urlzap 2.0.1

A CLI tool to shorten URLs from your terminal.

🚀 URL Shortener CLI Tool 🌐

⚙️ Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• 🐍 Python 3.7+
• 📦 requests (installed automatically)

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   • Open your terminal or command prompt.
   • Run: git clone https://github.com/yadavkapil23/url-shortener-cli.git
   • Navigate to the project directory: cd url-shortener-cli

2. Set up a virtual environment (optional):

   • Create a virtual environment: python -m venv venv
   • Activate it:
     • On Linux/Mac: source venv/bin/activate
     • On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the CLI tool:

   • Run: pip install urlzap

4. Run the CLI:

   • Type zap in the terminal to start using the tool.

   Now, your CLI tool is ready to use! 🎉

🛠️ Features

• URL Shortening: Create concise URLs with detailed output.
• Validation: Verify URLs without modifying them.
• History: Track and review past shortenings.
• Batch Mode: Process multiple URLs from a file.
• User-Friendly: Includes a comprehensive help system.

🛡️ Security

• 🔐 No sensitive data storage.
• 🔒 Operates over HTTPS for secure requests.

🚀 Usage

Basic Commands

Command	Description
zap shorten <url>	Shorten a URL with detailed output
zap validate <url>	Validate a URL
zap history	Display history of shortened URLs
zap batch <file>	Shorten URLs from a text file
zap info	Display tool information
zap version	Show tool version

Run zap --help for detailed examples and options.

🧠 How It Works

The shorten and batch commands send GET requests to the TinyURL API:

The API returns the shortened URL in plain text. History is stored in url_history.json, and batch results are saved to a timestamped text file.

🚀 Deployment

No additional deployment is required; the tool runs locally via the zap command.

🧠 Future Enhancements

• 🔄 Custom Domains: Support for custom short URL domains.
• 🤖 Advanced Validation: Enhance URL validation with regex patterns.
• 📊 Analytics: Add usage statistics for shortened URLs.

🤝 Contributing

Want to contribute? Fork this repository, submit a pull request, or open an issue. All contributions are welcome! 🛠️

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🎉 Thank you for checking out the URL Shortener CLI Tool! If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out or open an issue. Let's build something amazing!