src/common/urlutil.js

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/**
 * For already absolute URLs, returns what is passed in.
 * For relative URLs, converts them to absolute ones.
 */
exports.makeAbsolute = function makeAbsolute (url) {
    var anchorEl = document.createElement('a');
    anchorEl.href = url;
    return anchorEl.href;
};