URLShortener (multiverse-core 4.3.14 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.onarandombox.MultiverseCore.utils.webpaste.URLShortener

```
public abstract class URLShortener
extends java.lang.Object
```
An interface to a web-based URL Shortener. Classes extending this should implement its methods to shorten links using the service. Given some URLShortener instance us, a URL is shortened by: us.shorten(longUrl); An example of this, is the BitlyURLShortener.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  abstract java.lang.String shorten(java.lang.String longUrl)
  Shorten a URL.
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - shorten
```
public abstract java.lang.String shorten(java.lang.String longUrl)
```
    Shorten a URL.
    
    Parameters:
    
    longUrl - The long form.
    
    Returns:
    
    The shortened URL.