A simple URL shortener that uses GitHub as a backend. This uses the http-equiv refresh attribute to do URL redirection.
You should export your personal GitHub access token as GO_URL_SHORTENER_ACCESS_TOKEN. Request one here with the repo and delete_repo permissions.
Basic usage:
% git clone https://github.com/kashav/go-url-shortener && cd $_
% go build ./cmd/shortener/main.go
% ./main --help
usage: go-url-shortener [<flags>] <command> [<args> ...]
Create and manage shortened URLs with GitHub pages.
Flags:
--[no-]help Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).
--[no-]verbose Show detailed output.
Commands:
help [<command>...]
Show help.
create [<flags>] <url>
Create a new entry.
list
Print a list of active entries.
remove <repo>...
Remove one or more entries.
% ./main create --help
usage: go-url-shortener create [<flags>] <url>
Create a new entry.
Flags:
--[no-]help Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).
--[no-]verbose Show detailed output.
-c, --cname=CNAME Optional CNAME record for this repository.
-n, --name=NAME Endpoint for the shortened URL, chosen randomly if empty.
-p, --[no-]private Make this repository private.
-s, --[no-]subdir Use a subdirectory in a pre-existing repository, instead of creating a new
repository.
-r, --repo=REPO A pre-existing repository to be used with the --subdir option (expects `foo/bar`
for `https://github.com/foo/bar`). Pushes to the default branch.
Args:
<url> The URL to shorten.
% ./main list --help
usage: go-url-shortener list
Print a list of active entries.
Flags:
--[no-]help Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).
--[no-]verbose Show detailed output.
% ./main remove --help
usage: go-url-shortener remove <repo>...
Remove one or more entries.
Flags:
--[no-]help Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).
--[no-]verbose Show detailed output.
Args:
<repo> List of entries to remove.