Added BrokenLinkChecker utility to verify broken links

java/src/org/openqa/selenium/support/BrokenLinkChecker.java

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+package org.openqa.selenium.support;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public final class BrokenLinkChecker {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BrokenLinkChecker.class);  // Create a logger instance
+
+    private BrokenLinkChecker() {
+        // Utility class - prevent instantiation
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isBroken(WebElement element) {
+        if (element == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Element cannot be null");  // Validate element
+        }
+
+        String url = element.getAttribute("href");
+        if (url == null || url.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            return true;  // Treat empty or null URLs as broken
+        }
+        return isBroken(url.trim());
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isBroken(String linkURL) {
+        if (linkURL == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Link URL cannot be null");  // Validate linkURL
+        }
+
+        try {
+            URL url = URI.create(linkURL).toURL();  // This could throw IllegalArgumentException
+            HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+            connection.setRequestMethod("HEAD");
+            connection.setConnectTimeout(5000); // 5 sec timeout
+            connection.setReadTimeout(5000);
+            connection.connect();
+
+            int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
+            connection.disconnect();
+
+            return responseCode >= 400;  // Broken link if response code is 400 or higher
+        } catch (IOException | IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            // Using SLF4J logger for logging the exception
+            logger.warn("Error checking link: " + linkURL, e);  // Log the exception with warning level
+            return true;  // Return true if any exception occurs (link is considered broken)
+        }
+    }
+}