moved bit.ly code to a new library

plugins/shorten.py

@@ -1,33 +1,8 @@
 # Plugin by Lukeroge
 
-from util import hook, http
-from re import match
-from urllib2 import urlopen, Request, HTTPError
-from urllib import urlencode
-
-
-class ShortenError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, value):
-        self.value = value
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return repr(self.value)
-
-
-def bitly(url, user, apikey):
-    try:
-        if url[:8] == "https://":
-            pass
-        elif url[:7] != "http://":
-            url = "http://" + url
-        params = urlencode({'longUrl': url, 'login': user, 'apiKey': apikey,
-                           'format': 'json'})
-        j = http.get_json("http://api.bit.ly/v3/shorten?%s" % params)
-        if j['status_code'] == 200:
-            return j['data']['url']
-        raise ShortenError('%s' % j['status_txt'])
-    except (HTTPError, ShortenError):
-        return "Could not shorten %s!" % url
+from util import hook
+from urllib2 import HTTPError
+from util.web import bitly, ShortenError
 
 
 @hook.command
@@ -37,4 +12,8 @@ def shorten(inp, bot=None):
     api_key = bot.config.get("api_keys", {}).get("bitly_api", None)
     if api_key is None:
         return "error: no api key set"
-    return bitly(inp, api_user, api_key)
+        
+    try:
+        return bitly(inp, api_user, api_key)
+    except (HTTPError, ShortenError):
+        return "Could not shorten %s!" % inp

plugins/util/web.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+""" web.py - handy functions for web services """
+
+import http
+from urllib import urlencode
+
+
+class ShortenError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return repr(self.value)
+
+
+def bitly(url, user, api_key):
+    """ shortens a URL with the bit.ly API """
+    if url[:8] == "https://":
+        pass
+    elif url[:7] != "http://":
+        url = "http://" + url
+    params = urlencode({'longUrl': url, 'login': user, 'apiKey': api_key,
+                        'format': 'json'})
+    j = http.get_json("http://api.bit.ly/v3/shorten?%s" % params)
+    if j['status_code'] == 200:
+        return j['data']['url']
+    raise ShortenError('%s' % j['status_txt'])