Short url generator

This is simple project for understanding how work with postgresql, docker in golang. It generates for an url a short url or uses the custom short url sent in the request.

REST API

Method POST

This method creates new short url.

• path: api/v1/create/
• body:

{
    "url":"https://example.com",
    "short_url":"example"
}

if you need to generate a short url - sent only the url

• return body:

{
  "message": "http://localhost:8080/example"
}

• code: 200

Method GET

This method redirects to the original url or returns all short url information.

• redirect:
  • path: short_url
  • code: 301
• short url info:
  • path: api/v1/short_url
  • return body:

{
  "short_url": "example",
  "origin_url": "https://example.com",
  "visits": 1,
  "date_created": "2023-01-29T17:33:42.901111Z",
  "date_updated": "2023-01-29T19:22:15.431546Z"
}

• code: 200

Method DELETE

This method delete short url info from database.

• path: api/v1/delete/short_url
• code: 204

Usage

#build docker image
make build

#run the application
make run

#test application into container
make test

#stop the application
make stop