export function normalizeURL(input: string): string {
    try {
        // try to create a URL object
        const url = new URL(input);
        // if the URL is valid, return it
        return url.href;
    } catch (error) {
        // if the URL is invalid, try to add the protocol
        const withHTTP = "http://" + input;
        try {
            const urlWithHTTP = new URL(withHTTP);
            return urlWithHTTP.href;
        } catch (error) {
            // if the URL is still invalid, return the original input
            console.error("Invalid URL:", input);
            return input;
        }
    }
}
