Public/New-ShortUri.ps1
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Function New-ShortUri { <# .SYNOPSIS Generate tiny url from a web link .DESCRIPTION Take a long, unseemly URI from online, and turn it into a short link for distribution or social media .PARAMETER Uri The long URI you wish to shorten .PARAMETER RetrieveClipboardUri If you have a URI stored in your clipboard, use this to automatically retrieve and shorten it .PARAMETER CopyToClipboard Copy the shortened URI to your clipboard .PARAMETER Test Opens the short URI in your default web browser to verify the link works as expected .EXAMPLE New-ShortUri -Uri https://www.superlongdomainname/with/weird/page/links.htm .EXAMPLE New-ShortUri -RetrieveClipboardUri .EXAMPLE New-ShortUri -RetrieveCliboardUri .EXAMPLE New-ShortURI -Uri https://www.dumbsite.com/randomjunk/pg1/ha.htm -CopyToClipboard .EXAMPLE New-ShortURI -RetrieveClipboardUri -Test .EXAMPLE Get-Clipboard | New-ShortUri #> [cmdletBinding(HelpUri ='https://github.com/steviecoaster/PSSysadminToolkit/blob/Dev/Help/New-ShortUri.md')] [Alias('ShortUri')] Param( [Parameter(Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline)] [String] $Uri, [Parameter(Position = 1, ValueFromPipeline)] [Switch] $RetrieveClipboardURI, [Parameter(Position = 2)] [Switch] $CopyToClipboard, [Parameter(Position = 3)] [Switch] $Test ) Process { If ($RetrieveClipboardURI) { Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms $Uri = [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetData('System.String') } $ShortUri = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://tinyurl.com/api-create.php?url=$Uri" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Content If ($CopyToClipboard) { [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetData('System.String', $ShortUri) } $UriObject = [pscustomobject]@{ LongUri = $Uri ShortUri = $ShortUri } $UriObject If ($TestLink) { [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start("$ShortUri") } } } |