* @param string $long_url
* @return string
*/
- function makeShort($long_url) {
+ function makeShort($long_url)
+ {
$canon = File_redirection::_canonUrl($long_url);
$short_url = File_redirection::_userMakeShort($canon);
// Did we get one? Is it shorter?
- if (!empty($short_url) && mb_strlen($short_url) < mb_strlen($long_url)) {
+
+ if (!empty($short_url)) {
+ return $short_url;
+ } else {
+ return $long_url;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Shorten a URL with the current user's configured shortening
+ * options, if applicable.
+ *
+ * If it cannot be shortened or the "short" URL is longer than the
+ * original, the original is returned.
+ *
+ * If the referenced item has not been seen before, embedding data
+ * may be saved.
+ *
+ * @param string $long_url
+ * @return string
+ */
+
+ function forceShort($long_url)
+ {
+ $canon = File_redirection::_canonUrl($long_url);
+
+ $short_url = File_redirection::_userMakeShort($canon, true);
+
+ // Did we get one? Is it shorter?
+ if (!empty($short_url)) {
return $short_url;
} else {
return $long_url;
}
}
- function _userMakeShort($long_url) {
- $short_url = common_shorten_url($long_url);
+ function _userMakeShort($long_url, $force = false) {
+ $short_url = common_shorten_url($long_url, $force);
if (!empty($short_url) && $short_url != $long_url) {
$short_url = (string)$short_url;
// store it