Permalinks in feature branches on forks should fallback to upstream main for unmodified lines

[kaovilai]

Problem

Referencing prior fix in PR #1816: Permalinks generated from feature branches on forks do not fallback to upstream main, even for lines that are completely unmodified. This harms canonical link-sharing because:

1. Links to feature branches break when the branch is deleted (common after PR merge)
2. Recipients may not have access to fork repositories
3. The same code exists in upstream main but the link doesn't redirect there

Current Behavior

When creating a permalink from a feature branch on a fork:

• The link points to: fork/repo/blob/feature-branch/file.ext#L123
• No fallback occurs even if line 123 is identical in upstream main
• Link becomes invalid after branch deletion

Proposed Enhancement

Extend the permalink generation logic to:

1. Check if the referenced lines exist unchanged in upstream main
2. If unchanged, generate permalink to upstream main instead
3. Fall back to checking other long-lived branches if not in main
4. Only use feature branch permalink if code is actually modified

main here be substituted for any default branches, or custom list thereof user can config for reference in order of prefernce
ie main/master/release-5/release-4 whereby main is preferred, but if snippet only exists in a release branch, not main, release branch in upstream is still preferred vs fork link, since it affects ability to paste into upstream github and getting content previews.

ie.

vscode-pull-request-github/build/filters.js

Line 14 in 45d42a8

module.exports.all = [

vs

https://github.com/fork/vscode-pull-request-github/blob/45d42a8efb0d9ba5bbf9810dcb78ba865004f67c/build/filters.js#L14

Context Summary

Aspect	Current State	Proposed State
Fork feature branch (unchanged code)	Links to fork/branch	Links to upstream/main
Fork feature branch (changed code)	Links to fork/branch	Links to fork/branch
After branch deletion	Link breaks	Link still works
Accessibility	Fork access required	Public upstream access

Benefits

• More resilient permalink sharing
• Better canonical link behavior
• Reduced broken links after PR merges
• Improved accessibility for external collaborators

This would make permalinks more useful for documentation, issue references, and knowledge sharing.

related: #1781