ActsAsLink

ActsAsLink provides:

• verification if a link is broken;
• verification if a link is to an image;
• shortening links with bit.ly.

Enjoy! ;)

gem install acts_as_link

require 'rubygems'
require 'acts_as_link'

link = ActsAsLink::Link.new('http://google.com')
link.is_broken?     #false
link.is_an_image?   #false
link.shorten        #"http://bit.ly/esVFpo"

• Fabrício Campos (github.com/FabricioFFC)

If you would collaborate, you can create a fork, apply the modification and submit a pull request :)