Angular adds the word unsafe in front of an iOS app download link. ie the link turns from itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://…manifest.plist
into unsafe:itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://...manifest.plist
As a result, the download link does not work. To solve it, we have to use DomSanitizer either in html or in .ts
<a [attr.href]="{{ linkVariable | safe: 'resourceUrl' }}">click me</a>
Be reminded to user attr.href
instead of href=...
, using href will throw a warning WARNING: sanitizing unsafe URL value SafeValue must use [property]=binding: itms-services://?action=download....
safe.pip.ts
import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
import { DomSanitizer, SafeHtml, SafeStyle, SafeScript, SafeUrl, SafeResourceUrl } from '@angular/platform-browser';
@Pipe({
name: 'safe'
})
export class SafePipe implements PipeTransform {
constructor(protected sanitizer: DomSanitizer) {}
public transform(value: any, type: string): SafeHtml | SafeStyle | SafeScript | SafeUrl | SafeResourceUrl {
switch (type) {
case 'html': return this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustHtml(value);
case 'style': return this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustStyle(value);
case 'script': return this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustScript(value);
case 'url': return this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustUrl(value);
case 'resourceUrl': return this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustResourceUrl(value);
default: throw new Error(`Invalid safe type specified: ${type}`);
}
}
}
Ref: https://angular.io/api/platform-browser/DomSanitizer