diff --git a/cookbook/helper/HelperFunctions.py b/cookbook/helper/HelperFunctions.py
index 94f46ee8c..585db225c 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/HelperFunctions.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/HelperFunctions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
+import socket
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.core.validators import URLValidator
 from django.db.models import Func
+from ipaddress import ip_address
+
+from recipes import settings
 
 
 class Round(Func):
@@ -11,3 +19,30 @@ def str2bool(v):
         return v
     else:
         return v.lower() in ("yes", "true", "1")
+
+
+"""
+validates an url that is supposed to be imported
+checks that the protocol used is http(s) and that no local address is accessed
+@:param url to test
+@:return true if url is valid, false otherwise
+"""
+
+
+def validate_import_url(url):
+    try:
+        validator = URLValidator(schemes=['http', 'https'])
+        validator(url)
+    except ValidationError:
+        # if schema is not http or https, consider url invalid
+        return False
+
+    # resolve IP address of url
+    try:
+        url_ip_address = ip_address(str(socket.gethostbyname(urlparse(url).hostname)))
+    except (ValueError, AttributeError, TypeError, Exception) as e:
+        # if ip cannot be parsed, consider url invalid
+        return False
+
+    # validate that IP is neither private nor any other special address
+    return not any([url_ip_address.is_private, url_ip_address.is_reserved, url_ip_address.is_loopback,  url_ip_address.is_multicast, url_ip_address.is_link_local, ])
diff --git a/cookbook/integration/cookbookapp.py b/cookbook/integration/cookbookapp.py
index a9b5ac132..1f442a58b 100644
--- a/cookbook/integration/cookbookapp.py
+++ b/cookbook/integration/cookbookapp.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import re
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import requests
-import validators
 
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
 from cookbook.helper.ingredient_parser import IngredientParser
 from cookbook.helper.recipe_url_import import (get_from_scraper, get_images_from_soup,
                                                iso_duration_to_minutes)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class CookBookApp(Integration):
         if len(images) > 0:
             try:
                 url = images[0]
-                if validators.url(url, public=True):
+                if validate_import_url(url):
                     response = requests.get(url)
                     self.import_recipe_image(recipe, BytesIO(response.content))
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/cookbook/integration/cookmate.py b/cookbook/integration/cookmate.py
index a51ca45b9..e03d232a4 100644
--- a/cookbook/integration/cookmate.py
+++ b/cookbook/integration/cookmate.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import requests
-import validators
 
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
 from cookbook.helper.ingredient_parser import IngredientParser
 from cookbook.helper.recipe_url_import import parse_servings, parse_servings_text, parse_time
 from cookbook.integration.integration import Integration
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Cookmate(Integration):
         if recipe_xml.find('imageurl') is not None:
             try:
                 url = recipe_xml.find('imageurl').text.strip()
-                if validators.url(url, public=True):
+                if validate_import_url(url):
                     response = requests.get(url)
                 self.import_recipe_image(recipe, BytesIO(response.content))
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/cookbook/integration/paprika.py b/cookbook/integration/paprika.py
index b830d85fd..20c3d153b 100644
--- a/cookbook/integration/paprika.py
+++ b/cookbook/integration/paprika.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from gettext import gettext as _
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import requests
-import validators
 
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
 from cookbook.helper.ingredient_parser import IngredientParser
 from cookbook.helper.recipe_url_import import parse_servings, parse_servings_text
 from cookbook.integration.integration import Integration
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Paprika(Integration):
             try:
                 if recipe_json.get("image_url", None):
                     url = recipe_json.get("image_url", None)
-                    if validators.url(url, public=True):
+                    if validate_import_url(url):
                         response = requests.get(url)
                         self.import_recipe_image(recipe, BytesIO(response.content))
             except Exception:
diff --git a/cookbook/integration/plantoeat.py b/cookbook/integration/plantoeat.py
index b69b63283..c6117360a 100644
--- a/cookbook/integration/plantoeat.py
+++ b/cookbook/integration/plantoeat.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import requests
-import validators
 
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
 from cookbook.helper.ingredient_parser import IngredientParser
 from cookbook.helper.recipe_url_import import parse_servings, parse_servings_text, parse_time
 from cookbook.integration.integration import Integration
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Plantoeat(Integration):
 
