feat: prevent self-linking

src/main.ts

@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 						namespaceResolution: this.settings.namespaceResolution,
 						baseDir: this.settings.baseDir,
 						ignoreDateFormats: this.settings.ignoreDateFormats,
+						ignoreCase: this.settings.ignoreCase,
+						preventSelfLinking: this.settings.preventSelfLinking,
 					},
 				});
 
@@ -176,6 +178,8 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 				namespaceResolution: this.settings.namespaceResolution,
 				baseDir: this.settings.baseDir,
 				ignoreDateFormats: this.settings.ignoreDateFormats,
+				ignoreCase: this.settings.ignoreCase,
+				preventSelfLinking: this.settings.preventSelfLinking,
 			},
 		});
 		if (this.settings.formatGitHubURLs) {
@@ -266,6 +270,8 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 				namespaceResolution: this.settings.namespaceResolution,
 				baseDir: this.settings.baseDir,
 				ignoreDateFormats: this.settings.ignoreDateFormats,
+				ignoreCase: this.settings.ignoreCase,
+				preventSelfLinking: this.settings.preventSelfLinking,
 			},
 		});
 		cm.replaceSelection(updatedText);

src/replace-links/__tests__/replace-links.prevent-self-linking.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { replaceLinks } from "../replace-links";
+import { buildCandidateTrieForTest } from "./test-helpers";
+
+describe("replaceLinks - prevent self-linking", () => {
+	describe("when preventSelfLinking is true", () => {
+		it("should not link text to its own file", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "VPN" }, { path: "Welcome" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: undefined,
+				},
+			});
+
+			// In VPN.md file, "VPN" should not be linked
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "This is a note about VPN",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "VPN",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {
+					preventSelfLinking: true,
+				},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("This is a note about VPN");
+		});
+
+		it("should link text in other files", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "VPN" }, { path: "Welcome" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: undefined,
+				},
+			});
+
+			// In Welcome.md file, "VPN" should be linked
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "Here is my VPN Note",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "Welcome",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {
+					preventSelfLinking: true,
+				},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("Here is my [[VPN]] Note");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle files with namespaces", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "docs/VPN" }, { path: "docs/Welcome" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: undefined,
+				},
+			});
+
+			// In docs/VPN.md file, "VPN" should not be linked
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "This is about VPN",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "docs/VPN",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {
+					preventSelfLinking: true,
+				},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("This is about VPN");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle files with baseDir", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "pages/VPN" }, { path: "pages/Welcome" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: "pages",
+				},
+			});
+
+			// In pages/VPN.md file, "VPN" should not be linked
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "This is about VPN",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "pages/VPN",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {
+					preventSelfLinking: true,
+					baseDir: "pages",
+				},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("This is about VPN");
+		});
+
+		it("should handle multiple occurrences in the same file", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "VPN" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: undefined,
+				},
+			});
+
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "VPN is important. Always use VPN when connecting.",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "VPN",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {
+					preventSelfLinking: true,
+				},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("VPN is important. Always use VPN when connecting.");
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("when preventSelfLinking is false", () => {
+		it("should link text to its own file (default behavior)", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "VPN" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: undefined,
+				},
+			});
+
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "This is about VPN",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "VPN",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {
+					preventSelfLinking: false,
+				},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("This is about [[VPN]]");
+		});
+
+		it("should link text to its own file when setting is undefined", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "VPN" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: undefined,
+				},
+			});
+
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "This is about VPN",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "VPN",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("This is about [[VPN]]");
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("edge cases", () => {
+		it("should work with case-insensitive matching", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "VPN" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: undefined,
+					ignoreCase: true,
+				},
+			});
+
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "This is about vpn",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "VPN",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {
+					preventSelfLinking: true,
+					ignoreCase: true,
+				},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("This is about vpn");
+		});
+
+		it("should only prevent self-links, not other links", () => {
+			const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrieForTest({
+				files: [{ path: "VPN" }, { path: "SSH" }, { path: "Networking" }],
+				settings: {
+					restrictNamespace: false,
+					baseDir: undefined,
+				},
+			});
+
+			const result = replaceLinks({
+				body: "VPN and SSH are both important for Networking",
+				linkResolverContext: {
+					filePath: "VPN",
+					trie,
+					candidateMap,
+				},
+				settings: {
+					preventSelfLinking: true,
+				},
+			});
+			expect(result).toBe("VPN and [[SSH]] are both important for [[Networking]]");
+		});
+	});
+});

src/replace-links/replace-links.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface ReplaceLinksSettings {
 	baseDir?: string;
 	ignoreDateFormats?: boolean;
 	ignoreCase?: boolean;
+	preventSelfLinking?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ReplaceLinksOptions {
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ const extractLinkParts = (
 ): { linkPath: string; alias: string; hasAlias: boolean } => {
 	const pipeIndex = canonicalPath.indexOf("|");
 	const hasAlias = pipeIndex !== -1;
-	
+
 	if (hasAlias) {
 		const linkPath = canonicalPath.slice(0, pipeIndex);
 		const alias = canonicalPath.slice(pipeIndex + 1);
@@ -148,6 +149,27 @@ const extractLinkParts = (
 	return { linkPath: canonicalPath, alias: "", hasAlias };
 };
 
