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+import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {plural} from '@lingui/core/macro'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {Clock_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Clock} from '#/components/icons/Clock'
+import {Leaf_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Leaf} from '#/components/icons/Leaf'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {type PublicationViewExternal} from './types'
+
+export function MetaRow({link}: {link: PublicationViewExternal}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {i18n} = useLingui()
+
+  // Guard against malformed dates (REG/EDGE from sweep): only render when
+  // `new Date(...)` produces a finite timestamp.
+  let formattedDate: string | undefined
+  if (link.createdAt) {
+    const parsed = new Date(link.createdAt)
+    if (!Number.isNaN(parsed.getTime())) {
+      formattedDate = i18n.date(parsed, {dateStyle: 'medium'})
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View
+      style={[
+        a.flex_row,
+        a.flex_wrap,
+        a.align_center,
+        a.justify_between,
+        a.gap_xs,
+      ]}>
+      <View style={[a.flex_row, a.flex_wrap, a.align_center, a.gap_md]}>
+        {formattedDate && (
+          <Text style={[a.text_xs, a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
+            {formattedDate}
+          </Text>
+        )}
+        {/*
+          TODO(APP-2160): Enable once the lexicon exposes an aggregate share
+          count for the external URL. `associatedBskyPost.repostCount` is the
+          wrong semantics (reshares of a single canonical post, not shares of
+          the URL). Component exists below for the moment that field lands.
+        */}
+        {/* <SharesChip count={???} /> */}
+        {typeof link.readingTime === 'number' && (
+          <ReadingTimeChip minutes={link.readingTime} />
+        )}
+      </View>
+      {/*
+        TODO(APP-2160): Enable once the lexicon exposes a host/platform name
+        on `viewExternalSource` (e.g. "Leaflet"). Component exists below for
+        the moment that field lands.
+      */}
+      {/* <HostedByChip name={???} /> */}
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+function ReadingTimeChip({minutes}: {minutes: number}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  return (
+    <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_2xs]}>
+      <Clock size="xs" style={[t.atoms.text_contrast_high]} />
+      <Text style={[a.text_xs, a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
+        <Trans comment="Reading time in minutes for an external article. # is the number.">
+          {plural(minutes, {one: '# min', other: '# min'})}
+        </Trans>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+function SharesChip({count}: {count: number}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  return (
+    <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_2xs]}>
+      <Text
+        style={[
+          a.text_xs,
+          a.leading_snug,
+          a.underline,
+          t.atoms.text_contrast_high,
+        ]}>
+        <Trans comment="Number of times an external URL has been shared on Bluesky. # is the count.">
+          {plural(count, {one: '# share', other: '# shares'})}
+        </Trans>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+function HostedByChip({name}: {name: string}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  return (
+    <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_2xs]}>
+      <Leaf size="xs" style={[t.atoms.text_contrast_high]} />
+      <Text style={[a.text_xs, a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
+        <Trans comment="Host platform label on an external article card. e.g. 'Hosted by Leaflet'.">
+          Hosted by {name}
+        </Trans>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  )
+}