         if image_url:
             try:
-                if validators.url(image_url, public=True):
+                if validate_import_url(image_url):
                     response = requests.get(image_url)
                     self.import_recipe_image(recipe, BytesIO(response.content))
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/cookbook/integration/recettetek.py b/cookbook/integration/recettetek.py
index 87e145ffc..20b51b837 100644
--- a/cookbook/integration/recettetek.py
+++ b/cookbook/integration/recettetek.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from io import BytesIO
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
 import requests
-import validators
 
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
 from cookbook.helper.image_processing import get_filetype
 from cookbook.helper.ingredient_parser import IngredientParser
 from cookbook.integration.integration import Integration
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class RecetteTek(Integration):
             else:
                 if file['originalPicture'] != '':
                     url = file['originalPicture']
-                    if validators.url(url, public=True):
+                    if validate_import_url(url):
                         response = requests.get(url)
                         if imghdr.what(BytesIO(response.content)) is not None:
                             self.import_recipe_image(recipe, BytesIO(response.content), filetype=get_filetype(file['originalPicture']))
diff --git a/cookbook/integration/recipesage.py b/cookbook/integration/recipesage.py
index ab681c252..5a8c3182f 100644
--- a/cookbook/integration/recipesage.py
+++ b/cookbook/integration/recipesage.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import json
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import requests
-import validators
 
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
 from cookbook.helper.ingredient_parser import IngredientParser
 from cookbook.helper.recipe_url_import import parse_servings, parse_servings_text, parse_time
 from cookbook.integration.integration import Integration
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class RecipeSage(Integration):
         if len(file['image']) > 0:
             try:
                 url = file['image'][0]
-                if validators.url(url, public=True):
+                if validate_import_url(url):
                     response = requests.get(url)
                     self.import_recipe_image(recipe, BytesIO(response.content))
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/cookbook/provider/dropbox.py b/cookbook/provider/dropbox.py
index 7d8dcc756..4d8f2f7ee 100644
--- a/cookbook/provider/dropbox.py
+++ b/cookbook/provider/dropbox.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import os
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import requests
-import validators
 
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
 from cookbook.models import Recipe, RecipeImport, SyncLog
 from cookbook.provider.provider import Provider
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Dropbox(Provider):
             recipe.save()
 
         url = recipe.link.replace('www.dropbox.', 'dl.dropboxusercontent.')
-        if validators.url(url, public=True):
+        if validate_import_url(url):
             response = requests.get(url)
 
             return io.BytesIO(response.content)
diff --git a/cookbook/provider/nextcloud.py b/cookbook/provider/nextcloud.py
index 9399e104c..87c430587 100644
--- a/cookbook/provider/nextcloud.py
+++ b/cookbook/provider/nextcloud.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import tempfile
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import requests
-import validators
 import webdav3.client as wc
+
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
 from cookbook.models import Recipe, RecipeImport, SyncLog
 from cookbook.provider.provider import Provider
 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ class Nextcloud(Provider):
             "Content-Type": "application/json"
         }
 
-        if validators.url(url, public=True):
+        if validate_import_url(url):
             r = requests.get(
                 url,
                 headers=headers,
diff --git a/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/assets/style.css b/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/assets/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..561524c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/assets/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+body {
+  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  /* do not increase min-width as some may use split screens */
+  min-width: 800px;
+  color: #999;
+}
+
+h1 {
+  font-size: 24px;
+  color: black;
+}
+
+h2 {
+  font-size: 16px;
+  color: black;
+}
+
+p {
+  color: black;
+}
+
+a {
+  color: #999;
+}
+
+table {
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+/******************************
+ * SUMMARY INFORMATION
+ ******************************/
+#environment td {
+  padding: 5px;
+  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+  vertical-align: top;
+}
+#environment tr:nth-child(odd) {
+  background-color: #f6f6f6;
+}
+#environment ul {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0 20px;
+}
+
+/******************************
+ * TEST RESULT COLORS
+ ******************************/
