URL Shortener - System Design Interview

This repository is my practical solution for the problem in Chapter 8 in System Design Interview (Second Edition) by Dr. Alex Xu

Steps to get the API up and running

1. Clone the repo using git clone https://github.com/YoussefWaelMohamedLotfy/SystemDesign-URLShortener.git
2. Build the project.
3. Run the command Update-Database in VS Package Manager Console, or dotnet ef database update with the dotnet CLI
4. Start the app using Ctrl + F5, or dotnet run in the terminal.

You will be redirected to swagger by default, and you can use the API.

Shortening Algorithms implemented

• Base62 Conversion
• MD5 Hashing (Collision not handled yet)

Additional Components that can be added

• Caching
• Rate Limiting

Both of them are implemented in my ASP.NET 6 Web API Template. Check it out from here.