dir = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')) require File.join(dir, 'httparty') require 'pp' class Rubyurl include HTTParty base_uri 'rubyurl.com' def self.shorten( website_url ) post( '/api/links.json', :query => { :link => { :website_url => website_url } } ) end end pp Rubyurl.shorten( 'http://istwitterdown.com/')