polr/app/Factories/LinkFactory.php

<?php
namespace App\Factories;

use App\Models\Link;
use App\Helpers\CryptoHelper;
use App\Helpers\LinkHelper;


class LinkFactory {
    private static function formatLink($link_ending, $secret_ending=false) {
        /**
        * Given a link ending and a boolean indicating whether a secret ending is needed,
        * return a link formatted with app protocol, app address, and link ending.
        * @param string $link_ending
        * @param boolean $secret_ending
        * @return string
        */
        $short_url = env('APP_PROTOCOL') . env('APP_ADDRESS') . '/' . $link_ending;

        if ($secret_ending) {
            $short_url .= '/' . $secret_ending;
        }

        return $short_url;
    }

    public static function createLink($long_url, $is_secret=false, $custom_ending=null, $link_ip='127.0.0.1', $creator=false) {
        /**
        * Given parameters needed to create a link, generate appropriate ending and
        * return formatted link.
        *
        * @param string $custom_ending
        * @param boolean (optional) $is_secret
        * @param string (optional) $custom_ending
        * @param string $link_ip
        * @param string $creator
        * @return string $formatted_link
        */

        $is_already_short = LinkHelper::checkIfAlreadyShortened($long_url);

        if ($is_already_short) {
            throw new \Exception('Sorry, but your link already
                looks like a shortened URL.');
        }

        if (!$is_secret && !$custom_ending && $existing_link = LinkHelper::longLinkExists($long_url)) {
            // if link is not specified as secret, is non-custom, and
            // already exists in Polr, lookup the value and return
            return self::formatLink($existing_link);
        }

        if ($custom_ending) {
            // has custom ending
            $ending_conforms = LinkHelper::validateEnding($custom_ending);
            if (!$ending_conforms) {
                throw new \Exception('Sorry, but custom endings
                    can only contain alphanumeric characters');
            }

            $ending_in_use = LinkHelper::linkExists($custom_ending);
            if ($ending_in_use) {
                throw new \Exception('Sorry, but this URL ending is already in use.');
            }

            $link_ending = $custom_ending;
        }
        else {
            // no custom ending
            $link_ending = LinkHelper::findSuitableEnding();
        }

        $link = new Link;
        $link->short_url = $link_ending;
        $link->long_url  = $long_url;
        $link->ip        = $link_ip;
        $link->is_custom = $custom_ending != null;

        if ($creator) {
            // if user is logged in, save user as creator
            $link->creator = $creator;
        }

        if ($is_secret) {
            $rand_bytes_num = intval(env('POLR_SECRET_BYTES'));
            $secret_key = CryptoHelper::generateRandomHex($rand_bytes_num);
            $link->secret_key = $secret_key;
        }
        else {
            $secret_key = false;
        }

        $link->save();

        $formatted_link = self::formatLink($link_ending, $secret_key);

        return $formatted_link;
    }

}