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module Shortener
  class ShortenedUrlsController < ::ApplicationController
    
    # find the real link for the shortened link key and redirect
    def translate
      # pull the link out of the db
      sl = ShortenedUrl.find_by_unique_key(params[:unique_key])
      
      if sl
        # don't want to wait for the increment to happen, make it snappy!
        # this is the place to enhance the metrics captured
        # for the system. You could log the request origin
        # browser type, ip address etc.
        Thread.new do
          sl.increment!(:use_count)
        end
        # do a 301 redirect to the destination url
        head :moved_permanently, :location => sl.url
      else
        # if we don't find the shortened link, redirect to the root
        # make this configurable in future versions
        head :moved_permanently, :location => root_url
      end
    end
    
  end
end

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
shortener-0.0.2	app/controllers/shortener/shortened_urls_controller.rb
shortener-0.0.1	app/controllers/shortener/shortened_urls_controller.rb