rajatkusumwal / urlshortner

Validates the url and shortens it for the client and returns a shorter link in JSON through which the client can redirect to the page.

URL Shortner Microserver

API to shorten url link.

Overview

You can pass a valid link to this server and it ill return a short_url in JSON format. Now when some one enters this link into the browser, He/She will be redirected to the page that they have shortend.

Versions

1st version of Url Shortner microserver.

Quick Start Guide

Prerequisites

In order to use Clementine.js, you must have the following installed:

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• [URL Node Module]
• [valis-url Node Module]

Installation & Startup

• mkdir a folder name "data" on your server.
• Run mongod on on port 27017 and point the data path to ./data folder
• Make a new database name shorturl
• Create a new collection name urls