URL Shortener (In-Memory)

Getting started

1. git clone git@github.com:reneroboter/urlshortener.git
2. cd urlshortener
3. docker build --tag urlshortener .
4. docker run --publish 8888:8888 urlshortener

Run tests locally

1. go build -v ./...
2. go test -v ./...

Architecture

Happy path: Request URL from app

Happy path: Post URL to app

API Specification

GET [/{hashedUrl}]

• Parameters
  • code: 8ece61d2d42e578e86d9f95ad063cf36eb8e774d (string, required)
• Response 301 (text/html)
  • Headers Location: http://www.example.com
  • Body: Moved Permanently.
• Response 400 (text/plain)
  • Body: invalid code
• Response 404 (text/plain)
  • Body: not_found

Examples

1. curl -i http://localhost:8888/8ece61d2d42e578e86d9f95ad063cf36eb8e774d
2. curl -i http://localhost:8888/asd

POST [/shorten]

• Request (application/json)
  • Body: { "url": "http://www.google.de" }
• Response 201 (application/json)
  • Body: { "code": "..." }
• Response 400 (text/plain)
  • Body: invalid URL format
• Response 400 (text/plain)
  • Body: json decoding error
• Response 409 (text/plain)
  • Body: url already exists

Examples

1. curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8888/shorten \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"url":"http://www.google.de"}'

2. curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8888/shorten \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"url":"www.google.de"}'