expandurl

#!/usr/bin/python


'''
- 2016-11-19, update: longurl.org is now down.

- Expandurl v.alpha 2015-12-08 by hexufo.

Expands shortened urls using the longurl.org api.

Usage:   ./expandurl url
Example: ./expandurl http://tinyurl.com/1c2

Get the latest version here:
https://github.com/hexufo/misc

Project page on PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/misc-scripts

You can find me in various places on the internet:
hexufo @ {wordpress, twitter, github, gmail}

- This software is distributed under the Unlicense:

This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.

Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
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'''


import sys
import os
import urllib2


def usage():
  scriptname = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
  print "Expandurl v.alpha 2015-12-08 by hexufo."
  print "Expands shortened urls using the longurl.org api."
  print
  print "  Usage: " + scriptname + " url"
  print "Example: " + scriptname + " http://tinyurl.com/1c2"


def get():
  try:
    longurl = "http://api.longurl.org/v2/expand?url="
    u = unicode(sys.argv[1])
    safeurl = urllib2.quote(u.encode('utf8'), safe='')
    url  = longurl + safeurl

    agent = "Expandurl v.alpha by hexufo. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hexufo/misc/master/expandurl"
    req = urllib2.Request(url, headers={'User-Agent': agent})
    response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
    reply = response.read()

    print reply[56:-28]  # No xml, no json parsers. Just string slicing.
  except Exception, error_message:
    print "[-] Error: " + str(error_message)
    sys.exit(1)


if __name__ == "__main__":
  if len(sys.argv) != 2:
    usage()
    sys.exit(1)
  else:
    if (sys.argv[1].startswith('http://') or sys.argv[1].startswith('https://')):
      get()
    else:
      usage()
      red = '\033[1;31m'
      end = '\033[1;m'
      print
      print "Url must begins with " + red + "http://" + end + " or " + red + "https://" + end
      sys.exit(1)

  sys.exit(0)