+span.passed,
+.passed .col-result {
+  color: green;
+}
+
+span.skipped,
+span.xfailed,
+span.rerun,
+.skipped .col-result,
+.xfailed .col-result,
+.rerun .col-result {
+  color: orange;
+}
+
+span.error,
+span.failed,
+span.xpassed,
+.error .col-result,
+.failed .col-result,
+.xpassed .col-result {
+  color: red;
+}
+
+.col-links__extra {
+  margin-right: 3px;
+}
+
+/******************************
+ * RESULTS TABLE
+ *
+ * 1. Table Layout
+ * 2. Extra
+ * 3. Sorting items
+ *
+ ******************************/
+/*------------------
+ * 1. Table Layout
+ *------------------*/
+#results-table {
+  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+  color: #999;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+#results-table th,
+#results-table td {
+  padding: 5px;
+  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+#results-table th {
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+/*------------------
+ * 2. Extra
+ *------------------*/
+.logwrapper {
+  max-height: 230px;
+  overflow-y: scroll;
+  background-color: #e6e6e6;
+}
+.logwrapper.expanded {
+  max-height: none;
+}
+.logwrapper.expanded .logexpander:after {
+  content: "collapse [-]";
+}
+.logwrapper .logexpander {
+  z-index: 1;
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 10px;
+  width: max-content;
+  border: 1px solid;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  padding: 5px 7px;
+  margin: 10px 0 10px calc(100% - 80px);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  background-color: #e6e6e6;
+}
+.logwrapper .logexpander:after {
+  content: "expand [+]";
+}
+.logwrapper .logexpander:hover {
+  color: #000;
+  border-color: #000;
+}
+.logwrapper .log {
+  min-height: 40px;
+  position: relative;
+  top: -50px;
+  height: calc(100% + 50px);
+  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+  color: black;
+  display: block;
+  font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
+  padding: 5px;
+  padding-right: 80px;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+
+div.media {
+  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
+  float: right;
+  height: 240px;
+  margin: 0 5px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  width: 320px;
+}
+
+.media-container {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 25px auto 25px;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex: 1 1;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  height: 200px;
+}
+
+.media-container--fullscreen {
+  grid-template-columns: 0px auto 0px;
+}
+
+.media-container__nav--right,
+.media-container__nav--left {
+  text-align: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.media-container__viewport {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-align: center;
+  height: inherit;
+}
+.media-container__viewport img,
+.media-container__viewport video {
+  object-fit: cover;
+  width: 100%;
+  max-height: 100%;
+}
+
+.media__name,
+.media__counter {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: space-around;
+  flex: 0 0 25px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.collapsible td:not(.col-links) {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.collapsible td:not(.col-links):hover::after {
+  color: #bbb;
+  font-style: italic;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.col-result {
+  width: 130px;
+}
+.col-result:hover::after {
+  content: " (hide details)";
+}
+
+.col-result.collapsed:hover::after {
+  content: " (show details)";
+}
+
+#environment-header h2:hover::after {
+  content: " (hide details)";
+  color: #bbb;
+  font-style: italic;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+#environment-header.collapsed h2:hover::after {
+  content: " (show details)";
+  color: #bbb;
+  font-style: italic;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+/*------------------
+ * 3. Sorting items
+ *------------------*/
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+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.sortable.desc:after {
+  content: " ";
+  position: relative;
+  left: 5px;
+  bottom: -12.5px;
+  border: 10px solid #4caf50;
+  border-bottom: 0;
+  border-left-color: transparent;
+  border-right-color: transparent;
+}
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+  content: " ";
+  position: relative;
+  left: 5px;
+  bottom: 12.5px;
+  border: 10px solid #4caf50;
+  border-top: 0;
+  border-left-color: transparent;
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+}
+
+.hidden, .summary__reload__button.hidden {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.summary__data {
+  flex: 0 0 550px;
+}
+.summary__reload {
+  flex: 1 1;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+.summary__reload__button {
+  flex: 0 0 300px;
+  display: flex;
+  color: white;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  background-color: #4caf50;
+  text-align: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.summary__reload__button:hover {
+  background-color: #46a049;
+}
+.summary__spacer {
+  flex: 0 0 550px;
+}
+
+.controls {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+}
+
+.filters,
+.collapse {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+.filters button,
+.collapse button {
+  color: #999;
+  border: none;
+  background: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+.filters button:hover,
+.collapse button:hover {
+  color: #ccc;
+}
+
+.filter__label {
+  margin-right: 10px;
+}
