Bases if-clauses turn Markdown Links into raw Strings

Bug reports
1

Code like “if(related, related, “else”)” does not forward the “related” property faithfully, but instead shows its markdown links as raw strings.

Steps to reproduce

In an otherwise empty Sandbox Vault, create the following note (remove the escape character in the last row):

---
related: 
    - "[Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)"
---
```base
formulas:
  ifRelated: if(related, related, "else")
views:
  - type: table
    name: Table
    order:
      - file.name
      - related
      - formula.ifRelated
    sort:
      - property: formula.ifRelated
        direction: DESC
\```

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes.

Expected result

The base properties “related” and “ifRelated” should have identical contents.

Actual result

The “related” property shows a proper markdown link (Obsidian), but the “ifRelated” property shows that same link as a raw text string, not a link: [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.12.7
Installer version: 1.12.7
Operating system: Windows 10 Home 10.0.19045
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: insider
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

Additional information

Casting values to links via link() is not a viable solution (it just turns the string into a link to an uncreated note).

Workaround

For anyone in the same situation finding this thread via search: Resident bases help channel saint sailKite on the Obsidian Discord gave me this snippet:

if(related,
  related.map(
    link(
      value.replace(/^\[.*?\]\((.*?)\)$/, "$1"),
      value.replace(/^\[(.*?)\].*$/, "$1")
    )
  ),
  "else"
)