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+/**
+ * backport https://github.com/plone/volto/pull/4854
+ */
+
+import config from '@plone/volto/registry';
+import { matchPath } from 'react-router';
+
+const blacklistRoutes = ({ dispatch, getState }) => (next) => (action) => {
+  if (typeof action === 'function') {
+    return next(action);
+  }
+
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case '@@router/LOCATION_CHANGE':
+      debugger;
+      let { pathname } = action.payload.location;
+      const { externalRoutes = [] } = config.settings;
+
+      const route = externalRoutes.find((route) =>
+        matchPath(pathname, route.match),
+      );
+
+      let actionToSend = action;
+      if (pathname.startsWith('/++api++')) {
+        actionToSend.payload.location.pathname = actionToSend.payload.location.pathname.substring(
+          8,
+        );
+        // To handle the `window.location.replace`
+        pathname = actionToSend.payload.location.pathname;
+        if (window.history) {
+          window.history.replaceState(window.history.state, '', pathname);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!route) {
+        return next(actionToSend);
+      } else {
+        window.location.replace(
+          route.url ? route.url(actionToSend.payload) : pathname,
+        );
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      return next(action);
+  }
+};
+
+export default blacklistRoutes;
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