horde/service_urlshortener

URL shortening library

v3.0.0alpha4 2026-03-07 00:00 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• horde/exception: ^3 || dev-FRAMEWORK_6_0
• horde/url: ^3 || dev-FRAMEWORK_6_0

Suggests

• horde/http: ^3 || dev-FRAMEWORK_6_0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^11 || ^12

LGPL-2.1-only

• Michael J Rubinsky

README

Modern PHP library for URL shortening services with native PSR-7/PSR-17/PSR-18 support.

Installation

composer require horde/service-urlshortener

Requirements

• PHP 8.1+
• PSR-18 HTTP client implementation
• PSR-17 HTTP factory implementation

Quick Start

use Horde\Service\UrlShortener\TinyUrl;
use Horde\Service\UrlShortener\ValueObject\LongUrl;

// Simple facade API
$shortener = new TinyUrl($httpClient, $requestFactory);
$shortUrl = $shortener->shorten('https://www.example.com/very/long/url');
echo $shortUrl; // https://tinyurl.com/abc123

// Rich domain API with metadata
$longUrl = LongUrl::fromString('https://www.example.com/very/long/url');
$result = $shortener->shortenWithMetadata($longUrl);

echo $result->getShortUrl()->toString();
echo "Saved: {$result->getPercentageSaved()}%";
echo "Reduction: {$result->getLengthReduction()} characters";

Configuration

use Horde\Service\UrlShortener\ValueObject\ShortenerConfig;

$config = ShortenerConfig::default()
    ->withTimeout(30)
    ->withCustomAlias('myalias')
    ->withExpiration(14); // days

$shortener = new TinyUrl($httpClient, $requestFactory, $config);

Architecture

This library provides two API levels for progressive disclosure:

Facade API

Simple string-based interface for basic usage:

shorten(string|UriInterface $url): string

Domain API

Rich value objects with detailed metadata:

shortenWithMetadata(LongUrl $url): ShorteningResult

Value Objects

• LongUrl - Input URL with validation and parsing
• ShortUrl - Output short URL with service metadata
• ShorteningResult - Complete result with metrics (length reduction, expiration, etc.)
• ShortenerConfig - Immutable configuration with fluent interface

Supported Services

• TinyURL (built-in)
• Extensible via UrlShortenerInterface

Exception Handling

use Horde\Service\UrlShortener\UrlShortenerException;

try {
    $shortUrl = $shortener->shorten($longUrl);
} catch (UrlShortenerException $e) {
    // Handle shortening failures
}

Legacy Support

The PSR-0 lib/ directory provides backward compatibility wrappers for Horde 5 applications. New code should use the modern Horde\Service\UrlShortener namespace.

Documentation

• UPGRADING.md - Migration guide from Horde 5
• API Documentation

License

LGPL 2.1 - See LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow:

• PHP 8.2+ with strict types
• PER-1 coding style
• Comprehensive unit tests
• Conventional Commits for commit messages