Simple API Timestamp Microservice
Versions
Create a file named .env in the root directory. This file should contain:
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/apidatabase
PORT=8080
APP_URL=http://localhost:8080/
Starting the App
node server.js
Heroku app
url-shortener-imadmk.herokuapp.com
Using this app
User stories:
1) I can pass a URL as a parameter and I will receive a shortened URL in the JSON response.
2) If I pass an invalid URL that doesn't follow the valid http://www.example.com format, the JSON response will contain an error instead.
3) When I visit that shortened URL, it will redirect me to my original link.
Example creation usage:
https://url-shortener-imadmk.herokuapp.com/new/https://www.google.com https://url-shortener-imadmk.herokuapp.com/new/http://freecodecamp.com/news
Example creation output:
{ "original_url": "http://freecodecamp.com/news", "short_url": "https://url-shortener-imadmk.herokuapp.com/4" }
Usage:
https://url-shortener-imadmk.herokuapp.com/4
Will redirect to: