Configuring the URI link target

(cherry picked from commit 0ef2db146b)

src/app/item-page/field-components/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts

@@ -134,4 +134,16 @@ export class MetadataValuesComponent implements OnChanges {
   hasInternalLink(linkValue: string): boolean {
     return linkValue.startsWith(environment.ui.baseUrl);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * This method performs a validation and determines the target of the url.
+   * @returns - Returns the target url.
+   */
+ getLinkAttributes(urlValue: string): { target: string, rel: string } {
+    if (this.hasInternalLink(urlValue)) {
+      return { target: '_self', rel: '' };
+    } else {
+      return { target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener noreferrer' };
+    }
+  }
 }