Release v3.0.1: Add VFB report link generation and improved term linking

Author: Robbie1977

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ This file summarizes the release notes inferred from git tags (tag message/annot
 
 ---
 
+## v3.0.1
+- Release v3.0.1: Add VFB report link generation and improved term linking
+
 ## v3.0.0
 - Release v3.0.0
 

app/api/chat/route.js

@@ -621,12 +621,14 @@ function replaceTermsWithLinks(text) {
     return `\x00LINK${allLinks.length - 1}\x00`
   })
 
+  const REPORT_BASE = 'https://virtualflybrain.org/reports/'
+
   for (const term of sortedTerms) {
     const id = lookupCache[term]
     const escaped = term.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')
     const regex = new RegExp(`\\b${escaped}\\b`, 'gi')
     result = result.replace(regex, (match) => {
-      const link = `[${match}](${id})`
+      const link = `[${match}](${REPORT_BASE + encodeURIComponent(id)})`
       allLinks.push(link)
       return `\x00LINK${allLinks.length - 1}\x00`
     })

app/page.js

@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ const ChatMessage = memo(function ChatMessage({ msg, markdownComponents }) {
         className="message-content"
         style={msg.role === 'reasoning' ? { fontSize: '0.85em', fontStyle: 'italic', color: '#999' } : {}}
       >
-        <ReactMarkdown components={markdownComponents}>
+        <ReactMarkdown
+          components={{
+            ...markdownComponents,
+            a: ({ node, ...props }) => <a {...props} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" />
+          }}
+        >
           {msg.content}
         </ReactMarkdown>
       </div>
@@ -82,11 +87,19 @@ export default function Home() {
   const chatEndRef = useRef(null)
   const msgIdRef = useRef(0) // stable, incrementing message ID
 
+  // Helper: inject VFB term links into responses, so IDs like FBbt_00003748 or VFB_00102107
+  // become clickable links to the corresponding Virtual Fly Brain report page.
+  const linkifyVfbTerms = (text) => {
+    if (!text) return text
+    // Avoid double-linking IDs that are already inside markdown links.
+    return text.replace(/(?<!\[)(?<!\]\()(\b(FBbt_\d{8}|VFB_\d{8})\b)/g, '[$1](https://virtualflybrain.org/reports/$1)')
+  }
+
   // Helper: create a message object with a stable unique id
   const makeMsg = useCallback((role, content, extras = {}) => ({
     id: ++msgIdRef.current,
     role,
-    content,
+    content: role !== 'user' ? linkifyVfbTerms(content) : content,
     ...extras
   }), [])
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vfb-chat-client",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev",