class Object

Public Instance Methods

to_short(access_token, options = {}) click to toggle source

Attributes¶ ↑

access_token - Bit.ly API key.

Options¶ ↑

You may which to break out options as a separate item since there maybe multiple items. Note options are prefixed with a colon, denoting them as a

:domain - The short domain to use; either bit.ly, j.mp, or bitly.com or a custom short domain. The default for this parameter is the short domain selected by each user in their bitly account settings.

Examples¶ ↑

URI('http://example.org/').to_short('YOUR_API_KEY')

# File lib/short_url/core_ext.rb, line 27
def to_short(access_token, options = {})
  uri = URI.parse('https://api-ssl.bitly.com'.concat('/v3/shorten?'.concat({:longUrl => self.to_s, :access_token => access_token}.merge(options).collect { |k, v| "#{k}=#{CGI::escape(v.to_s)}" }.join('&'))))
  https = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
  https.use_ssl = true
  https.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
  res = https.request(request)
  begin
    sh_uri = JSON.parse(res.body)['data']['url']
  rescue
    self
  end

  if sh_uri =~ URI::regexp
    URI(sh_uri)
  else
    self
  end
end