diff --git a/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/pytest.xml b/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/pytest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de1721f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/pytest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><testsuites><testsuite name="pytest" errors="0" failures="0" skipped="0" tests="1" time="30.686" timestamp="2024-08-20T11:34:55.376500" hostname="DESKTOP-RM10LP5"><testcase classname="cookbook.tests.other.test_helpers" name="test_url_validator" time="21.551" /></testsuite></testsuites>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/tests.html b/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/tests.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fbff23e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/tests/other/docs/reports/tests/tests.html
@@ -0,0 +1,770 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8"/>
+    <title id="head-title">tests.html</title>
+      <link href="assets\style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1 id="title">tests.html</h1>
+    <p>Report generated on 20-Aug-2024 at 11:35:26 by <a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-html">pytest-html</a>
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+    <div id="environment-header">
+      <h2>Environment</h2>
+    </div>
+    <table id="environment"></table>
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+      <template id="template_environment_row">
+      <tr>
+        <td></td>
+        <td></td>
+      </tr>
+    </template>
+    <template id="template_results-table__body--empty">
+      <tbody class="results-table-row">
+        <tr id="not-found-message">
+          <td colspan="4">No results found. Check the filters.</th>
+        </tr>
+    </template>
+    <template id="template_results-table__tbody">
+      <tbody class="results-table-row">
+        <tr class="collapsible">
+        </tr>
+        <tr class="extras-row">
+          <td class="extra" colspan="4">
+            <div class="extraHTML"></div>
+            <div class="media">
+              <div class="media-container">
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+                  <div class="media-container__viewport">
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+                    <video controls>
+                      <source src="" type="video/mp4">
+                    </video>
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="media-container__nav--right">></div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="media__name"></div>
+                <div class="media__counter"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="logwrapper">
+              <div class="logexpander"></div>
+              <div class="log"></div>
+            </div>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+      </tbody>
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+    <div class="summary">
+      <div class="summary__data">
+        <h2>Summary</h2>
+        <div class="additional-summary prefix">
+        </div>
+        <p class="run-count">1 test took 00:00:22.</p>
+        <p class="filter">(Un)check the boxes to filter the results.</p>
+        <div class="summary__reload">
+          <div class="summary__reload__button hidden" onclick="location.reload()">
+            <div>There are still tests running. <br />Reload this page to get the latest results!</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="summary__spacer"></div>
+        <div class="controls">
+          <div class="filters">
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+const { getCollapsedCategory, setCollapsedIds } = require('./storage.js')
+
+class DataManager {
+    setManager(data) {
+        const collapsedCategories = [...getCollapsedCategory(data.renderCollapsed)]
+        const collapsedIds = []
+        const tests = Object.values(data.tests).flat().map((test, index) => {
+            const collapsed = collapsedCategories.includes(test.result.toLowerCase())
+            const id = `test_${index}`
+            if (collapsed) {
+                collapsedIds.push(id)
+            }
+            return {
+                ...test,
+                id,
+                collapsed,
+            }
+        })
+        const dataBlob = { ...data, tests }
+        this.data = { ...dataBlob }
+        this.renderData = { ...dataBlob }
+        setCollapsedIds(collapsedIds)
+    }
+
+    get allData() {
+        return { ...this.data }
+    }
+
+    resetRender() {
+        this.renderData = { ...this.data }
+    }
+
+    setRender(data) {
+        this.renderData.tests = [...data]
+    }
+
+    toggleCollapsedItem(id) {
+        this.renderData.tests = this.renderData.tests.map((test) =>
+            test.id === id ? { ...test, collapsed: !test.collapsed } : test,
+        )
+    }
+
+    set allCollapsed(collapsed) {
+        this.renderData = { ...this.renderData, tests: [...this.renderData.tests.map((test) => (
+            { ...test, collapsed }
+        ))] }
+    }
+
+    get testSubset() {
+        return [...this.renderData.tests]
+    }
+
+    get environment() {
+        return this.renderData.environment
+    }
+
+    get initialSort() {
+        return this.data.initialSort
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    manager: new DataManager(),
+}
+
+},{"./storage.js":8}],2:[function(require,module,exports){
