/LHS-Project-2-tinyApp

Project #2 - tinyApp that shortens URLs

Primary LanguageJavaScript

TinyApp Project

TinyApp is a full stack web application built with Node and Express that allows users to shorten long URLs.

Final Product

'Screenshot of URLs Page' 'Screenshot of Update Page'

Features

Users can

  • create short URLs for any web addresses
  • update / delete their short URLs
  • delete their short URLs
  • view when the short URL was created
  • view the total number of visit counts
  • view the total number of unique visitors for the short URL

The app can

  • check if the target URL has any error (i.e.: Error 403, 404) before creating or updating a short URL

Dependencies

  • Node.js
  • bcrypt
  • body-parser
  • cookie-session
  • express
  • ejs
  • request
  • method-override

Getting Started

  1. Install all dependicies using the npm install command.
npm init
npm install bcrypt body-parser cookie-parser express ejs request method-override
  1. Run the development web server using the node express_server.js command.