# lain.la-link-shortener
URL Shortener using s.lain.la API.
## Requirements
`requests` is used to send the API request.
`pyperclip` is used to copy the link to the clipboard.
If you want to build this on your own, you can install the requirements with
```Python
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
or install the package by running
```Python
pip install lain-shorten
```
Python's native `re` (used to check validity of the url), `argparse` (parse return request and set command argument) and `setuptools` (used to build the script) packages are also used.
## How it works
`s.lain.la` can shorten URLs using curl. I tend to forget the curl syntax and arguments quite easily, so I made a Python package to streamline things. Below is the aforementioned curl command.
```curl
curl -X POST -d 'url=https://yoururlhere.com' https://s.lain.la
```
I just wrapped it inside Python and added validation to check for links and copied the return address to clipboard for ease of use.
You can run the script with
```Python
lain-shorten <your-url-here>
```
I added support for links not starting with http/https as well.
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