nuxt / nuxt/content

automatic `external` attribute for links in `public/` folder

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

got a report from someone who understandably added a link to a pdf in a page - but it just led to a 404

Describe the solution you'd like

given that links in markdown are static, we can detect at build time if it is an actual asset in public/ (or any of the nitro public asset dirs) and automatically add an external prop to ProseA

Describe alternatives you've considered

in nuxt v5 we'll likely do a hard reload (ie make it an external link) if a route isn't resolvable by vue router, but this won't work if there's a root catch-all route.

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Research direction

Start at the ProseA link handling and the build-time processing for Markdown links, then inspect how Nuxt and Nitro public asset directories are represented. Done means links targeting assets in public/ or the mentioned Nitro directories receive the external behavior and no longer produce a 404 through Vue Router.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
markdown, nuxt, typescript
Domain
content, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
58/100

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