Added link redirection based on the short url given

vergult · Aug 18, 2010 · dc63cde · dc63cde
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diff --git a/app/controllers/links_controller.rb b/app/controllers/links_controller.rb
@@ -9,4 +9,15 @@ def create
       redirect_to root_path
     end
   end
+
+  def redirect
+    begin
+      @link = Link.find(params[:link_reference].alphadecimal)
+    rescue
+      flash[:error] = "Not a valid url"
+      redirect_to root_path
+    else
+      redirect_to @link.address
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   root  :to => "home#index"
 
   resources :links
+
+  match ":link_reference" => "links#redirect"
   # The priority is based upon order of creation:
   # first created -> highest priority.