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CloudBot/plugins/util/web.py
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""" 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'])