URL Shortener

A browser extension to “shorten” preset links

Important Note

I originally programmed this plugin for private use and made it public just for the case that anybody wants to use it. I neither guarantee that this extension works at all on your system nor do I guarantee that I will fulfill feature requests or fix any bugs that might occur. You may try creating an issue and if I have time I will maybe fix your problem or add a feature but I do not guarantee anything

Installation

Open the .xpi file from the releases and add it as extension to the browser.

Usage

Currently supported:

Keyword	Redirects to	Limitations
`yt`	https://youtube.com/feed/subscriptions/	Only available when duckduckgo.com or google.com is set as default search engine
`r/<subreddit>`	https://reddit.com/r/<subreddit>	None
`tw.tv/<username` `tw/<username>`	https://twitch.tv/<username>	None

Deployment

Install Node.js if you haven't already
Install typescript (npm i -g typescript or yarn global add typescript) if you haven't already
Download the repository's source code, unzip it and open the files with an editor of your choice
To test the extension, save the files and execute tsc background.ts in the main directory. In Firefox you can now add that extension by going to Tools -> Add-ons, clicking on the setting wheel and Debug Add-ons. There you can temporarily add the extension by clicking on Load Temporary Add-on… and selecting the manifest.json
If you want to get a .xpi file to permanently load the add-on, please head to https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/publish/

Testing