08 February 2010

bit.ly for android

I want to use the url shortening service bit.ly in an android app I'm working on, and was looking for a .jar or something to help me.

Couldn't find anything made for Android which used the httpclient and json -stuff we have bundled with the the Dalvik vm, so I made one myself today and put it on github.



Easiest way is just go grab the BitlyAndroid.java, put it into your source code and start making short URLs. The github project is just a "proof of concept" android junit project.

Usage:

BitlyAndroid bitly = new BitlyAndroid("bitlyapidemo","R_0da49e0a9118ff35f52f629d2d71bf07");
String shortUrl = bitly.getShortUrl("http://johnsenf.blogspot.com/2009/12/android-sources-and-javadoc-in-eclipse.html");
//shortUrl = "http://bit.ly/9LSEfV"

/Finn
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  1. FerasMarch 30, 2010 at 8:23 AM

    When i try to shorten a link with "#,&" Character i got an exception.

    is there a way to handle it .

    this is a sample of code that works

    String shortUrl = bitly.getShortUrl("http://z"); //Works

    but if i add for example '&' or '%25' to the string it will produce exption :

    - String shortUrl = bitly.getShortUrl("http://z%26"); // Exception

    - String shortUrl = bitly.getShortUrl("http://z&"); // Exception

    Thanks

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  2. UnknownMarch 30, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    FYI: fixed

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  3. FerasMarch 31, 2010 at 5:42 AM

    Tested and it works now , thanks

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  4. Junaid Anwar SyedApril 14, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    worked like a charm ...... definitely a pretty useful piece of code ... Thumbs up .....

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  5. Stock DroidJune 15, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    Is this still supposed to work ?

    I keep getting "WARN/System.err(3547): org.json.JSONException: Value null at results of type org.json.JSONObject$1 cannot be converted to JSONObject
    "

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