[Testing] Navigation deep link parsing has no unit tests for malformed URLs

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Overview

The React Navigation deep link configuration parses custom URL schemes (teachlink://) but there are no tests for malformed, missing-parameter, or malicious URL inputs. A crafted URL could navigate the user to unintended screens.

Specifications

Features:

• Write unit tests for valid deep links, missing parameters, extra parameters, and encoded/malicious URLs
• Verify that unknown routes fall back to a safe default screen

Tasks:

• Create __tests__/linkingConfig.test.ts
• Add test cases for: valid URL, missing token, XSS-in-URL, unknown route
• Assert navigation output for each case

Impacted Files:

• src/navigation/linkingConfig.ts
• __tests__/linkingConfig.test.ts (new)

Acceptance Criteria

• All test cases pass
• Malicious URLs do not navigate to unintended screens
• Unknown routes fall back to the home screen

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