Blazingly Fast URL Shortener

URL shortener built using go and redis as storage layer.

Setup and Test

To run and use the server you have to install redis and go. Your redis instance should be up and running on the default port.

Run all integration and unit tests

go test -v ./...

Run the server

go run main.go

API

Create a short URL

curl --request POST \
--data '{
    "long_url": "https://github.com/endalk200/blazingly-fast-url-shortner/blob/main/.gitignore",
    "user_id" : "e0dba740-fc4b-4977-872c-d360239e6b10"
}' \
  http://localhost:9808/create-short-url

The above endpoint should return a response like this

{
  "message": "short url created successfully",
  "short_url": "http://localhost:9808/9Zatkhpi"
}

Get a short URL

curl --request GET \
  --url 'http://localhost:9808/get-short-url?short_url=1'