<a href="foobar" target="_BLANK" rel="NOOPENER noreferrer"></a>'},
     {code: '<a target="_blank" rel={relValue}></a>'},
-    {code: '<a target={targetValue} rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>'}
+    {code: '<a target={targetValue} rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>'},
+    {code: '<a target={targetValue} href="relative/path"></a>'},
+    {code: '<a target={targetValue} href="/absolute/path"></a>'}
   ],
   invalid: [{
-    code: '<a target="_blank"></a>',
+    code: '<a target="_blank" href="http://example.com"></a>',
     errors: [{
       message: 'Using target="_blank" without rel="noopener noreferrer" is a security risk:' +
       ' see https://mathiasbynens.github.io/rel-noopener'
     }]
   }, {
-    code: '<a target="_blank" rel=""></a>',
+    code: '<a target="_blank" rel="" href="http://example.com"></a>',
     errors: [{
       message: 'Using target="_blank" without rel="noopener noreferrer" is a security risk:' +
       ' see https://mathiasbynens.github.io/rel-noopener'
     }]
   }, {
-    code: '<a target="_blank" rel="noopenernoreferrer"></a>',
+    code: '<a target="_blank" rel="noopenernoreferrer" href="http://example.com"></a>',
     errors: [{
       message: 'Using target="_blank" without rel="noopener noreferrer" is a security risk:' +
       ' see https://mathiasbynens.github.io/rel-noopener'
     }]
   }, {
-    code: '<a target="_BLANK"></a>',
+    code: '<a target="_BLANK" href="http://example.com"></a>',
     errors: [{
       message: 'Using target="_blank" without rel="noopener noreferrer" is a security risk:' +
       ' see https://mathiasbynens.github.io/rel-noopener'