Add a new view example for link buttons

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diff --git a/examples/views/link.py b/examples/views/link.py
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+from discord.ext import commands
+
+import discord
+from urllib.parse import quote_plus
+
+class GoogleBot(commands.Bot):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(command_prefix=commands.when_mentioned_or('$'))
+
+    async def on_ready(self):
+        print(f'Logged in as {self.user} (ID: {self.user.id})')
+        print('------')
+
+
+# Define a simple View that gives us a google link button.
+# We take in `query` as the query that the command author requests for
+class Google(discord.ui.View):
+    def __init__(self, query: str):
+        super().__init__()
+        # we need to quote the query string to make a valid url. Discord will raise an error if it isn't valid.
+        query = quote_plus(query)
+        url = f'https://www.google.com/search?q={query}'
+
+        # Link buttons cannot be made with the decorator
+        # Therefore we have to manually create one.
+        # We add the quoted url to the button, and add the button to the view.
+        self.add_item(discord.ui.Button(label='Click Here', url=url))
+
+
+bot = GoogleBot()
+
+
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+async def google(ctx: commands.Context, *, query: str):
+    """Returns a google link for a query"""
+    await ctx.send(f'Google Result for: `{query}`', view=Google(query))
+
+
+bot.run('token')