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+import { URL } from 'url';
+
+import { ALLOWED_PROTOCOLS } from '../config';
+
+const debug = require('debug')('Franz:Helpers:url');
+
+export function isValidExternalURL(url) {
+  const parsedUrl = new URL(url);
+
+  const isAllowed = ALLOWED_PROTOCOLS.includes(parsedUrl.protocol);
+
+  debug('protocol check is', isAllowed, 'for:', url);
+
+  return isAllowed;
+}