google_api_url_shortener

GoogleAPIUrlShortener

Goo.gl Url Shotener implemented by Google API. Initialize Shortener with API key to avoid reaching request limits accessed by anonymous request.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'google_api_url_shortener'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install google_api_url_shortener

Usage

First, register a Google project and get API key with urlshortener API.

google_shortener = GoogleAPIUrlShortener.new(GOOGLE_API_KEY)
google_shortener.shorten("https://github.com/hrs113355/google_api_url_shortener")

=> "https://goo.gl/LJbyHv"

google_shortener.expand("https://goo.gl/LJbyHv") # protocol is required

=> "https://github.com/hrs113355/google_api_url_shortener"

Changes

• 1.0.1 - first implementation
• 1.0.2 - add shorted url expand function