func shorten_url(long_url string, channel chan<- string, username string, api_key string) {
bitly.SetUser(username)
bitly.SetKey(api_key)
max_url_length := 20
url := long_url
if len(url) > max_url_length {
short_url, error := bitly.Shorten(url)
if error == nil {
url = short_url
}
}
channel <- url
}
func main() {
bitly.SetUser("username")
bitly.SetKey("xxxxx")
long_url := "https://github.com/harperreed/gobitly"
short_url, error := bitly.Shorten(long_url)
fmt.Printf("Your long url is: %q\n", long_url)
if error == nil {
fmt.Printf("Your short url is: %q\n", short_url)
}
}