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Create a Lita Extension to Send Text to the Pastebin API

Pastebin is a service that provides two main uses: First, it provides a public space to store a text dump at a permanent URL. Maybe you’re storing a code snippet or some meeting minutes? Second, it auto-expires those notes after a scheduled period, say 24 hours. It can be a relief to share some scratch notes and know that they’ll be purged over time. These twin purposes are ideal for screening out a too-long post from your chat room.

Following is the ShipToPastebin implementation in its entirety; you’ll note that it’s a very short file. All the extension aims to do is expose a method—for use by proper Lita skills—that receives a long string and returns a Pastebin URL. To create your new ...