/fcc-projects_Url-shortener

API Project: URL Shortener Microservice for freeCodeCamp

Primary LanguageJavaScript

API Project: URL Shortener Microservice for freeCodeCamp

About the project

it's a freecodecamp project in the "Apis and Microservices Projects" module, you have to build an API that will receive a URL and return a json response containing a shortcut for that URL.

bonus*:

  • Front-end using React, Sass, Responsive Design

Tools used

Front-end: React

Back-end: Express, mongodb, mongoose

Screenshot

Screenshot

Link

https://fcc-bt-url-shortener.glitch.me

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"}. HINT: to be sure that the submitted url points to a valid site you can use the function dns.lookup(host, cb) from the dns core module.
  3. When I visit the shortened URL, it will redirect me to my original link.