URL Shortener Microservice

User stories:

1. I can pass a URL as a parameter and I will receive a shortened URL in the JSON response.
2. When I visit that shortened URL, it will redirect me to my original link.

Example usage:

https://extwiii-urlshortener.herokuapp.com/new/https://www.google.com
https://extwiii-urlshortener.herokuapp.com/new/https://www.twitter.com

Example output:

{"originalUrl":"http://www.google.com","shortUrl":"https://extwiii-urlshortener.herokuapp.com/685"}
{"originalUrl":"http://www.twitter.com","shortUrl":"https://extwiii-urlshortener.herokuapp.com/985"}

Usage:

https://extwiii-urlshortener.herokuapp.com/985

Will redirect to:

https://twitter.com/

Tools / Techniques

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• valid-url

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