+const mediaViewer = require('./mediaviewer.js')
+const templateEnvRow = document.getElementById('template_environment_row')
+const templateResult = document.getElementById('template_results-table__tbody')
+
+function htmlToElements(html) {
+    const temp = document.createElement('template')
+    temp.innerHTML = html
+    return temp.content.childNodes
+}
+
+const find = (selector, elem) => {
+    if (!elem) {
+        elem = document
+    }
+    return elem.querySelector(selector)
+}
+
+const findAll = (selector, elem) => {
+    if (!elem) {
+        elem = document
+    }
+    return [...elem.querySelectorAll(selector)]
+}
+
+const dom = {
+    getStaticRow: (key, value) => {
+        const envRow = templateEnvRow.content.cloneNode(true)
+        const isObj = typeof value === 'object' && value !== null
+        const values = isObj ? Object.keys(value).map((k) => `${k}: ${value[k]}`) : null
+
+        const valuesElement = htmlToElements(
+            values ? `<ul>${values.map((val) => `<li>${val}</li>`).join('')}<ul>` : `<div>${value}</div>`)[0]
+        const td = findAll('td', envRow)
+        td[0].textContent = key
+        td[1].appendChild(valuesElement)
+
+        return envRow
+    },
+    getResultTBody: ({ testId, id, log, extras, resultsTableRow, tableHtml, result, collapsed }) => {
+        const resultBody = templateResult.content.cloneNode(true)
+        resultBody.querySelector('tbody').classList.add(result.toLowerCase())
+        resultBody.querySelector('tbody').id = testId
+        resultBody.querySelector('.collapsible').dataset.id = id
+
+        resultsTableRow.forEach((html) => {
+            const t = document.createElement('template')
+            t.innerHTML = html
+            resultBody.querySelector('.collapsible').appendChild(t.content)
+        })
+
+        if (log) {
+            // Wrap lines starting with "E" with span.error to color those lines red
+            const wrappedLog = log.replace(/^E.*$/gm, (match) => `<span class="error">${match}</span>`)
+            resultBody.querySelector('.log').innerHTML = wrappedLog
+        } else {
+            resultBody.querySelector('.log').remove()
+        }
+
+        if (collapsed) {
+            resultBody.querySelector('.collapsible > td')?.classList.add('collapsed')
+            resultBody.querySelector('.extras-row').classList.add('hidden')
+        } else {
+            resultBody.querySelector('.collapsible > td')?.classList.remove('collapsed')
+        }
+
+        const media = []
+        extras?.forEach(({ name, format_type, content }) => {
+            if (['image', 'video'].includes(format_type)) {
+                media.push({ path: content, name, format_type })
+            }
+
+            if (format_type === 'html') {
+                resultBody.querySelector('.extraHTML').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', `<div>${content}</div>`)
+            }
+        })
+        mediaViewer.setup(resultBody, media)
+
+        // Add custom html from the pytest_html_results_table_html hook
+        tableHtml?.forEach((item) => {
+            resultBody.querySelector('td[class="extra"]').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', item)
+        })
+
+        return resultBody
+    },
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    dom,
+    htmlToElements,
+    find,
+    findAll,
+}
+
+},{"./mediaviewer.js":6}],3:[function(require,module,exports){
+const { manager } = require('./datamanager.js')
+const { doSort } = require('./sort.js')
+const storageModule = require('./storage.js')
+
+const getFilteredSubSet = (filter) =>
+    manager.allData.tests.filter(({ result }) => filter.includes(result.toLowerCase()))
+
+const doInitFilter = () => {
+    const currentFilter = storageModule.getVisible()
+    const filteredSubset = getFilteredSubSet(currentFilter)
+    manager.setRender(filteredSubset)
+}
+
+const doFilter = (type, show) => {
+    if (show) {
+        storageModule.showCategory(type)
+    } else {
+        storageModule.hideCategory(type)
+    }
+
+    const currentFilter = storageModule.getVisible()
+    const filteredSubset = getFilteredSubSet(currentFilter)
+    manager.setRender(filteredSubset)
+
+    const sortColumn = storageModule.getSort()
+    doSort(sortColumn, true)
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    doFilter,
+    doInitFilter,
+}
+
+},{"./datamanager.js":1,"./sort.js":7,"./storage.js":8}],4:[function(require,module,exports){
+const { redraw, bindEvents, renderStatic } = require('./main.js')
+const { doInitFilter } = require('./filter.js')
+const { doInitSort } = require('./sort.js')
+const { manager } = require('./datamanager.js')
+const data = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('data-container').dataset.jsonblob)
+
+function init() {
+    manager.setManager(data)
+    doInitFilter()
+    doInitSort()
+    renderStatic()
+    redraw()
+    bindEvents()
+}
+
+init()
+
+},{"./datamanager.js":1,"./filter.js":3,"./main.js":5,"./sort.js":7}],5:[function(require,module,exports){
+const { dom, find, findAll } = require('./dom.js')
+const { manager } = require('./datamanager.js')
+const { doSort } = require('./sort.js')
+const { doFilter } = require('./filter.js')
+const {
+    getVisible,
+    getCollapsedIds,
+    setCollapsedIds,
+    getSort,
+    getSortDirection,
+    possibleFilters,
+} = require('./storage.js')
+
+const removeChildren = (node) => {
+    while (node.firstChild) {
