# File lib/gist.rb, line 305
  def shorten(url)
    request = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/create")
    request.set_form_data(:url => url)
    response = http(GIT_IO_URL, request)
    case response.code
    when "200"
      URI.join(GIT_IO_URL, response.body).to_s
    when "201"
      response['Location']
    else
      url
    end
  end