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Link Builder Ignores Parameters Containing Colons

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Description

Consider this:

linkTo(IconController.class).slash("urn:aa:bb:cc").withSelfRel();

We expect the href that is generated to be this:

http://localhost/icons/urn:aa:bb:cc

However, it is actually this:

http://localhost/icons

It appears that the parameter is being detected as the URI scheme or similar and not an ordinary string. Other character/method combinations may cause similar behavior.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the shown linkTo and slash calls, comparing the expected and actual href values. Trace the link builder and URI-parameter handling from that entry point, then verify that colon-containing parameters remain part of the generated path and that related character combinations do not regress.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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