TYPO3 news ViewHelper to add hrDate setting

EventLinkViewHelper.php

<?php

namespace Vendor\MyExtension\ViewHelpers;

use GeorgRinger\News\Domain\Model\News;
use GeorgRinger\News\ViewHelpers\LinkViewHelper;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ArrayUtility;
use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;

class EventLinkViewHelper extends LinkViewHelper
{
    /**
     * Render link to news item or internal/external pages.
     *
     * Adds the hrDate settings to create links with a date.
     *
     * @return string link
     */
    public function render(): string
    {
        /** @var News $newsItem */
        $newsItem = $this->arguments['newsItem'];
        $settings = $this->arguments['settings'] ?? [];
        $uriOnly = $this->arguments['uriOnly'];
        $configuration = $this->arguments['configuration'];
        $content = $this->arguments['content'];

        ArrayUtility::mergeRecursiveWithOverrule($settings, [
            'link' => [
                'hrDate' => [
                    '_typoScriptNodeValue' => 1,
                    'day' => '',
                    'month' => 'm',
                    'year' => 'Y'
                ]
            ]
        ]);

        // Rest copied from the original view helper

        $tsSettings = (array)$this->pluginSettingsService->getSettings();
        ArrayUtility::mergeRecursiveWithOverrule($tsSettings, (array)$settings);
        // Options with stdWrap enabled won't override $tsSettings as intended here: override them explicit.
        if ($settings['useStdWrap']) {
            foreach (GeneralUtility::trimExplode(',', $settings['useStdWrap'], true) as $stdWrapProperty) {
                if (is_array($tsSettings[$stdWrapProperty]) && array_key_exists($stdWrapProperty, $settings)) {
                    $tsSettings[$stdWrapProperty] = $settings[$stdWrapProperty];
                }
            }
        }

        $this->init();
        $linkedContent = $this->renderChildren();

        if ($newsItem === null) {
            return $linkedContent;
        }

        $newsType = (int)$newsItem->getType();
        switch ($newsType) {
            // internal news
            case 1:
                $configuration['parameter'] = $newsItem->getInternalurl();
                break;
            // external news
            case 2:
                $configuration['parameter'] = $newsItem->getExternalurl();
                break;
            // normal news record
            default:
                $configuration = $this->getLinkToNewsItem($newsItem, $tsSettings, $configuration);
        }

        $url = $this->cObj->typoLink_URL($configuration);
        if ($uriOnly) {
            return $url;
        }

        // link could not be generated
        if ($url === '' || $linkedContent === $url) {
            return $linkedContent;
        }

        if (isset($tsSettings['link']['typesOpeningInNewWindow'])) {
            if (GeneralUtility::inList($tsSettings['link']['typesOpeningInNewWindow'], $newsType)) {
                $this->tag->addAttribute('target', '_blank');
            }
        }

        if (!$this->tag->hasAttribute('target')) {
            $target = $this->getTargetConfiguration($configuration);
            if (!empty($target)) {
                $this->tag->addAttribute('target', $target);
            }
        }

        if ($this->hasArgument('section')) {
            $url .= '#' . $this->arguments['section'];
        }

        $this->tag->addAttribute('href', $url);

        if (empty($content)) {
            $content = $linkedContent;
        }
        $this->tag->setContent($content);

        return $this->tag->render();
    }
}