url-shortener

A simple example of a url shortener.

Example, given a url ( EG https://www.google.com/?t=3922&usa=1&private=false )

Create a short url https://[domain]/r/[shortcode] ( EG http://localhost:8181/r/3928 )

View all short codes

Add new short code

Test a short code

http://[domain]/r/[code]

Example:

localhost:8181/r/3928

Running on Docker

docker-compose up -d

^^ Then test with http://localhost:8181/

Viewing logs on Docker

Use the container id and stream the logs

$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                             COMMAND                  CREATED         STATUS         PORTS                                       NAMES
dc81eaa56ef0   url-shortener_urlshortner-app     "python server.py"       7 minutes ago   Up 7 minutes   

$ docker logs -f dc81eaa56ef0

After executing, you will have 2 running cointainers on your Docker host: urlshortner-app and urlshortner-mysql. For accessing the web application, open your browser and go to http://localhost:8181

To destroy the containers, execute:

docker-compose down --rmi all

Time spent

About ~ 2 hours. I don't code python daily.