dynamic_links

DynamicLinks

DynamicLinks is a flexible URL shortening Ruby gem, designed to provide various strategies for URL shortening, similar to Firebase Dynamic Links.

Usage

To use DynamicLinks, you need to configure the shortening strategy in an initializer or before you start shortening URLs.

Configuration

In your Rails initializer or similar setup code, configure DynamicLinks like this:

DynamicLinks.configure do |config|
  config.shortening_strategy = :MD5
end

Shortening a URL

To shorten a URL, simply call:

shortened_url = DynamicLinks.shorten_url("https://example.com")

Available Shortening Strategies

DynamicLinks supports various shortening strategies. The default strategy is MD5, but you can choose among several others, including NanoIdStrategy, RedisCounterStrategy, Sha256Strategy, and more.

Depending on the strategy you choose, you may need to install additional dependencies.

Optional Dependencies

• For NanoIdStrategy, add gem 'nanoid', '~> 2.0' to your Gemfile.
• For RedisCounterStrategy, add gem 'redis', '>= 4' to your Gemfile.

Ensure you bundle these dependencies along with the DynamicLinks gem if you plan to use these strategies.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem "dynamic_links"

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install dynamic_links

Contributing

We welcome contributions to DynamicLinks! Please read the contributing guidelines to get started.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.