support section variable in manual url (#8494)

* support section variable in manual url

* isoLang variable, help wording

* Revert "isoLang variable, help wording"

This reverts commit 0b000ce

* ignore path "/" for default language replacement

* Update web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json

Co-authored-by: Jose García <[email protected]>

* remove double slash

* remove double slash in error handler

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Co-authored-by: Jose García <[email protected]>

web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/common/needhelp/NeedHelpDirective.js

@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@
             return defer.promise;
           };
 
+          /**
+           * Processes an URL removing // characters in the URL path.
+           *
+           * @param url
+           * @returns {string}
+           */
+          var processUrl = function(url) {
+            var urlToProcess = new URL(url);
+            urlToProcess.pathname = urlToProcess.pathname.replace(/\/\//g, "/");
+            return urlToProcess.toString();
+          }
+
           /**
            * Get the URL of the corresponding help page and open it in a new tab
            * @returns {boolean}
@@ -152,18 +164,25 @@
             if (gnGlobalSettings.lang !== "en") {
               baseUrl = scope.helpBaseUrl.replace("{{lang}}", gnGlobalSettings.lang);
             } else {
-              baseUrl = scope.helpBaseUrl.replace("/{{lang}}", "");
+              baseUrl = scope.helpBaseUrl.replace("{{lang}}", "");
             }
 
             baseUrl = baseUrl.replace("{{version}}", scope.applicationVersion);
 
-            var helpPageUrl = baseUrl + "/" + page;
+            var helpPageUrl;
+            if (baseUrl.includes("{{section}}")) {
+              helpPageUrl = baseUrl.replace("{{section}}", page);
+            } else {
+              helpPageUrl = baseUrl + "/" + page;
+            }
+
+            helpPageUrl = processUrl(helpPageUrl);
 
             testAndOpen(helpPageUrl).then(
               function () {},
               function () {
                 var baseUrl = scope.helpBaseUrl
-                  .replace("/{{lang}}", "")
+                  .replace("{{lang}}", "")
                   .replace("{{version}}", scope.applicationVersion);
                 var helpPageUrl = baseUrl + "/" + page;