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Package detail

link-shortener

RobertCodez160ISC1.2.1

An easy to use Link shortner module. This module uses the cutt.ly API to shorten your links, you can also add custom titles for your links!

url, url-shortener, link-shortener, link, cuttly

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About

An easy to use Link shortener module.

  • Error handling, in detail explanation for every error that you could have
  • Custom and Unique Link title's are possible to create/add to your shortened link

Installation

Run this command in your terminal of your project

 npm i link-shortener

Functions

.Shorten([URL to shorten], [Optional Title for the shortened link])

The first parameter of this function has to be the URL that you would like to shorten.
If it isn't a valid URL or if you didn't enter a URL, you will see an error show up in the console.

The second parameter of this function can be left empty if you don't want a custom link title, if you want a custom title, you can enter a string as the second parameter.
To check if the title is taken by another user, you have to add a check in your code (example given below).

Example of a custom link title: https://cutt.ly/CustomLink

Example of a random link title: https://cutt.ly/wXyH2

Usage

const Shortener = require('link-shortener')                                             // Require the module

const result = Shortener.Shorten('https://www.google.com', 'Google').then((res) => {    // Using the .Shorten() function

    if (typeof res === 'undefined') {                                                   // Checking if the title entered is taken
        console.log("The requested title is already taken.")
    } else {
        console.log(res)                                                                // If the title is not taken, the link will be logged
    }

})

Issues

We've tested it multiple times for issues, if you do find any issues feel free to create an issue in our github repository.

Support me!

I would love to make more packages for the community, if you would like to help me out, and contribute to my work, do consider donating here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com//robertcodez