require a request to shorten the url

linkdrop/controllers/send.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import sys
 import httplib2
 import copy
 from urlparse import urlparse
+from paste.deploy.converters import asbool
 
 from pylons import config, request, response, session
 from pylons.controllers.util import abort, redirect
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ The 'send' namespace is used to send updates to our supported services.
         message = request.POST.get('message', '')
         username = request.POST.get('username')
         longurl = request.POST.get('link')
+        shorten = asbool(request.POST.get('shorten', 0))
         shorturl = request.POST.get('shorturl')
         userid = request.POST.get('userid')
         to = request.POST.get('to')
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ The 'send' namespace is used to send updates to our supported services.
             return {'result': result, 'error': error}
 
         args = copy.copy(request.POST)
-        if not shorturl and longurl:
+        if shorten and not shorturl and longurl:
             u = urlparse(longurl)
             if not u.scheme:
                 longurl = 'http://' + longurl