YOURLS create short url

shorturl.js

javascript:(function() {
  var currentPage = encodeURIComponent(window.location.href);
  var apiCall = 'https://SERVERADDRESS/yourls-api.php?signature=APIKEY&action=shorturl&url=' + currentPage;
  fetch(apiCall)
    .then(response => response.text())
    .then(data => {
      var parser = new DOMParser();
      var xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(data,"text/xml");
      var title = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
      var shorturl = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("shorturl")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
      //alert('Title: ' + title + '\nShort URL: ' + shorturl); // Keep the alert if you want

      // Workaround for copying to clipboard
      var textarea = document.createElement('textarea');
      textarea.value = shorturl;
      document.body.appendChild(textarea);
      textarea.select();
      try {
        var successful = document.execCommand('copy');
        var msg = successful ? 'successful' : 'unsuccessful';
        console.log('Fallback: Copying text command was ' + msg);
      } catch (err) {
        console.error('Fallback: Oops, unable to copy', err);
      }
      document.body.removeChild(textarea);
    })
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
})();

I wanted a way to create short URLs from a bookmarklet without dealing with logging in. This uses the signature API key to create short urls. The shorturls are copied to the clipboard.

To use:

1. Set up a CORS header to allow access
2. Replace SERVERADDRESS with your server name
3. Replace APIKEY with your signature from the YOURLS admin page

The Javascript console under Web Developer tools is your friend when things don't seem to be happening.

I used Bookmarkleter to convert the javascript to a bookmarklet.