+        node.removeChild(node.firstChild)
+    }
+}
+
+const renderStatic = () => {
+    const renderEnvironmentTable = () => {
+        const environment = manager.environment
+        const rows = Object.keys(environment).map((key) => dom.getStaticRow(key, environment[key]))
+        const table = document.getElementById('environment')
+        removeChildren(table)
+        rows.forEach((row) => table.appendChild(row))
+    }
+    renderEnvironmentTable()
+}
+
+const addItemToggleListener = (elem) => {
+    elem.addEventListener('click', ({ target }) => {
+        const id = target.parentElement.dataset.id
+        manager.toggleCollapsedItem(id)
+
+        const collapsedIds = getCollapsedIds()
+        if (collapsedIds.includes(id)) {
+            const updated = collapsedIds.filter((item) => item !== id)
+            setCollapsedIds(updated)
+        } else {
+            collapsedIds.push(id)
+            setCollapsedIds(collapsedIds)
+        }
+        redraw()
+    })
+}
+
+const renderContent = (tests) => {
+    const sortAttr = getSort(manager.initialSort)
+    const sortAsc = JSON.parse(getSortDirection())
+    const rows = tests.map(dom.getResultTBody)
+    const table = document.getElementById('results-table')
+    const tableHeader = document.getElementById('results-table-head')
+
+    const newTable = document.createElement('table')
+    newTable.id = 'results-table'
+
+    // remove all sorting classes and set the relevant
+    findAll('.sortable', tableHeader).forEach((elem) => elem.classList.remove('asc', 'desc'))
+    tableHeader.querySelector(`.sortable[data-column-type="${sortAttr}"]`)?.classList.add(sortAsc ? 'desc' : 'asc')
+    newTable.appendChild(tableHeader)
+
+    if (!rows.length) {
+        const emptyTable = document.getElementById('template_results-table__body--empty').content.cloneNode(true)
+        newTable.appendChild(emptyTable)
+    } else {
+        rows.forEach((row) => {
+            if (!!row) {
+                findAll('.collapsible td:not(.col-links', row).forEach(addItemToggleListener)
+                find('.logexpander', row).addEventListener('click',
+                    (evt) => evt.target.parentNode.classList.toggle('expanded'),
+                )
+                newTable.appendChild(row)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    table.replaceWith(newTable)
+}
+
+const renderDerived = () => {
+    const currentFilter = getVisible()
+    possibleFilters.forEach((result) => {
+        const input = document.querySelector(`input[data-test-result="${result}"]`)
+        input.checked = currentFilter.includes(result)
+    })
+}
+
+const bindEvents = () => {
+    const filterColumn = (evt) => {
+        const { target: element } = evt
+        const { testResult } = element.dataset
+
+        doFilter(testResult, element.checked)
+        const collapsedIds = getCollapsedIds()
+        const updated = manager.renderData.tests.map((test) => {
+            return {
+                ...test,
+                collapsed: collapsedIds.includes(test.id),
+            }
+        })
+        manager.setRender(updated)
+        redraw()
+    }
+
+    const header = document.getElementById('environment-header')
+    header.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const table = document.getElementById('environment')
+        table.classList.toggle('hidden')
+        header.classList.toggle('collapsed')
+    })
+
+    findAll('input[name="filter_checkbox"]').forEach((elem) => {
+        elem.addEventListener('click', filterColumn)
+    })
+
+    findAll('.sortable').forEach((elem) => {
+        elem.addEventListener('click', (evt) => {
+            const { target: element } = evt
+            const { columnType } = element.dataset
+            doSort(columnType)
+            redraw()
+        })
+    })
+
+    document.getElementById('show_all_details').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        manager.allCollapsed = false
+        setCollapsedIds([])
+        redraw()
+    })
+    document.getElementById('hide_all_details').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        manager.allCollapsed = true
+        const allIds = manager.renderData.tests.map((test) => test.id)
+        setCollapsedIds(allIds)
+        redraw()
+    })
+}
+
+const redraw = () => {
+    const { testSubset } = manager
+
+    renderContent(testSubset)
+    renderDerived()
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    redraw,
+    bindEvents,
+    renderStatic,
+}
+
+},{"./datamanager.js":1,"./dom.js":2,"./filter.js":3,"./sort.js":7,"./storage.js":8}],6:[function(require,module,exports){
+class MediaViewer {
+    constructor(assets) {
+        this.assets = assets
+        this.index = 0
+    }
+
+    nextActive() {
+        this.index = this.index === this.assets.length - 1 ? 0 : this.index + 1
+        return [this.activeFile, this.index]
+    }
+
+    prevActive() {
+        this.index = this.index === 0 ? this.assets.length - 1 : this.index -1
+        return [this.activeFile, this.index]
+    }
+
+    get currentIndex() {
+        return this.index
+    }
+
+    get activeFile() {
+        return this.assets[this.index]
+    }
+}
+
+
+const setup = (resultBody, assets) => {
+    if (!assets.length) {
+        resultBody.querySelector('.media').classList.add('hidden')
+        return
+    }
+
+    const mediaViewer = new MediaViewer(assets)
+    const container = resultBody.querySelector('.media-container')
