How to format url inside text using js?

Question

JavaScript

here is the string:
"RT @EarthPicturz: In the mountains of Montana. https://t.co/WH42FLFm4B "
I need the js function to recognize the url when rendering this string and enclose it in an html < a > tag
how to do this, or what is the name of the process in Russian or in English? "parse url from string"?

Answer 1

Linkify))
There is even a plugin like this: https://github.com/cowboy/javascript-linkify