gimbus.js

A small library providing utility methods to shorten and unshorten URLs using http://gimb.us/'s API.

Installation

npm install gimbus --save

Usage

var gimbus = require('gimbus');
var url = "http://ashley.re";
gimbus.shorten(url);  // if no callback is specified, it'll use console.log as a callback
gimbus.shorten(url,function(short_url) {
    console.log("Shortened URL is:",short_url);
    gimbus.unshorten(short_url,function(url) {
        console.log(short_url,"points to",url);
    })
});

~$ node test.js 
http://gimb.us/VHCL1
Shortened URL is: http://gimb.us/VHCL1
http://gimb.us/VHCL1 points to http://ashley.re

Tests

npm test

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code.

Release History

• 0.1.0 Initial release