Slinky_Snipr

Use this class to create a Service implementation for your own URL shortening service. Extend the class and customize methods to suit your service. Note that it is an "abstract" class, so there are certain methods which you must define.

• Full name: \Slinky_Snipr
• Parent class: \Slinky_Service

Methods

url_is_short

Determine, based on the input URL, if it's already a short URL, from this particular service. e.g. a Bit.ly URL contains "bit.ly/"

public url_is_short(mixed $url): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	mixed

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url_is_long

Determine if this is a "long" URL (just means it hasn't been shortened) already. e.g. a no-Bit.ly URL would NOT contain "bit.ly/"

public url_is_long(mixed $url): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	mixed

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make_short

Handle taking the $url and converting it to a short URL via whatever means is provided at the remote service.

public make_short(mixed $url): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	mixed

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Inherited methods

url_is_short

Determine, based on the input URL, if it's already a short URL, from this particular service. e.g. a Bit.ly URL contains "bit.ly/"

public url_is_short(mixed $url): mixed

• This method is abstract.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	mixed

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url_is_long

Determine if this is a "long" URL (just means it hasn't been shortened) already. e.g. a no-Bit.ly URL would NOT contain "bit.ly/"

public url_is_long(mixed $url): mixed

• This method is abstract.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	mixed

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make_short

Handle taking the $url and converting it to a short URL via whatever means is provided at the remote service.

public make_short(mixed $url): mixed

• This method is abstract.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	mixed

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make_long

Return the long/expanded version of a URL via any API means available from this service. As a fallback, you might consider just following the URL and using SLINKY_FINAL_URL as the return method from a $this->url_get() call to find out.

public make_long(mixed $url): mixed

This one is optional for Services extending this class, if they don't then the following implementation will work on most services anyway.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	mixed

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get

Method for getting properties that you might need during the process of shortening/lengthening a URL (e.g. auth credentials)

public get(mixed $prop): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$prop	mixed

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set

Method for setting properties that you might need during the process of shortening/lengthening a URL (e.g. auth credentials)

public set(mixed $prop, mixed $val): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$prop	mixed
$val	mixed

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url_get

Internal helper for performing a GET request on a remote URL.

protected url_get(string $url, \const $return = SLINKY_BODY): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	string	The URL to GET
$return	\const	The return method [ SLINKY_BODY | SLINKY_FINAL_URL | SLINKY_HEADERS ]

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url_post

Internal helper for performing a POST request on a remote URL.

protected url_post(string $url, array $payload = array(), \const $return = SLINKY_BODY): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$url	string	The URL to POST to
$payload	array	Array containing name/value pairs of the parameters to POST
$return	\const	The return method [ SLINKY_BODY | SLINKY_FINAL_URL | SLINKY_HEADERS ]

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Automatically generated on 2025-03-18