+    const leftArrow = resultBody.querySelector('.media-container__nav--left')
+    const rightArrow = resultBody.querySelector('.media-container__nav--right')
+    const mediaName = resultBody.querySelector('.media__name')
+    const counter = resultBody.querySelector('.media__counter')
+    const imageEl = resultBody.querySelector('img')
+    const sourceEl = resultBody.querySelector('source')
+    const videoEl = resultBody.querySelector('video')
+
+    const setImg = (media, index) => {
+        if (media?.format_type === 'image') {
+            imageEl.src = media.path
+
+            imageEl.classList.remove('hidden')
+            videoEl.classList.add('hidden')
+        } else if (media?.format_type === 'video') {
+            sourceEl.src = media.path
+
+            videoEl.classList.remove('hidden')
+            imageEl.classList.add('hidden')
+        }
+
+        mediaName.innerText = media?.name
+        counter.innerText = `${index + 1} / ${assets.length}`
+    }
+    setImg(mediaViewer.activeFile, mediaViewer.currentIndex)
+
+    const moveLeft = () => {
+        const [media, index] = mediaViewer.prevActive()
+        setImg(media, index)
+    }
+    const doRight = () => {
+        const [media, index] = mediaViewer.nextActive()
+        setImg(media, index)
+    }
+    const openImg = () => {
+        window.open(mediaViewer.activeFile.path, '_blank')
+    }
+    if (assets.length === 1) {
+        container.classList.add('media-container--fullscreen')
+    } else {
+        leftArrow.addEventListener('click', moveLeft)
+        rightArrow.addEventListener('click', doRight)
+    }
+    imageEl.addEventListener('click', openImg)
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    setup,
+}
+
+},{}],7:[function(require,module,exports){
+const { manager } = require('./datamanager.js')
+const storageModule = require('./storage.js')
+
+const genericSort = (list, key, ascending, customOrder) => {
+    let sorted
+    if (customOrder) {
+        sorted = list.sort((a, b) => {
+            const aValue = a.result.toLowerCase()
+            const bValue = b.result.toLowerCase()
+
+            const aIndex = customOrder.findIndex((item) => item.toLowerCase() === aValue)
+            const bIndex = customOrder.findIndex((item) => item.toLowerCase() === bValue)
+
+            // Compare the indices to determine the sort order
+            return aIndex - bIndex
+        })
+    } else {
+        sorted = list.sort((a, b) => a[key] === b[key] ? 0 : a[key] > b[key] ? 1 : -1)
+    }
+
+    if (ascending) {
+        sorted.reverse()
+    }
+    return sorted
+}
+
+const durationSort = (list, ascending) => {
+    const parseDuration = (duration) => {
+        if (duration.includes(':')) {
+            // If it's in the format "HH:mm:ss"
+            const [hours, minutes, seconds] = duration.split(':').map(Number)
+            return (hours * 3600 + minutes * 60 + seconds) * 1000
+        } else {
+            // If it's in the format "nnn ms"
+            return parseInt(duration)
+        }
+    }
+    const sorted = list.sort((a, b) => parseDuration(a['duration']) - parseDuration(b['duration']))
+    if (ascending) {
+        sorted.reverse()
+    }
+    return sorted
+}
+
+const doInitSort = () => {
+    const type = storageModule.getSort(manager.initialSort)
+    const ascending = storageModule.getSortDirection()
+    const list = manager.testSubset
+    const initialOrder = ['Error', 'Failed', 'Rerun', 'XFailed', 'XPassed', 'Skipped', 'Passed']
+
+    storageModule.setSort(type)
+    storageModule.setSortDirection(ascending)
+
+    if (type?.toLowerCase() === 'original') {
+        manager.setRender(list)
+    } else {
+        let sortedList
+        switch (type) {
+        case 'duration':
+            sortedList = durationSort(list, ascending)
+            break
+        case 'result':
+            sortedList = genericSort(list, type, ascending, initialOrder)
+            break
+        default:
+            sortedList = genericSort(list, type, ascending)
+            break
+        }
+        manager.setRender(sortedList)
+    }
+}
+
+const doSort = (type, skipDirection) => {
+    const newSortType = storageModule.getSort(manager.initialSort) !== type
+    const currentAsc = storageModule.getSortDirection()
+    let ascending
+    if (skipDirection) {
+        ascending = currentAsc
+    } else {
+        ascending = newSortType ? false : !currentAsc
+    }
+    storageModule.setSort(type)
+    storageModule.setSortDirection(ascending)
+
+    const list = manager.testSubset
+    const sortedList = type === 'duration' ? durationSort(list, ascending) : genericSort(list, type, ascending)
+    manager.setRender(sortedList)
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    doInitSort,
+    doSort,
+}
+
+},{"./datamanager.js":1,"./storage.js":8}],8:[function(require,module,exports){
+const possibleFilters = [
+    'passed',
+    'skipped',
+    'failed',
+    'error',
+    'xfailed',
+    'xpassed',
+    'rerun',
+]
+
+const getVisible = () => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    const settings = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('visible')
+    const lower = (item) => {
+        const lowerItem = item.toLowerCase()
+        if (possibleFilters.includes(lowerItem)) {
+            return lowerItem
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+    return settings === null ?
