public String Short()
{
string longurl = "https://eventclinics.tara.rodbourn.com/";
string googReturnedJson = string.Empty;
JavaScriptSerializer javascriptSerializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
GoogleShortenedURLRequest googSentJson = new GoogleShortenedURLRequest();
googSentJson.longUrl = longurl;
string jsonData = javascriptSerializer.Serialize(googSentJson);
byte[] bytebuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(jsonData);
WebRequest webreq = WebRequest.Create("https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url");
webreq.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
webreq.ContentLength = bytebuffer.Length;
webreq.ContentType = "application/json";
webreq.UseDefaultCredentials = true;
//webreq.Timeout = 4000;
webreq.Proxy.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
using (Stream stream = webreq.GetRequestStream())
{
stream.Write(bytebuffer, 0, bytebuffer.Length);
stream.Close();
}
using (HttpWebResponse webresp = (HttpWebResponse)webreq.GetResponse())
{
using (Stream dataStream = webresp.GetResponseStream())
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(dataStream))
{
googReturnedJson = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
}
}
GoogleShortenedURLResponse googUrl = javascriptSerializer.Deserialize <GoogleShortenedURLResponse>(googReturnedJson);
ViewBag.ShortenedUrl = googUrl.id;
return(googUrl.id.ToString());
}
public static string ShortenURL(string longurl)
{
try
{
string googReturnedJson = string.Empty;
JavaScriptSerializer javascriptSerializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
GoogleShortenedURLRequest googSentJson = new GoogleShortenedURLRequest();
googSentJson.longUrl = longurl;
string jsonData = javascriptSerializer.Serialize(googSentJson);
byte[] bytebuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(jsonData);
WebRequest webreq = WebRequest.Create("https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url");
webreq.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
webreq.ContentLength = bytebuffer.Length;
webreq.ContentType = "application/json";
using (Stream stream = webreq.GetRequestStream())
{
stream.Write(bytebuffer, 0, bytebuffer.Length);
stream.Close();
}
using (HttpWebResponse webresp = (HttpWebResponse)webreq.GetResponse())
{
using (Stream dataStream = webresp.GetResponseStream())
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(dataStream))
{
googReturnedJson = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
}
}
GoogleShortenedURLResponse googUrl = javascriptSerializer.Deserialize <GoogleShortenedURLResponse>(googReturnedJson);
return(googUrl.id);
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(longurl);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Make use of google shortner URL services.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="longUrl"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private string GetShortedUrl(string longUrl)
{
string googReturnedJson = string.Empty;
JavaScriptSerializer javascriptSerializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();
GoogleShortenedURLRequest googSentJson = new GoogleShortenedURLRequest();
googSentJson.longUrl = longUrl;
string jsonData = javascriptSerializer.Serialize(googSentJson);
byte[] bytebuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(jsonData);
WebRequest webreq = WebRequest.Create("https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url");
webreq.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
webreq.ContentLength = bytebuffer.Length;
webreq.ContentType = "application/json";
using (Stream stream = webreq.GetRequestStream())
{
stream.Write(bytebuffer, 0, bytebuffer.Length);
stream.Close();
}
using (HttpWebResponse webresp = (HttpWebResponse)webreq.GetResponse())
{
using (Stream dataStream = webresp.GetResponseStream())
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(dataStream))
{
googReturnedJson = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
}
}
GoogleShortenedURLResponse googUrl = javascriptSerializer.Deserialize<GoogleShortenedURLResponse>(googReturnedJson);
return googUrl.id;
}
