Store message URLs in analysis output (#856)

tests/common/test_command.py

@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ class IndependentModule(RecordingModule):
     pass
 
 
+class URLRecordingModule(RecordingModule):
+    def collect_url_results(self):
+        self.add_url_result(
+            "https://example.org/message",
+            "2026-07-29 12:00:00.000000",
+            "test-chat",
+        )
+
+
 class CustomIOSBackupModule(RecordingModule):
     supported_commands = (("ios", "check-backup"),)
 
@@ -87,6 +96,21 @@ class TestCommand:
         alerts = json.loads((tmp_path / "alerts.json").read_text())
         assert alerts[0]["event"]["payload"] == "\\xa8\\xa9"
 
+    def test_stores_collected_urls(self, tmp_path):
+        cmd = RecordingCommand(results_path=str(tmp_path))
+        cmd.modules = [URLRecordingModule]
+
+        cmd.run()
+
+        assert json.loads((tmp_path / "urls.json").read_text()) == [
+            {
+                "url": "https://example.org/message",
+                "expanded_url": None,
+                "timestamp": "2026-07-29 12:00:00.000000",
+                "source": "test-chat",
+            }
+        ]
+
     def test_modules_run_in_stable_topological_order(self):
         cmd = RecordingCommand()
         cmd.modules = [ThirdModule, IndependentModule, SecondModule, FirstModule]

tests/common/test_indicators.py

@@ -197,6 +197,15 @@ class TestIndicators:
         assert matches[0] is None
         assert matches[1]
         assert matches[1].ioc.value == "example.org"
+        assert (
+            ind.get_expanded_url("https://tinyurl.com/nested")
+            == "https://www.example.org/landing"
+        )
+        assert (
+            ind.get_expanded_url("https://t.co/nested")
+            == "https://www.example.org/landing"
+        )
+        assert ind.get_expanded_url("https://bit.ly/failure") is None
         assert {call.args[0] for call in head.call_args_list} == {
             "https://bit.ly/failure",
             "https://tinyurl.com/nested",

tests/ios_backup/test_sms.py

@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ class TestSMSModule:
         run_module(m)
         assert len(m.results) == 1
         assert len(m.timeline) == 2
+        assert m.url_results == [
+            {
+                "url": "https://badbadbad.example.org/",
+                "expanded_url": None,
+                "timestamp": "2019-08-29 23:13:30.000000",
+                "source": "sms",
+            }
+        ]
         assert len(m.alertstore.alerts) == 0
 
     def test_detection(self, indicator_file):

tests/ios_backup/test_whatsapp.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 The MVT Authors.
+# Use of this software is governed by the MVT License 1.1 that can be found at
+#   https://license.mvt.re/1.1/
+
+import logging
+
+from mvt.common.indicators import Indicators
+from mvt.ios.modules.mixed.whatsapp import Whatsapp
+
+
+def test_collect_url_results_includes_expansion():
+    module = Whatsapp(
+        results=[
+            {
+                "links": ["https://bit.ly/message"],
+                "isodate": "2026-07-29 12:00:00.000000",
+            }
+        ]
+    )
+    module.indicators = Indicators(log=logging.getLogger())
+    module.indicators.resolved_urls["https://bit.ly/message"] = (
+        "https://example.org/landing"
+    )
+
+    module.collect_url_results()
+
+    assert module.url_results == [
+        {
+            "url": "https://bit.ly/message",
+            "expanded_url": "https://example.org/landing",
+            "timestamp": "2026-07-29 12:00:00.000000",
+            "source": "whatsapp",
+        }
+    ]

tests/test_check_android_androidqf.py

@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ class TestCheckAndroidqfCommand:
         result = runner.invoke(check_androidqf, [path])
         assert result.exit_code == 0
 
+    def test_check_stores_nested_sms_urls(self, tmp_path):
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        path = os.path.join(get_artifact_folder(), "androidqf")
+
+        result = runner.invoke(check_androidqf, ["--output", str(tmp_path), path])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        urls = json.loads((tmp_path / "urls.json").read_text())
+        assert {entry["url"] for entry in urls} == {
+            "http://google.com",
+            "https://google.com/",
+        }
+        assert all(
+            set(entry) == {"url", "expanded_url", "timestamp", "source"}
+            for entry in urls
+        )
+        assert all(entry["source"] == "sms" for entry in urls)
+
     def test_acquisition_context_is_passed_to_bugreport(self, tmp_path, mocker):
         data_path = tmp_path / "androidqf"
         data_path.mkdir()