retag: Strip a live post url to minimum details

In bbcuffer/rcutils: Helper functions for Robert

Strip a live post url to minimum details

Description

Trim all the silly extra tags out of a live page post url. The examples show a typical example, you only need the pinned_post_urn.

Usage

retag(url = clipr::read_clip(), new_path = "/news/reality_check", goto = TRUE)

Arguments

url	the live page post url
new_path	a new live page or topic page to which you want to point the reader. Set to 'NULL' if you want to leave as is.
goto	Do you want to open that new page in a browser (Mac only) or get the new url back as a message

Details

By default, will also reset the path of the link from a given live page to the Verify topic page (the old Reality Check one)

Examples

url <- "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-66861406?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=650aa0c63fc96e28602bd790%26The%20surprising%20reason%20food%20inflation%20is%20slightly%20overstated...%262023-09-20T08%3A04%3A03.589Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:4fd2ba06-a0d5-4784-8825-2f5b0024f806&pinned_post_asset_id=650aa0c63fc96e28602bd790&pinned_post_type=share"
retag(url, goto = FALSE)
retag(url, new_path = NULL, goto = FALSE)
retag(url)
retag(url, new_path = NULL)

bbcuffer/rcutils documentation built on Nov. 10, 2023, 12:08 p.m.