TYPO3 Core

Patch set 2 for branch master of project Packages/TYPO3.CMS has been pushed to the review server.
It is available at https://review.typo3.org/c/Packages/TYPO3.CMS/+/66265

Patch set 3 for branch master of project Packages/TYPO3.CMS has been pushed to the review server.
It is available at https://review.typo3.org/c/Packages/TYPO3.CMS/+/66265

The ext:linkhandler is outdated, but the functionality was integrated into the core in version 9.5: Feature: #79626 - Integrate record link handler

The question is if the LinkHandler class still works as intended and what kind of links it covers (as external, file and db (internal) are already covered by the other linktypes.

Q: Can LinkHandler linktype be deprecated or even removed?¶

yes:

The LinkHandler linktype expects links that start with record:

public function fetchType($value, $type, $key)
    {
        if ($value['type'] === 'string' && strpos(strtolower($value['tokenValue']), 'record:') === 0) {
            $type = 'linkhandler';
        }
        return $type;
    }

It apppears, this is outdated in any case:

if ($result['type'] === LinkService::TYPE_RECORD) {
                [$a['identifier'], $tableAndUid] = explode(':', $linkHandlerValue, 2);
                $tableAndUid = explode(':', $tableAndUid);
                if (count($tableAndUid) > 1) {
                    $a['table'] = $tableAndUid[0];
                    $a['uid'] = $tableAndUid[1];
                } else {
                    // this case can happen if there is the very old linkhandler syntax, which was only record:<table>:<uid>
                    $a['table'] = $a['identifier'];
                    $a['uid'] = $tableAndUid[0];
                }
                $result = array_merge($result, $a);
            }

Patch set 4 for branch master of project Packages/TYPO3.CMS has been pushed to the review server.
It is available at https://review.typo3.org/c/Packages/TYPO3.CMS/+/66265

Patch set 5 for branch master of project Packages/TYPO3.CMS has been pushed to the review server.
It is available at https://review.typo3.org/c/Packages/TYPO3.CMS/+/66265

Patch set 6 for branch master of project Packages/TYPO3.CMS has been pushed to the review server.
It is available at https://review.typo3.org/c/Packages/TYPO3.CMS/+/66265

Patch set 7 for branch master of project Packages/TYPO3.CMS has been pushed to the review server.
It is available at https://review.typo3.org/c/Packages/TYPO3.CMS/+/66265