add an option for url types so that it can be opened in current tab (master branch)

src/core_plugins/kibana/common/field_formats/types/url.js

@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ UrlFormat.prototype._convert = {
           linkLabel = label;
         }
 
-        return `<a href="${url}" target="_blank">${linkLabel}</a>`;
+        const linkTarget = this.param('openLinkInCurrentTab') ? '_self' : '_blank';
+
+        return `<a href="${url}" target="${linkTarget}" rel="noopener">${linkLabel}</a>`;
     }
   }
 };

src/core_plugins/kibana/public/field_formats/__tests__/_url.js

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('Url Format', function () {
       Url = fieldFormats.getType('url');
     });
 
-    it('ouputs a simple <a> tab by default', function () {
+    it('outputs a simple <a> tab by default', function () {
       const url = new Url();
 
       const $a = unwrap($(url.convert('http://elastic.co', 'html')));
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ describe('Url Format', function () {
       expect($a.children().size()).to.be(0);
     });
 
+    it('outputs a <a> link with target=_self if "open link in current tab" is checked', function () {
+      const url = new Url({ openLinkInCurrentTab: true });
+
+      const $a = unwrap($(url.convert('http://elastic.co', 'html')));
+      expect($a.is('a')).to.be(true);
+      expect($a.attr('target')).to.be('_self');
+    });
+
     it('outputs an <image> if type === "img"', function () {
       const url = new Url({ type: 'img' });
 

src/ui/public/field_format_editor/editors/url/url.html

@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@
   </select>
 </div>
 
+<div ng-if="editor.formatParams.type == 'a'">
+  <label class="kuiCheckBoxLabel">
+    <input
+      class="kuiCheckBox"
+      type="checkbox"
+      ng-model="editor.formatParams.openLinkInCurrentTab"
+    ></input>
+
+    <span class="kuiCheckBoxLabel__text">
+      Open link in current tab
+    </span>
+  </label>
+</div>
+
 <div class="form-group">
   <span class="pull-right text-info hintbox-label" ng-click="editor.showUrlTmplHelp = !editor.showUrlTmplHelp">
     <i class="fa fa-info"></i> Url Template Help