readme updates

README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,24 @@
-# Unshorten
+# Unshortener
 Firefox Extension and API server for revealing links behind shortened URLs.
+
+**Supported sites**:
+- t.co
+- tinyurl.com
+
+
+## Usage
+In order to deal with CORS, Unshorten must send links to a resolver API. 
+
+```shell
+cd server
+make build
+docker -d --name unshortener -p 8000:8000 unshortener-api
+```
+
+Build the extension and import into Firefox. Right click on a link and choose 
+"Unshorten Link". The result will be copied to the clipboard.
+
+```shell
+cd extension
+make zip
+```

extension/README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
-# Unshorten
+# Unshortener Extension
-A Firefox extension to unshorten links from sites like Twitter.
+A Firefox extension to reveal links behind URL shorteners like Twitter and TinyURL.
+
+**Supported sites:**
+- t.co
+- tinyurl.com
+
+## Usage
+Build the extension and install it in Firefox. Right-clicking links will reveal a new
+"Unshorten link" option which will resolve the link and copy it to the clipboard.
+
+```shell
+make zip
+```

extension/src/background.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const shortenerDomains = [
-    "t.co"
+    "t.co",
+    "tinyurl.com"
 ];
 
 browser.contextMenus.create({
@@ -31,13 +32,14 @@ function unshortenUrl(linkUrl) {
     fetch("http://localhost:8000/?url=" + linkUrl)
     .then(res => {
         if (!res.ok) {
-            console.log("error fetching result");
+            console.log("Couldn't unshorten URL: " + res.statusText);
         }
         return res.json();
     })
     .then(unshortenedUrl => {
         console.log("unshortened: " + unshortenedUrl)
         navigator.clipboard.writeText(unshortenedUrl)
-        .catch(err => console.error("couldn't copy to clipboard", err));
+        .catch(err => console.error("Couldn't copy to clipboard: ", err));
-    });
+    })
+    .catch(err => {console.error("Couldn't contact server:", err)});
 }

extension/src/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "name": "Unshortener",
-  "version": "0.2",
+  "version": "0.3",
 
   "description": "Unshorten links from Twitter.",
 

server/README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
-# Unshorten Server
+# Unshortener Resolver API
-Simple FastAPI app to unshorten URLs.
+Simple FastAPI app to resolve links behind shortened URLs.
+
+**Supported sites**:
+- t.co
+- tinyurl.com
+
+## Usage
+Build and run the Docker container:
+
+```shell
+make build
+docker -d --name unshortener -p 8000:8000 unshortener-api
+```

server/src/main.py

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ from typing import Optional
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
-from unshorteners import unshorten_twitter
+from unshorteners import unshorten_twitter, unshorten_tinyurl
 
 UNSHORTEN = {
-    't.co': unshorten_twitter
+    't.co': unshorten_twitter,
+    'tinyurl.com': unshorten_tinyurl
 }
 
 CACHE = {}
@@ -32,9 +33,11 @@ async def receive_url(url: Optional[str] = None):
         return {"error": f"cannot unshorten {domain}"}
 
     if url in CACHE:
-        unshortened = CACHE[url]
+        return CACHE[url]
-    else:
-        unshortened = UNSHORTEN[domain](url)
-        CACHE[url] = unshortened
 
-    return unshortened
+    result = UNSHORTEN[domain](url)
+    if result:
+        CACHE[url] = result
+        return result
+
+    return {"error": "server error"}

server/src/unshorteners.py

@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 """Unshortening functions"""
 import re
+from typing import Optional
 import requests
 
 
-def unshorten_twitter(url: str):
+def unshorten_tinyurl(url: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Retrieve the actual URL behind a TinyURL."""
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url, timeout=4, allow_redirects=False)
+    except requests.RequestException:
+        return None
+
+    if response.status_code == 301:
+        return response.headers.get("location", None)
+
+    return None
+
+
+def unshorten_twitter(url: str) -> Optional[str]:
     """Retrieve the actual URL behind a Twitter URL."""
     pattern = re.compile(r"<title>(.*?)<\/title>")
 
+    try:
         response = requests.get(
             url=url,
             headers={
@@ -14,6 +29,8 @@ def unshorten_twitter(url: str):
             },
             timeout=4
         )
+    except requests.RequestException:
+        return None
 
     match = pattern.search(response.text)
     if match: