Bitly client

bitly.rb

class Bitly
  include HTTParty
  
  base_uri 'api.bit.ly'
  
  default_params :version=>'2.0.1'
  format :json

  def initialize(login, key)
    @auth = {:login => login, :apiKey => key}
  end
  
  def shorten(url)
    options = {:longUrl => url}.merge(@auth)
    self.class.get('/shorten', :query => options)['results'].values.first['shortUrl']
  end
  
end

=begin
  Usage:
  bitly = Bitly.new('login','key')
  bitly.shorten('http://railstips.org/2009/6/8/what-is-the-simplest-thing-that-could-possibly-work') #=> "http://bit.ly/EUrKW"
=end