add if statement to check url starts with "http" then go to url directly

[tommypurcell]

Description

Fixes #7873

• Added if statement in controlPlane/openUrl to check if URL starts with http
• Directly opens external links instead of prepending hub.continue.dev

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For context, see issue #7873 for broken link screenshots.

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Summary by cubic

Open http/https URLs directly in controlPlane/openUrl instead of prefixing hub.continue.dev. Fixes broken “Report this error” links and other external links.

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[RomneyDa]

@tommypurcell instead of adding this fallback to controlPlane/openUrl, could you update the place it's called to use the expected openUrl instead?

[tommypurcell]

@RomneyDa Thanks! I’ve updated the calls to use openUrl directly and reverted the changes in controlPlane/openUrl.

[Patrick-Erichsen]

Hey nice to see you again @tommypurcell ! 👋

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[tommypurcell]

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[tommypurcell]

Hey nice to see you again @tommypurcell ! 👋

Hey man, thought I’d pitch in a bit 😄 Cheers!

[RomneyDa]

@tommypurcell appreciate the fix!

[sestinj]

🎉 This PR is included in version 1.22.0 🎉

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