git.io is closed

[dgw]

GitHub shut down new links at git.io this week with no advance warning. This plugin has been using the service to shorten the URLs in webhook events:

sopel-github/sopel_modules/github/formatting.py

Line 573 in 5fe16e4

res = requests.post('https://git.io', {'url': url})

We need an alternative, and I'm sad to say the only viable options might be TinyURL or Bitly. Those are the only URL shorteners I can think of that have lasted longer than git.io's 10 years.

Fortunately nothing is broken, since this plugin also gracefully handles failure to shorten links. Sending the POST request is now a waste of time (because it is guaranteed to be rejected with an error), but webhooks and such will still be sent to IRC with the original URL.

[dgw]

Having had a few months to think about this, I'm still not inclined to switch this plugin over to TinyURL or Bitly. Best solution for now is going to be removing the link-shortener function in a maintenance release.

The feature can always be restored if a decent alternative comes to light.