API Project: URL Shortener Microservice for freeCodeCamp

My project for the URL Shortener Microservice Challenge as part of the curriculum for the APIs and Microservices Certification on Free Code Camp.

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Built With

• Express.js
• Mongoose.js
• CSS3
• HTML5

Installation

$ git clone sagarsoni7/fcc-project-urlshortener.git
$ npm install
$ npm start

Go to http://localhost:3000.

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. If I pass an invalid URL that doesn't follow the valid http(s)://www.example.com(/more/routes) format, the JSON response will contain an error like {"error":"invalid URL"}.
3. When I visit the shortened URL, it will redirect me to my original link.

Creation Example:

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

Usage:

[this_project_url]/api/shorturl/3

Will redirect to:

https://www.MyCreatedURL.com/