links-shortener

Java Script library for shortening links depending on the search phrase.

Features

• Very easy to understand
• Configurable max length of link
• Only one dependency

Installation

• download from GitHub
• npm: npm install links-shortener

makeURLShorter

makeURLShorter - main function for shortening link. Parameters:

• link
• searchValue
• maxLength

See examples below

Examples

The examples below showing how the link is shortening depending on where the search phrase (searchValue) is.

Search phrase in url domain

var linkShortener = require('links-shortener');
 
var link = "http://www.subdomain.domain.com/directory2018/home/test/cat3?param1&param2&param3#lastpartofverylongurl";
var maxLength = 40;      // max lenght of link
var searchValue = 'com';
 
var shortenedLink = linkShortener.makeURLShorter(link, searchValue, maxLength);
console.log(shortenedLink);
 
//prints 'www.subdomain.domain.com/directory2018/home/test/cat3?param1&param2&param3#lastpartofverylongurl'

Search phrase in url path

var searchValue = 'test';
 
var shortenedLink = linkShortener.makeURLShorter(link, searchValue, maxLength);
console.log(shortenedLink);
 
// prints '...domain.domain.com/...home/test/cat3?param1&param2&param3#lastpartofverylongurl'    

Search phrase in url query

var searchValue = 'param2';
 
var shortenedLink = linkShortener.makeURLShorter(link, searchValue, maxLength);
console.log(shortenedLink);
 
// prints '...domain.com/directory...?...ram1&param2&param#lastpartofverylongurl'

Search phrase(searchValue) in url fragment

var searchValue = 'part';
 
var shortenedLink = linkShortener.makeURLShorter(link, searchValue, maxLength);
console.log(shortenedLink);
 
//prints '...ain.com/direct...?param1...#lastpartofverylongurl'