NAME
WWW::Shorten::Metamark - Perl interface to metamark.net
SYNOPSIS
use WWW::Shorten::Metamark;
use WWW::Shorten 'Metamark';
$short_url = makeashorterlink($long_url);
$long_url = makealongerlink($short_url);DESCRIPTION
A Perl interface to the web site metamark.net. Metamark simply maintains a database of long URLs, each of which has a unique identifier.
Functions
makeashorterlink
The function makeashorterlink will call the Metamark web site passing it your long URL and will return the shorter Metamark version.
makealongerlink
The function makealongerlink does the reverse. makealongerlink will accept as an argument either the full Metamark URL or just the Metamark identifier.
If anything goes wrong, then either function will return undef.
EXPORT
makeashorterlink, makealongerlink
SUPPORT, LICENCE, THANKS and SUCH
See the main WWW::Shorten docs.
AUTHOR
Iain Truskett <spoon@cpan.org>
Based on WWW::MakeAShorterLink by Dave Cross <dave@dave.org.uk>