+        possibleFilters :
+        [...new Set(settings?.split(',').map(lower).filter((item) => item))]
+}
+
+const hideCategory = (categoryToHide) => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    const visibleParams = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('visible')
+    const currentVisible = visibleParams ? visibleParams.split(',') : [...possibleFilters]
+    const settings = [...new Set(currentVisible)].filter((f) => f !== categoryToHide).join(',')
+
+    url.searchParams.set('visible', settings)
+    window.history.pushState({}, null, unescape(url.href))
+}
+
+const showCategory = (categoryToShow) => {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+        return
+    }
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    const currentVisible = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('visible')?.split(',').filter(Boolean) ||
+        [...possibleFilters]
+    const settings = [...new Set([categoryToShow, ...currentVisible])]
+    const noFilter = possibleFilters.length === settings.length || !settings.length
+
+    noFilter ? url.searchParams.delete('visible') : url.searchParams.set('visible', settings.join(','))
+    window.history.pushState({}, null, unescape(url.href))
+}
+
+const getSort = (initialSort) => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    let sort = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('sort')
+    if (!sort) {
+        sort = initialSort || 'result'
+    }
+    return sort
+}
+
+const setSort = (type) => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    url.searchParams.set('sort', type)
+    window.history.pushState({}, null, unescape(url.href))
+}
+
+const getCollapsedCategory = (renderCollapsed) => {
+    let categories
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+        const collapsedItems = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('collapsed')
+        switch (true) {
+        case !renderCollapsed && collapsedItems === null:
+            categories = ['passed']
+            break
+        case collapsedItems?.length === 0 || /^["']{2}$/.test(collapsedItems):
+            categories = []
+            break
+        case /^all$/.test(collapsedItems) || collapsedItems === null && /^all$/.test(renderCollapsed):
+            categories = [...possibleFilters]
+            break
+        default:
+            categories = collapsedItems?.split(',').map((item) => item.toLowerCase()) || renderCollapsed
+            break
+        }
+    } else {
+        categories = []
+    }
+    return categories
+}
+
+const getSortDirection = () => JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('sortAsc')) || false
+const setSortDirection = (ascending) => sessionStorage.setItem('sortAsc', ascending)
+
+const getCollapsedIds = () => JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('collapsedIds')) || []
+const setCollapsedIds = (list) => sessionStorage.setItem('collapsedIds', JSON.stringify(list))
+
+module.exports = {
+    getVisible,
+    hideCategory,
+    showCategory,
+    getCollapsedIds,
+    setCollapsedIds,
+    getSort,
+    setSort,
+    getSortDirection,
+    setSortDirection,
+    getCollapsedCategory,
+    possibleFilters,
+}
+
+},{}]},{},[4]);
+    </script>
+  </footer>
+</html>
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/tests/other/test_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import validate_import_url
+
+
+def test_url_validator():
+    # neither local nor public urls without protocol are valid
+    assert not validate_import_url('localhost:8080')
+    assert not validate_import_url('www.google.com')
+
+    # public urls with schema and parameters are valid
+    assert validate_import_url('https://www.google.com')
+    assert validate_import_url('https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Server_Side_Request_Forgery_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#case-2-application-can-send-requests-to-any-external-ip-address-or-domain-name')
+
+    assert not validate_import_url('https://localhost')
+    assert not validate_import_url('http://127.0.0.1')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index a95716a66..21a21d4e6 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from urllib.parse import unquote
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
 import requests
-import validators
 from PIL import UnidentifiedImageError
 from annoying.decorators import ajax_request
 from annoying.functions import get_object_or_None
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ from treebeard.exceptions import InvalidMoveToDescendant, InvalidPosition, PathO
 
 from cookbook.forms import ImportForm
 from cookbook.helper import recipe_url_import as helper
-from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import str2bool
+from cookbook.helper.HelperFunctions import str2bool, validate_import_url
 from cookbook.helper.image_processing import handle_image
 from cookbook.helper.ingredient_parser import IngredientParser
 from cookbook.helper.open_data_importer import OpenDataImporter
@@ -994,7 +993,7 @@ class RecipeViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             elif 'image_url' in serializer.validated_data:
                 try:
                     url = serializer.validated_data['image_url']
-                    if validators.url(url, public=True):
+                    if validate_import_url(url):
                         response = requests.get(url, headers={"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:86.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/86.0"})
                         image = File(io.BytesIO(response.content))
                         filetype = mimetypes.guess_extension(response.headers['content-type']) or filetype
@@ -1416,7 +1415,7 @@ class RecipeUrlImportView(APIView):
 
             elif url and not data:
                 if re.match('^(https?://)?(www\\.youtube\\.com|youtu\\.be)/.+$', url):
-                    if validators.url(url, public=True):
+                    if validate_import_url(url):
                         return Response({'recipe_json': get_from_youtube_scraper(url, request), 'recipe_images': [], }, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
                 if re.match('^(.)*/view/recipe/[0-9]+/[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[1-5][0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$', url):
                     recipe_json = requests.get(
@@ -1426,7 +1425,7 @@ class RecipeUrlImportView(APIView):
                     serialized_recipe = RecipeExportSerializer(data=recipe_json, context={'request': request})
                     if serialized_recipe.is_valid():
                         recipe = serialized_recipe.save()
-                        if validators.url(recipe_json['image'], public=True):
+                        if validate_import_url(recipe_json['image']):
                             recipe.image = File(handle_image(request,
                                                              File(io.BytesIO(requests.get(recipe_json['image']).content), name='image'),
                                                              filetype=pathlib.Path(recipe_json['image']).suffix),
@@ -1435,7 +1434,7 @@ class RecipeUrlImportView(APIView):
                         return Response({'link': request.build_absolute_uri(reverse('view_recipe', args={recipe.pk}))}, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
                 else:
                     try:
-                        if validators.url(url, public=True):
+                        if validate_import_url(url):
                             html = requests.get(
                                 url,
                                 headers={"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:86.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/86.0"}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c9cbc4b0c..713738956 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ django-hCaptcha==0.2.0
 python-ldap==3.4.4
 django-auth-ldap==4.6.0
 pyppeteer==2.0.0
-validators==0.33.0
 pytube==15.0.0
 aiohttp==3.10.2
 inflection==0.5.1