+// Self-linking Prevention
+const isSelfLink = (
+	candidateData: CandidateData,
+	currentFilePath: string,
+	settings: ReplaceLinksSettings = {},
+): boolean => {
+	if (!settings.preventSelfLinking) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Extract the link path from the canonical path
+	const { linkPath } = extractLinkParts(candidateData.canonical);
+
+	// Normalize paths for comparison
+	const normalizedLinkPath = normalizeCanonicalPath(linkPath, settings.baseDir);
+	const normalizedCurrentPath = normalizeCanonicalPath(currentFilePath, settings.baseDir);
+
+	// Compare the paths
+	return normalizedLinkPath === normalizedCurrentPath;
+};
+
 // Link Content Creation
 const createLinkContent = (
 	candidateData: CandidateData,
@@ -345,6 +367,14 @@ const processFallbackSearch = (
 
 	if (!bestCandidateData) return null;
 
+	// Check if this is a self-link and should be prevented
+	if (isSelfLink(bestCandidateData, filePath, settings)) {
+		return {
+			result: longestMatch.word,
+			newIndex: startIndex + longestMatch.length
+		};
+	}
+
 	// Create the link
 	const linkContent = createLinkContent(bestCandidateData, longestMatch.word, settings);
 	const isInTable = isIndexInsideMarkdownTable(text, startIndex);
@@ -362,6 +392,7 @@ const handleKoreanSpecialCases = (
 	i: number,
 	candidate: string,
 	candidateData: CandidateData,
+	filePath: string,
 	settings: ReplaceLinksSettings = {},
 ): { result: string; newIndex: number } | null => {
 	const remaining = text.slice(i + candidate.length);
@@ -369,9 +400,17 @@ const handleKoreanSpecialCases = (
 	// Special handling when followed by "이다"
 	const suffixMatch = remaining.match(REGEX_PATTERNS.KOREAN_SUFFIX);
 	if (suffixMatch) {
+		// Check if this is a self-link and should be prevented
+		if (isSelfLink(candidateData, filePath, settings)) {
+			return {
+				result: candidate + suffixMatch[0],
+				newIndex: i + candidate.length + suffixMatch[0].length,
+			};
+		}
+
 		const linkContent = createLinkContent(candidateData, candidate, settings);
 		const finalLink = formatFinalLink(linkContent, false);
-		
+
 		return {
 			result: finalLink + suffixMatch[0],
 			newIndex: i + candidate.length + suffixMatch[0].length,
@@ -558,6 +597,13 @@ const processStandardText = (
 			);
 
 			if (candidateData) {
+				// Check if this is a self-link and should be prevented
+				if (isSelfLink(candidateData, filePath, settings)) {
+					result += candidate;
+					i += candidate.length;
+					continue outer;
+				}
+
 				// Handle Korean special cases
 				const isKorean = isKoreanText(candidate);
 				if (isKorean) {
@@ -566,6 +612,7 @@ const processStandardText = (
 						i,
 						candidate,
 						candidateData,
+						filePath,
 						settings,
 					);
 					if (koreanResult) {

src/settings/settings-info.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 	replaceUrlWithTitle: boolean; // Replace raw URLs with [Title](URL)
 	replaceUrlWithTitleIgnoreDomains: string[]; // List of domains to ignore when replacing URLs with titles
 	excludeDirsFromAutoLinking: string[]; // Optional: List of directories to exclude from auto-linking
+	preventSelfLinking: boolean; // Prevent linking text to its own file
 };
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
@@ -36,4 +37,5 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 	replaceUrlWithTitle: false, // Default: disable replacing URLs with titles
 	replaceUrlWithTitleIgnoreDomains: [],
 	excludeDirsFromAutoLinking: [], // Default: no excluded directories
+	preventSelfLinking: false, // Default: allow self-linking (backward compatibility)
 };

src/settings/settings.ts

@@ -138,6 +138,21 @@ export class AutomaticLinkerPluginSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					});
 			});
 
+		// Toggle for preventing self-linking
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Prevent self-linking")
+			.setDesc(
+				"When enabled, text will not be linked to its own file. For example, the word 'VPN' inside VPN.md will not be converted to a link.",
+			)
+			.addToggle((toggle) => {
+				toggle
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.preventSelfLinking)
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.preventSelfLinking = value;
+						await this.plugin.saveData(this.plugin.settings);
+					});
+			});
+
 		// Add excluding dirs that you wish to exclude from the automatic linking
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName("Exclude directories from automatic linking")