lain-shorten 1.15

URL Shortener using s.lain.la API.

lain.la-link-shortener

URL Shortener using s.lain.la API.

Installation

Via PyPI (Recommended)

# Basic installation
pip install lain-shorten

# With clipboard support (recommended for desktop)
pip install lain-shorten[clipboard]

From Source (Development)

git clone [e-mail]:NecRaul/lain.la-link-shortener.git
cd lain.la-link-shortener
# You can skip the next two commands
# for installing it globally
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .[clipboard,dev,build]

Usage

Simply provide a URL, and the tool will automatically handle protocol validation and formatting.

# Shorten a URL
lain-shorten https://kuroneko.dev

# Protocol-less (automatically prepends https://)
lain-shorten kuroneko.dev

Dependencies

• requests: send the API request for shortening.

Optional

• pyperclip: copy the shortened URL to the clipboard.

How it works

The s.lain.la service allows shortening URLs via a POST request.

This tool automates the process to avoid typing long curl strings.

The Manual Way

curl -d "url=https://kuroneko.dev" https://s.lain.la

The lain-shorten way

• Validation: Uses urllib to ensure the URL is formatted correctly.
• API Request: Sends the POST request via requests.
• Normalization: Automatically adds https:// if missing.
• Clipboard (Optional): If pyperclip is installed, the result is instantly copied to your clipboard.