Normalize mixed types in links.json pack manifests

Problem

links.json mixes URL strings and {local, ready} objects. Code calls .startswith("http") and crashes.

Root Cause

Multiple writers evolved different value shapes without a schema.

Solution

def pack_url(val):
    if isinstance(val, str) and val.startswith("http"):
        return val
    if isinstance(val, dict):
        for k in ("url", "link", "href", "public"):
            u = val.get(k)
            if isinstance(u, str) and u.startswith("http"):
                return u
    return None

pairs = [(k, u) for k,v in data.items() if (u := pack_url(v))]

Upload local tarballs to a host and replace dict entries with URL strings.

Verification

assert pack_url("https://x") == "https://x"
assert pack_url({"local": "a.tgz"}) is None
assert pack_url({"url": "https://x"}) == "https://x"

Notes

One canonical shape beats clever unions under time pressure.

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