FCC API & Microservices

Project 03: URL Shortener Microservice

User Stories:

1. I can POST a URL to [project_url]/api/shorturl/new and I will receive a shortened URL in the JSON response.

   Example: {"original_url":"www.google.com","short_url":1}

2. An invalid URL - one that doesn't follow the valid format http(s)://www.example.com(/more/routes) - will generate a JSON response with an error message.

   Example: {"error":"invalid URL"}.

   HINT: You can use the function dns.lookup(host, cb) from the dns core module to check if the submitted url points to a valid site.

3. When I visit the shortened URL, it redirects me to the original link.

Example creation:

• POST [project_url]/api/shorturl/new - body (urlencoded) : url=https://www.google.com

Example usage:

• [this_project_url]/api/shorturl/3

Example output (page redirects to):

• https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/

The Project:

On the front-end:

1. Edit public/client.js, public/style.css and views/index.html
2. Drag in assets, like images or music, to add them to your project
   On the back-end:
3. Your app starts at server.js
4. Add frameworks and packages in package.json
5. Safely store app secrets in .env (nobody can see this but you and people you invite)