bit.ly URL-shortening script for TextExpander that associates URLs with your bit.ly account

set the ClipURL to (the clipboard as string)
 
	ignoring case
		if ((characters 1 through 4 of ClipURL as string) is not "http") then
			return "Malformed URL."
		else
  		set the EncodedClipURL to urlencode(ClipURL) of me
			set curlCMD to ¬
				"curl --stderr /dev/null \"http://bit.ly/api?url=" & EncodedClipURL & "&login=[your_username]&apiKey=[your_API_key]\""
 
			-- Run the script and get the result:
			set tinyURL to (do shell script curlCMD)
 
			return tinyURL
		end if
	end ignoring
 
 
on urlencode(theText)
	set theTextEnc to ""
	repeat with eachChar in characters of theText
		set useChar to eachChar
		set eachCharNum to ASCII number of eachChar
		if eachCharNum = 32 then
			set useChar to "+"
		else if (eachCharNum ≠ 42) and (eachCharNum ≠ 95) and (eachCharNum < 45 or eachCharNum > 46) and (eachCharNum < 48 or eachCharNum > 57) and (eachCharNum < 65 or eachCharNum > 90) and (eachCharNum < 97 or eachCharNum > 122) then
			set firstDig to round (eachCharNum / 16) rounding down
			set secondDig to eachCharNum mod 16
			if firstDig > 9 then
				set aNum to firstDig + 55
				set firstDig to ASCII character aNum
			end if
			if secondDig > 9 then
				set aNum to secondDig + 55
				set secondDig to ASCII character aNum
			end if
			set numHex to ("%" & (firstDig as string) & (secondDig as string)) as string
			set useChar to numHex
		end if
		set theTextEnc to theTextEnc & useChar as string
	end repeat
	return theTextEnc
end urlencode