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+require "rubygems"
+require "shorturl"
+
+class RubyURL < Plugin
+
+  # return a help string when the bot is asked for help on this plugin
+  def help(plugin, topic="")
+    return "rubyurl <your long url>"
+  end
+
+  # reply to a private message that we've registered for
+  def privmsg(m)
+
+    # m.params contains the rest of the message, m.plugin contains the first
+    # word (useful because it's possible to register for multiple commands)
+    unless(m.params)
+      m.reply "incorrect usage. " + help(m.plugin)
+    end
+
+    # TODO: might want to add a check here to validate the url
+    # if they call 'rubyurl help' backwards, don't return a lame link
+
+    if (m.params == "help")
+      m.reply "Try again. Correct usage is: " + help(m.plugin)
+      return false
+    end
+
+    # call the ShortURL library with the value of the url
+    url = ShortURL.shorten(m.params)
+
+
+    m.reply "Your RubyURL: #{url}"
+
+  end
+end
+
+# create an instance of the RubyURL class and register it as a plugin
+rubyurl = RubyURL.new
+rubyurl.register("rubyurl")