diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ctc/FileLinkSearch.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ctc/FileLinkSearch.java
index 907b623b7..5aef376de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ctc/FileLinkSearch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ctc/FileLinkSearch.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
* ========================================================
*/
public class FileLinkSearch extends TextSearch {
- private static final Pattern fileLinkPattern = Pattern.compile("href=[\"']file://");
+ private static final Pattern fileLinkPattern = Pattern.compile("]*\\s)?href=[\"']file://");
public FileLinkSearch(EPUBVersion version, ZipFile zip, Report report)
{
diff --git a/src/test/resources/epub3/content-publication.feature b/src/test/resources/epub3/content-publication.feature
index 81a2c20e6..db7c57a6d 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/epub3/content-publication.feature
+++ b/src/test/resources/epub3/content-publication.feature
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Feature: EPUB 3 ▸ Content Documents ▸ Full Publication Checks
When checking EPUB 'content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-valid'
Then info HTM-053 is reported
And no errors or warnings are reported
+
+ Scenario: Do not report escaped hyperlinks to resources in the local file system
+ See issue #1182
+ When checking EPUB 'content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid'
+ Then info HTM-053 is reported 0 times
+ And no errors or warnings are reported
Scenario: Report a hyperlink to a resource missing from the publication
When checking EPUB 'content-xhtml-link-to-missing-doc-error'
diff --git a/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/content_001.xhtml b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/content_001.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6f89fc1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/content_001.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+
+
+
+ Minimal EPUB
+
+
+
Loomings
+
Call me Ishmael.
+ <a class="external" href="file:///C:/path/file.pdf">link to local file</a<
+
+
diff --git a/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/nav.xhtml b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/nav.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..240745e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/nav.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+
+
+
+ Minimal Nav
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/package.opf b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/package.opf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d1eec6e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/EPUB/package.opf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+
+
+ Minimal EPUB 3.0
+ en
+ NOID
+ 2017-06-14T00:00:01Z
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/META-INF/container.xml b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/META-INF/container.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..318782179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/META-INF/container.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/mimetype b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/mimetype
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ef03f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/epub3/files/epub/content-xhtml-link-to-local-file-escaped-valid/mimetype
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application/epub+zip
\ No newline at end of file