tomkyle/kurzelinks is a PHP library designed to create short links using the kurzelinks.de service. This library provides different implementations of the KurzeLinksInterface
to allow developers to integrate and extend the short link creation functionality with ease.
You can install this library via Composer:
composer require tomkyle/kurzelinks
The GuzzleKurzeLinks
class is an implementation of KurzeLinksInterface
that uses GuzzleHTTP to interact with the KurzeLinks.de API.
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\GuzzleKurzeLinks;
$api = 'https://kurzelinks.de/api';
$key = 'your_api_key';
$kurzeLinks = new GuzzleKurzeLinks($api, $key);
$shortUrl = $kurzeLinks->create('https://example.com');
echo $shortUrl; // Outputs the shortened URL
The Psr18KurzeLinks
class is an implementation of KurzeLinksInterface
that uses a PSR-18 compliant HTTP client to interact with the KurzeLinks.de API.
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\Psr18KurzeLinks;
use Psr\Http\Client\ClientInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\RequestFactoryInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\StreamFactoryInterface;
$api = 'https://kurzelinks.de/api';
$key = 'your_api_key';
// Assume you have a PSR-18 compliant HTTP client,
// and PSR-17 request and stream factories
$httpClient = new YourPsr18Client();
$requestFactory = new YourRequestFactory();
$streamFactory = new YourStreamFactory();
$kurzeLinks = new Psr18KurzeLinks($api, $key, $httpClient, $requestFactory, $streamFactory);
$shortUrl = $kurzeLinks->create('https://example.com');
echo $shortUrl; // Outputs the shortened URL
The RateLimitKurzeLinks
class is a decorator for any KurzeLinksInterface
implementation. It introduces a rate limit by pausing execution between requests.
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\Psr18KurzeLinks;
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\RateLimitKurzeLinks;
use Psr\Http\Client\ClientInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\RequestFactoryInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\StreamFactoryInterface;
$api = 'https://kurzelinks.de/api';
$key = 'your_api_key';
// Assume you have a PSR-18 compliant HTTP client, request factory, and stream factory
$httpClient = new YourPsr18Client();
$requestFactory = new YourRequestFactory();
$streamFactory = new YourStreamFactory();
$innerKurzeLinks = new Psr18KurzeLinks($api, $key, $httpClient, $requestFactory, $streamFactory);
$rateLimitedKurzeLinks = new RateLimitKurzeLinks($innerKurzeLinks, 4000); // 4000ms sleep
$shortUrl = $rateLimitedKurzeLinks->create('https://example.com');
echo $shortUrl; // Outputs the shortened URL
The Psr6CacheKurzeLinks
class is a decorator that caches the results of the create
method using a PSR-6 compatible cache pool.
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\Psr18KurzeLinks;
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\Psr6CacheKurzeLinks;
use Symfony\Component\Cache\Adapter\FilesystemAdapter;
use Psr\Http\Client\ClientInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\RequestFactoryInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\StreamFactoryInterface;
$api = 'https://kurzelinks.de/api';
$key = 'your_api_key';
// Assume you have a PSR-18 compliant HTTP client, request factory, and stream factory
$httpClient = new YourPsr18Client();
$requestFactory = new YourRequestFactory();
$streamFactory = new YourStreamFactory();
$innerKurzeLinks = new Psr18KurzeLinks($api, $key, $httpClient, $requestFactory, $streamFactory);
$cachePool = new FilesystemAdapter();
$cachedKurzeLinks = new Psr6CacheKurzeLinks($innerKurzeLinks, $cachePool);
$shortUrl = $cachedKurzeLinks->create('https://example.com');
echo $shortUrl; // Outputs the shortened URL, possibly from cache
The PassthroughKurzeLinks
class is a simple implementation of KurzeLinksInterface
that returns the original URL without shortening it. This can be useful for testing or as a default behavior.
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\PassthroughKurzeLinks;
$passthroughKurzeLinks = new PassthroughKurzeLinks();
$shortUrl = $passthroughKurzeLinks->create('https://example.com');
echo $shortUrl; // Outputs the original URL: https://example.com
The CallableKurzeLinks
class is a decorator that allows a KurzeLinksInterface
implementation to be invoked directly as a callable.
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\CallableKurzeLinks;
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\Psr18KurzeLinks;
use Psr\Http\Client\ClientInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\RequestFactoryInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\StreamFactoryInterface;
$api = 'https://kurzelinks.de/api';
$key = 'your_api_key';
// Assume you have a PSR-18 compliant HTTP client, request factory, and stream factory
$httpClient = new YourPsr18Client();
$requestFactory = new YourRequestFactory();
$streamFactory = new YourStreamFactory();
$innerKurzeLinks = new Psr18KurzeLinks($api, $key, $httpClient, $requestFactory, $streamFactory);
$callableKurzeLinks = new CallableKurzeLinks($innerKurzeLinks);
// Use as callable
$shortUrl = $callableKurzeLinks('https://example.com');
echo $shortUrl; // Outputs the shortened URL
// Use create method directly
$shortUrl = $callableKurzeLinks->create('https://example.com');
echo $shortUrl; // Outputs the shortened URL
To ensure efficient usage of the kurzelinks.de API, especially considering the restrictive rate limits, it is highly recommended to utilize the RateLimitKurzeLinks
and Psr6CacheKurzeLinks
decorators together. These wrappers help manage API requests effectively by limiting the rate at which requests are sent and caching responses to avoid unnecessary duplicate requests.
The RateLimitKurzeLinks
decorator enforces a delay between API requests. This is crucial when working with services that impose strict limits on the number of requests allowed per hour. By introducing a delay, you reduce the risk of exceeding these limits and receiving errors from the API due to overuse.
The Psr6CacheKurzeLinks
decorator caches the results of the create
method. This is particularly useful when the same URL is shortened multiple times within a short period. Instead of making multiple API requests, the cached result is returned, which saves on API quota and improves performance by reducing network latency.
Below is a recommended setup that combines both RateLimitKurzeLinks
and Psr6CacheKurzeLinks
:
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\Psr18KurzeLinks;
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\RateLimitKurzeLinks;
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\Psr6CacheKurzeLinks;
use Symfony\Component\Cache\Adapter\FilesystemAdapter;
use Psr\Http\Client\ClientInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\RequestFactoryInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\StreamFactoryInterface;
$api = 'https://kurzelinks.de/api';
$key = 'your_api_key';
// Assume you have a PSR-18 compliant HTTP client, request factory, and stream factory
$httpClient = new YourPsr18Client();
$requestFactory = new YourRequestFactory();
$streamFactory = new YourStreamFactory();
$kurze_links = new Psr18KurzeLinks($api, $key, $httpClient, $requestFactory, $streamFactory);
// Wrap the cached implementation with rate limiting
$rate_limited = new RateLimitKurzeLinks(kurze_links, 4000); // 4000ms sleep
// Create a PSR-6 cache pool (e.g., using Symfony's FilesystemAdapter)
// and wrap the rate-limited implementation with caching
$cachePool = new FilesystemAdapter();
$cached = new Psr6CacheKurzeLinks($rate_limited, $cachePool);
// Use the cached, rate-limited implementation
$shortUrl = $cached->create('https://example.com');
echo $shortUrl; // Outputs the shortened URL
The KurzeLinksInterface
defines the contract for creating short links.
create(string $url): string
Creates a short link representation for the given URL.
Any class implementing this interface must define the create
method:
use tomkyle\KurzeLinks\KurzeLinksInterface;
class MyKurzeLinks implements KurzeLinksInterface
{
public function create(string $url): string
{
// Your implementation here
}
}
This library is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.