Update template_funcs.go

changelog/v0.36.2/no-external-links.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+changelog:
+- type: FIX
+  issueLink: https://github.com/solo-io/solo-projects/issues/6768
+  resolvesIssue: false
+  description: >-
+    Update protobuf processing to no longer render links to locally hosted external API docs, as they are being removed.

pkg/code-generator/docgen/funcs/template_funcs.go

@@ -318,8 +318,15 @@ func linkForField(project *model.Project, docsOptions *options.DocsOptions) func
 				linkedFile = filepath.Base(file.GetName())
 				//return "", errors.Errorf("failed to get generated file path for proto %v in list %v", file.GetName(), project.Request.FileToGenerate)
 			}
-			linkedFile = relativeFilename(forFile.GetName(), linkedFile)
 
+			// Skip links for packages that are configured to be skipped
+			for _, pkg := range docsOptions.RenderOptions.GetSkipLinksForPathPrefixes() {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(linkedFile, pkg) {
+					return typeName, nil
+				}
+			}
+
+			linkedFile = relativeFilename(forFile.GetName(), linkedFile)
 			if docsOptions.Output == options.Restructured {
 				linkText = ":ref:`message." + strings.TrimPrefix(field.GetTypeName(), ".") + "`"
 			} else {

pkg/code-generator/docgen/options/options.go

@@ -21,8 +21,23 @@ type HugoOptions struct {
 }
 
 type DocsOptions struct {
-	Output      DocsOutput
-	HugoOptions *HugoOptions
+	Output        DocsOutput
+	HugoOptions   *HugoOptions
+	RenderOptions *RenderOptions
+}
+
+// RenderOptions provides options for rendering documentation
+type RenderOptions struct {
+	// SkipLinksForPathPrefixes is a list of file path prefixes of APIs to which we should not be attempting to link
+	// For example: "github.com/solo-io/gloo/projects/gloo/api/external"
+	SkipLinksForPathPrefixes []string
+}
+
+func (o *RenderOptions) GetSkipLinksForPathPrefixes() []string {
+	if o == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return o.SkipLinksForPathPrefixes
 }
 
 const (