Replace defunct cors-anywhere with tinyurl-rest-wrapper

.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+name: Test and Publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [14, 16]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: 'yarn'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: yarn test
+
+  publish:
+    needs: test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          cache: 'yarn'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: Publish to NPM
+        run: yarn publish --access public --non-interactive
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 node_modules
 dist
+package-lock.json
 
 .idea

README.md

@@ -18,16 +18,19 @@ Easily use TinyURL in your browser.
 import shortenUrl from "@kulkul/tinyurl-client";
 
 shortenUrl("https://kulkul.tech").then((result) => {
-    console.log({ result }); // https://tinyurl.com/<slug>
+    console.log({ result }); // https://tinyurl.com/<random-slug>
 });
 ```
 
-To use it using alias you can do the following
+## Important Note on Custom Aliases
+
+**Custom aliases are no longer supported.** The underlying TinyURL API endpoint used by this client does not support custom aliases. Any alias parameter provided will be ignored, and a random slug will be generated instead.
 
 ```javascript
 import shortenUrl from "@kulkul/tinyurl-client";
 
-shortenUrl("https://kulkul.tech", "shorted-kulkul").then((result) => {
-    console.log({ result }); // https://tinyurl.com/shorted-kulkul
+// Alias parameter is deprecated and will be ignored
+shortenUrl("https://kulkul.tech", "my-custom-alias").then((result) => {
+    console.log({ result }); // https://tinyurl.com/<random-slug> (NOT my-custom-alias)
 });
 ```

src/index.js

@@ -1,15 +1,40 @@
 import * as axios from "axios";
 
 const shortenUrl = async (url, alias = "") => {
-  const encodedUrl = encodeURI(url);
-  const response = await axios.get(
-    `https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/https://tinyurl.com/create.php?source=indexpage&url=${encodedUrl}&alias=${alias}`,
-    { headers: { 'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest' } }
-  );
-
-  const el = document.createElement("html");
-  el.innerHTML = response.data;
-  return el.querySelector("#copy_div").href;
+  // Validate input
+  if (typeof url !== "string" || url.trim() === "") {
+    throw new TypeError("The 'url' parameter must be a non-empty string.");
+  }
+
+  if (alias) {
+    console.warn(
+      "TinyURL alias parameter is not supported when using tinyurl-rest-wrapper. " +
+      "The alias will be ignored and a random slug will be generated instead."
+    );
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const response = await axios.post(
+      "https://tinyurl-rest-wrapper.onrender.com/",
+      { url },
+      { headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
+    );
+
+    // Validate response structure
+    if (!response.data || typeof response.data.tinyurl !== "string") {
+      throw new Error("Invalid response from TinyURL service.");
+    }
+
+    return response.data.tinyurl;
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Re-throw with more context if it's not already a TypeError
+    if (error instanceof TypeError) {
+      throw error;
+    }
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to shorten URL: ${error.message || "Unknown error"}`
+    );
+  }
 };
 
 export default shortenUrl;