Implement secret URLs

app/Helpers/LinkHelper.php

@@ -45,10 +45,27 @@ class LinkHelper {
             return false;
         }
         else {
-            return true;
+            return $link->short_url;
         }
     }
 
+    static public function longLinkExists($long_url) {
+        /**
+         * Provided a long link (string),
+         * check whether the link is in the DB.
+         * @return boolean
+         */
+        $link = Link::where('long_url', $long_url)
+            ->first();
+        if ($link == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        else {
+            return $link->short_url;
+        }
+    }
+
+
     static public function findSuitableEnding() {
         /**
          * Provided an in-use link ending (string),

app/Http/Controllers/LinkController.php

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ class LinkController extends Controller {
         return redirect()->route('index');
     }
 
+    private function formatAndRender($link_ending, $secret_ending=False) {
+        $short_url = env('APP_PROTOCOL') . env('APP_ADDRESS') . '/' . $link_ending;
+        if ($secret_ending) {
+            $short_url .= '/' . $secret_ending;
+        }
+        return view('shorten_result', ['short_url' => $short_url]);
+    }
+
 
     public function performShorten(Request $request) {
         $this->request = $request;
@@ -35,8 +43,10 @@ class LinkController extends Controller {
                 looks like a shortened URL.');
         }
 
-        if ($is_secret) {
+        if (!$is_secret && $existing_link = LinkHelper::longLinkExists($long_url)) {
-            // TODO if secret label as custom and don't return on lookup
+            // if link is not specified as secret, is non-custom, and
+            // already exists in Polr, lookup the value and return
+            return $this->formatAndRender($existing_link);
         }
 
         if ($custom_ending) {
@@ -61,6 +71,7 @@ class LinkController extends Controller {
         }
 
 
+
         $link = new Link;
         $link->short_url = $link_ending;
         $link->long_url  = $long_url;
@@ -72,13 +83,19 @@ class LinkController extends Controller {
             $link->creator = $creator;
         }
 
+        if ($is_secret) {
+            $rand_bytes_num = intval(env('POLR_SECRET_BYTES'));
+            $rand_bytes = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes($rand_bytes_num);
+            $secret_key = bin2hex($rand_bytes);
+            $link->secret_key = $secret_key;
+        }
+
         $link->save();
 
-        $short_url = env('APP_PROTOCOL') . env('APP_ADDRESS') . "/" . $link_ending;
+        return $this->formatAndRender($link_ending, $secret_key);
-        return view('shorten_result', ['short_url' => $short_url]);
     }
 
-    public function performRedirect(Request $request, $short_url) {
+    public function performRedirect(Request $request, $short_url, $secret_key=false) {
         $link = Link::where('short_url', $short_url)
             ->first();
 
@@ -86,12 +103,29 @@ class LinkController extends Controller {
             return abort(404);
         }
 
-        if ($link['disabled'] == 1) {
+        $link_secret_key = $link->secret_key;
+
+        if ($link->disabled == 1) {
             return view('error', [
                 'message' => 'Sorry, but this link has been disabled by an administrator.'
             ]);
         }
 
+        if ($link_secret_key) {
+            if (!$secret_key) {
+                // if we do not receieve a secret key
+                // when we are expecting one, return a 404
+                return abort(404);
+            }
+            else {
+                if ($link_secret_key != $secret_key) {
+                    // a secret key is provided, but it is incorrect
+                    return abort(404);
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+
         $long_url = $link->long_url;
         return redirect()->to($long_url);
     }

app/Http/routes.php

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ $app->get('/login', ['as' => 'login', 'uses' => 'UserController@displayLoginPage
 $app->get('/about', ['as' => 'about', 'uses' => 'StaticPageController@displayAbout']);
 $app->get('/signup', ['as' => 'signup', 'uses' => 'UserController@displaySignupPage']);
 $app->get('/admin', ['as' => 'admin', 'uses' => 'AdminController@displayAdminPage']);
-$app->get('/{short_link}', ['uses' => 'LinkController@performRedirect']);
+
+$app->get('/{short_url}', ['uses' => 'LinkController@performRedirect']);
+$app->get('/{short_url}/{secret_key}', ['uses' => 'LinkController@performRedirect']);
 
 
 /* POST endpoints */

resources/views/index.blade.php

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <h1 class='title'>{{env('APP_NAME')}}</h1>
 
 <form method='POST' action='/shorten' role='form'>
-    <input type='text' class='form-control long-link-input' placeholder='http://' value='http://' name='link-url' />
+    <input type='text' autocomplete="off" class='form-control long-link-input' placeholder='http://' value='http://' name='link-url' />
     <div id='options'>
         <div class='btn-group btn-toggle visibility-toggler' data-toggle='buttons'>
 			<label class='btn btn-primary btn-sm active'>