url: protocol required

application/Espo/Classes/FieldValidators/UrlType.php

@@ -30,19 +30,17 @@
 namespace Espo\Classes\FieldValidators;
 
 use Espo\Core\Utils\Metadata;
+use Espo\ORM\Defs;
 use Espo\ORM\Entity;
 
 class UrlType
 {
-    private Metadata $metadata;
 
-    private VarcharType $varcharType;
-
-    public function __construct(Metadata $metadata, VarcharType $varcharType)
-    {
-        $this->metadata = $metadata;
-        $this->varcharType = $varcharType;
-    }
+    public function __construct(
+        private Metadata $metadata,
+        private VarcharType $varcharType,
+        private Defs $defs,
+    ) {}
 
     public function checkRequired(Entity $entity, string $field): bool
     {
@@ -62,6 +60,15 @@ class UrlType
             return true;
         }
 
+        if (
+            $this->defs
+                ->getEntity($entity->getEntityType())
+                ->tryGetField($field)
+                ?->getParam('protocolRequired')
+        ) {
+            return filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) !== false;
+        }
+
         /** @var string $pattern */
         $pattern = $this->metadata->get(['app', 'regExpPatterns', 'uriOptionalProtocol', 'pattern']);
 

application/Espo/Resources/i18n/en_US/Admin.json

@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@
         "notStorable": "Not Storable",
         "itemsEditable": "Items Editable",
         "openInNewTab": "Open in new tab",
-        "notLockable": "Not Lockable"
+        "notLockable": "Not Lockable",
+        "protocolRequired": "Protocol Required"
     },
     "strings" : {
         "rebuildRequired": "Rebuild is required"

application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/url.json

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
             "type": "bool",
             "tooltip": "urlStrip"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "protocolRequired",
+            "type": "bool"
+        },
         {
             "name": "copyToClipboard",
             "type": "bool",