[Building Sakai] Short URLs in sakai 2.8

[Aaron Zeckoski]

Updated the default sakai properties to include these props as a reference.
-AZ


On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Steve Swinsburg
<steve.swinsburg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Adam,
>
> By default it is a no-op.
>
> You need to configure which shortening method to use (randomised and bit.ly
> built in) via sakai.properties. There is the full reference here:
> https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/SHRTURL/Home
>
> But what you want is this:
>
> ## RANDOMISED
> # Uncomment this to use the built in URL randomiser/shortener (recommended)
> #shortenedurl.implementation=org.sakaiproject.shortenedurl.api.RandomisedUrlService
>
> ## BIT.LY
> # Uncomment this to use the bit.ly URL shortener
> #shortenedurl.implementation=org.sakaiproject.shortenedurl.api.BitlyUrlService
>
> # You must also have a bitly account. So signup, navigate to
> http://bit.ly/a/your_api_key, retrieve your details, uncomment and set the
> following:
> #shortenedurl.implementation.bitly.login=johnsmith
> #shortenedurl.implementation.bitly.key=123qwe456asd789zxc
>
>
> The easiest way to get up and running is to just choose the top one.
>
> For resources using the url shortener, no, but what you describe was
> something I've always wanted to do.
>
> cheers,
> Steve
>
>
> On 23/02/2012, at 10:26 PM, Adam Marshall wrote:
>
> I see there is a url EB API in Sakai 2.8. I have some questions
>
> Question #1.
>
> I supplied this:
>
> http://cod.oucs.ox.ac.uk:30080/direct/url/shorten.json?path=http://cod.oucs.ox.ac.uk:40080/access/content/group/af6362c5-fcdf-473b-9c4c-5d79127dfaef/Economics/Michaelmas%20Week%201/AdamVines2009.pdf
>
>
> and got his back
>
> http://cod.oucs.ox.ac.uk:40080/access/content/group/af6362c5-fcdf-473b-9c4c-5d79127dfaef/Economics/Michaelmas
> Week 1/AdamVines2009.pdf
>
> Am I using it incorrectly, if so how is one supposed to call the API?
>
> Question #2
>
> Has anybody integrated this with Resources > Edit Details - I was hoping
> that the long ugly URL in the "web Address" 'copy box' would be a shortened
> URL that had been generated by using this service.
>
> adam
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