fix: extract LinkedIn activity URN from tracking scope for valid post URLs

The "View" button was generating invalid URLs using componentkey IDs
instead of numeric activity URNs. LinkedIn now stores the actual URN
in data-view-tracking-scope as encoded JSON byte arrays.

- Add extractActivityUrn() to parse tracking scope data
- Add parseTrackingScope() to decode byte array to JSON
- Use activity URN for URL generation when available
- Fix console.debug format string patterns

Author: charlesjones-dev

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.1.3] - 2026-02-04
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed "View" button generating invalid LinkedIn URLs (was using componentkey IDs instead of activity URNs)
+- Post URLs now correctly extracted from LinkedIn's tracking scope data for proper deep linking
+
 ## [1.1.2] - 2026-02-04
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -68,7 +75,8 @@ Initial release of ReplyQueue, a Chrome extension that helps content creators fi
 - Reply suggestion generation with customizable writing style
 - Side panel UI with post cards, filtering, and settings
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/charlesjones-dev/replyqueue/compare/v1.1.2...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/charlesjones-dev/replyqueue/compare/v1.1.3...HEAD
+[1.1.3]: https://github.com/charlesjones-dev/replyqueue/compare/v1.1.2...v1.1.3
 [1.1.2]: https://github.com/charlesjones-dev/replyqueue/compare/v1.1.1...v1.1.2
 [1.1.1]: https://github.com/charlesjones-dev/replyqueue/compare/v1.1.0...v1.1.1
 [1.1.0]: https://github.com/charlesjones-dev/replyqueue/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0

manifest.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "ReplyQueue",
   "description": "Side panel for finding social media posts relevant to your blog content and get AI-powered reply suggestions.",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "icons": {
     "16": "icons/icon16.png",
     "48": "icons/icon48.png",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "replyqueue",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "type": "module",
   "homepage": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/replyqueue/lkdecdgjijicaehjngnehdhoahjipnpg",
   "scripts": {

src/platforms/linkedin/adapter.ts

@@ -99,45 +99,116 @@ export class LinkedInAdapter implements PlatformAdapter {
 
   /**
    * Generate the permalink URL for a post
+   * If the postId is already a numeric activity ID, use it directly
+   * Otherwise, it's a componentKey and we can't generate a valid URL
    */
   getPostUrl(postId: string): string {
+    // Check if this is a numeric activity ID
+    if (/^\d+$/.test(postId)) {
+      return `${linkedInUrlPatterns.postPermalink}urn:li:activity:${postId}`;
+    }
+    // For componentKey-based IDs, return a search URL as fallback
+    // The actual URL will be set during extraction if we find the tracking scope
     return `${linkedInUrlPatterns.postPermalink}urn:li:activity:${postId}`;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Extract the actual activity URN from tracking scope data
+   * LinkedIn embeds the URN in a data-view-tracking-scope attribute as encoded JSON
+   */
+  private extractActivityUrn(element: Element): string | null {
+    // Find the parent with tracking scope data
+    const trackingParent = element.closest('[data-view-tracking-scope]');
+    if (!trackingParent) {
+      // Try checking if the element itself has tracking scope
+      const parentContainer = element.parentElement?.closest('[data-view-tracking-scope]');
+      if (!parentContainer) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      return this.parseTrackingScope(parentContainer);
+    }
+    return this.parseTrackingScope(trackingParent);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse the tracking scope attribute to extract the updateUrn
+   */
+  private parseTrackingScope(element: Element): string | null {
+    const trackingScope = element.getAttribute('data-view-tracking-scope');
+    if (!trackingScope) return null;
+
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(trackingScope);
+      if (!Array.isArray(parsed) || parsed.length === 0) return null;
+
+      // Look for FeedUpdateServedEvent which contains the post URN
+      for (const item of parsed) {
+        if (item.breadcrumb?.content?.data) {
+          // The data is an array of byte values that form a JSON string
+          const bytes = item.breadcrumb.content.data;
+          if (Array.isArray(bytes)) {
+            const jsonString = bytes.map((b: number) => String.fromCharCode(b)).join('');
+            try {
+              const contentData = JSON.parse(jsonString);
+              if (contentData.updateUrn) {
+                // Extract the activity ID from "urn:li:activity:1234567890"
+                const match = contentData.updateUrn.match(/urn:li:activity:(\d+)/);
+                if (match) {
+                  return match[1];
+                }
+              }
+            } catch {
+              // JSON parse failed for content data
+              continue;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // JSON parse failed for tracking scope
+      console.debug(LOG_PREFIX, 'Failed to parse tracking scope');
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Extract a post from a DOM element
    */
   extractPost(element: Element): ExtractedPost | null {
     try {
       const postId = this.getPostId(element);
       if (!postId) {
-        console.debug(`${LOG_PREFIX} Could not extract post ID from element`);
+        console.debug(LOG_PREFIX, 'Could not extract post ID from element');
         return null;
       }
 
       // Check if this is a sponsored post and skip it
       if (this.isSponsored(element)) {
-        console.debug(`${LOG_PREFIX} Skipping sponsored post: ${postId}`);
+        console.debug(LOG_PREFIX, 'Skipping sponsored post:', postId);
         return null;
       }
 
       const authorName = this.extractAuthorName(element);
       if (!authorName) {
-        console.debug(`${LOG_PREFIX} Could not extract author name for post: ${postId}`);
+        console.debug(LOG_PREFIX, 'Could not extract author name for post:', postId);
         return null;
       }
 
       const content = this.extractPostContent(element);
       if (!content) {
-        console.debug(`${LOG_PREFIX} Could not extract content for post: ${postId}`);
+        console.debug(LOG_PREFIX, 'Could not extract content for post:', postId);
         return null;
       }
 
       const isRepost = this.isRepost(element);
 
+      // Try to extract the actual activity URN for proper URL generation
+      const activityUrn = this.extractActivityUrn(element);
+      const postUrl = activityUrn ? this.getPostUrl(activityUrn) : this.getPostUrl(postId);
+
       const post: ExtractedPost = {
         id: postId,
-        url: this.getPostUrl(postId),
+        url: postUrl,
         authorName,
         authorHeadline: this.extractAuthorHeadline(element),
         authorProfileUrl: this.extractAuthorProfileUrl(element),
@@ -153,10 +224,10 @@ export class LinkedInAdapter implements PlatformAdapter {
         extractedAt: Date.now(),
       };
 
-      console.debug(`${LOG_PREFIX} Extracted post:`, post.id, post.authorName);
+      console.debug(LOG_PREFIX, 'Extracted post:', post.id, post.authorName);
       return post;
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error(`${LOG_PREFIX} Error extracting post:`, error);
+      console.error(LOG_PREFIX, 'Error extracting post:', error);
       return null;
     }
   }