UTM Link Builder — Rust source
Build campaign tracking URLs with utm_source, utm_medium and utm_campaign parameters. Bulk mode processes a whole list, presets and import round-trip existing tracking URLs, and a validator flags attribution-breaking values — runs entirely in your browser.
This is the Rust implementation — the same logic the interactive tool runs, in a shareable, citable form.
//! utm-link-builder — campaign URL builder with canonical utm_* ordering.
//!
//! Display snippet: ports the core `build(baseUrl, params)` from the
//! TypeScript lib (src/lib/utm.ts). The lint/bulk/preset helpers live in
//! the TypeScript/Go sources.
//!
//! Semantics: strip any stale utm_* params from the base URL, keep every
//! unrelated query param in place, then append the given params in
//! canonical order. Empty params are omitted. `None` for an unparseable
//! base. Standard library only — query values pass through unescaped.
/// Canonical utm_* parameter order used on every build.
const CANONICAL: [(&str, &str); 5] = [
("source", "utm_source"),
("medium", "utm_medium"),
("campaign", "utm_campaign"),
("term", "utm_term"),
("content", "utm_content"),
];
pub struct UtmParams<'a> {
pub source: Option<&'a str>,
pub medium: Option<&'a str>,
pub campaign: Option<&'a str>,
pub term: Option<&'a str>,
pub content: Option<&'a str>,
}
fn field<'a>(params: &UtmParams<'a>, name: &str) -> Option<&'a str> {
match name {
"source" => params.source,
"medium" => params.medium,
"campaign" => params.campaign,
"term" => params.term,
"content" => params.content,
_ => None,
}
}
pub fn build(base_url: &str, params: &UtmParams) -> Option<String> {
// Split off fragment, then query; keep scheme/authority/path intact.
let (before_frag, frag) = match base_url.split_once('#') {
Some((head, tail)) => (head, Some(tail)),
None => (base_url, None),
};
let (mut head, query) = match before_frag.split_once('?') {
Some((head, tail)) => (head.to_string(), Some(tail.to_string())),
None => (before_frag.to_string(), None),
};
// Coerce a scheme-less host into https; no host means hopeless.
if !head.contains("://") {
head = format!("https://{head}");
}
let rest = head.split_once("://").map(|(_, r)| r)?;
if rest.is_empty() || rest.starts_with('/') {
return None;
}
// Keep every unrelated query param; drop stale utm_* ones.
let mut pairs: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
if let Some(query) = query {
for pair in query.split('&') {
if pair.is_empty() {
continue;
}
let key = pair.split('=').next().unwrap_or("");
if !key.starts_with("utm_") {
pairs.push(pair.to_string());
}
}
}
for (field_name, query_key) in CANONICAL {
if let Some(value) = field(params, field_name) {
if !value.is_empty() {
pairs.push(format!("{query_key}={value}"));
}
}
}
let mut out = head;
if !pairs.is_empty() {
out.push('?');
out.push_str(&pairs.join("&"));
}
if let Some(frag) = frag {
out.push('#');
out.push_str(frag);
}
Some(out)
}
// Example:
// build("example.com/page?utm_source=stale&id=7", source=twitter, medium=social)
// -> "https://example.com/page?id=7&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social"
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