Module: UrlShorty

Defined in:
lib/url_shorty.rb,
lib/url_shorty/utils.rb,
lib/url_shorty/version.rb,
lib/url_shorty/analytics.rb

Overview

Author:

  • Balaji

Constant Summary collapse

BASE_URL = 
"https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url?key="
SHORT_URL = 
"&shortUrl="
PROJECTION = 
"&projection=FULL"
VERSION = 
"0.0.13"

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.api_key(api_key) ⇒ Object

UrlShorty.api_key(“<API KEY>”)



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# File 'lib/url_shorty.rb', line 20

def self.api_key (api_key)
  	@api_key         = api_key
end

.expand_url(shorten_url) ⇒ String

This method will expand the shortened URL into a long URL Example:

UrlShorty.expand_url("https://goo.gl/XojnVs")
 => "https://github.com/Balaji-Ramasubramanian/UrlShorty"

Parameters:

  • shorten_url (String) —

    A url value that has to be expanded

Returns:

  • (String) —

    A string representing the expanded URL



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# File 'lib/url_shorty.rb', line 59

def self.expand_url(shorten_url)
  	url             = BASE_URL + @api_key + SHORT_URL + shorten_url
    response        = ""
    response        = HTTParty.get(url)
    parsed          = JSON.parse(response.body)
    long_url            = parsed['longUrl']
    puts long_url
    return long_url 
end

.get_analytics(shorten_url) ⇒ Object

>“Macintosh”



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# File 'lib/url_shorty/analytics.rb', line 53

def self.get_analytics (shorten_url)
    url             = BASE_URL + @api_key + SHORT_URL + shorten_url + PROJECTION
    response        = ""
    response        = HTTParty.get(url)
    parsed_json_obj         = JSON.parse(response.body, object_class: OpenStruct)
    return parsed_json_obj
end

.shorten_url(long_url) ⇒ String

This method will shorten the provided long URL into a short URL using the Google URL shortener service. Example:

UrlShorty.shorten_url(""https://github.com/Balaji-Ramasubramanian/UrlShorty")
 => "https://goo.gl/XojnVs"

Parameters:

  • long_url (String) —

    A url value that has to be shortened

Returns:

  • (String) —

    A string representing the shortened URL



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# File 'lib/url_shorty.rb', line 32

def self.shorten_url(long_url)
   uri              = URI.parse( BASE_URL + @api_key )
   header           = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}	
   parameter        = {"longUrl": "#{long_url}"}  
   http             = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
   http.use_ssl     = true
   http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
   request          = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri, header)
   request.body     = parameter.to_json
   response         = http.request(request)
   data             = JSON.parse(response.body) 
   if data["id"] != nil then
    return data["id"]
   else
    puts data
    return data["error"]["errors"][0]["reason"]
   end
end