diff -r 0f96e3157b7f -r 9880bb697149 utility.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/utility.py	Mon Jan 19 16:42:36 2015 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import bitly_api
+import irc as Irc
+from configfile import Config
+
+def shorten_link (link):
+	bitly_token = Config.get_node ('bitly').get_value ('access_token', '')
+
+	if bitly_token:
+		c = bitly_api.Connection (access_token = bitly_token)
+		try:
+			return c.shorten (link)['url']
+		except Exception as e:
+			Irc.broadcast ('Error while shortening link %s: %s' % (link, e))
+
+	return link