url-shortner

Shortening: Take a url and return a much shorter url.
Redirection: Take a short url and redirect to the original url.
Custom url: Allow the users to pick custom shortened url.
Analytics: Usage statistics for site owner.
Ex: How many people clicked the shortened url in the last day?

Check List

• setup project
  • git init
  • install express
  • setup simple route and run application
• install dev dependencies
  • nodemon
  • add start script in package.json
• Create database
  • install mongoose and dotenv
  • set db connection in config folder
  • create schema for url shortner
• create routes for shortner API
  • install shortid
  • create post request and save data in db
  • create get request and redirect short url to full url
  • track clicks
  • error handeling
• Advance setup
  • add slug - custome code
  • set expiry to every short code created
  • add redis for caching
  • rate limiting - throttle
  • custom 404 page
  • custom 500 page
  • favicon
  • Site under maintanance page
• User panel
  • Register User with Social login
  • Signin/signout User
  • View/Edit Profile
  • view list of shortUrls created
  • View Analytics
• frontend code
• API doc
• security checks
• deployment
• test cases
• Code Coverage Metrics
• CICD