expand.js

var http = require('http');
var url = require('url');

function expand() {

  var short = url.parse('http://t.co/wbDrgquZ');

  var options = {
    host: short.hostname,
    port: 80,
    path: short.pathname
  };
  
  function longURL(response){
    console.log(response.headers.location);
  }

  http.get(options, longURL);

}


function start() {
  function onRequest(request, response) {
    console.log("Request received.");
    response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"});
    response.write("Hello World");
    
    expand();
	
    response.end();
  }

  http.createServer(onRequest).listen(8888);
  console.log("Server has started.");
}


start();