go-short a simple URL shortner.
# install dependencies
dep ensure
# start redis server with persistent storage
docker run --rm --name redis -p 6379:6379 -v $(pwd)/data:/data -d redis:latest redis-server --appendonly yes
# start dev server
go run *.go
# assuming you already have all the heroku-cli setup
# see: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-go#introduction
# create free redis instance (data not persisted)
heroku addons:create heroku-redis:hobby-dev
# this creates a redis instance and expose it's config in the REDIS_URL environment variable
heroku config
# (optional) needs to be done only once, if you want a custom domain name
heroku domains:add go.stang.sh
# deploy (for next times)
git push heroku master
# (debug) connect to the redis server
heroku redis:cli
The APIs are wrote in Go, and the data is stored in redis.
The frontend is a static page that is bundled and served by the binary.
- add logging
- add tests
- add documentation
- validate URL format
- handle key colisions
- add basic stats