GUSh - Go URL Shortener
A simple URL shortener written in Go.
API
Creating a new URL
The endpoint to create the short URL.
Request
POST gush-url
Content-Type: text/plain
https://www.url.com
Response
200 OK
Content-Type: text/plain
Expires: <Date>
gush-url/xyz123
URL Redirect
When accessing a registered URL a redirect should be done to original URL
Request
GET gush-url/xyz123
Response
301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://www.url.com
Retrieve URL info
Endpoint to request info on an URL.
Request
GET gush-url/info/xyz123
Response
200 OK
Content-Type: text/plain
Last-Modified: <Date>
https://www.url.com
Environment variables
HTTP_PORT(default8080)MONGO_DB_CONNECTION_STRING(defaultmongodb://localhost:27017)