shotn

shotn is a URL shortening service. The application accepts really long URLs and turns them into short URLs for easy use in email and social media. Registered users have the privilege of customizing the shorter URL to a string they can remember. Additionally, the user can update or delete the shortened URL at will.

Application Features

1. Shortens a long URL to a much shorter URL that is easier to remember
2. Can accept a vanity string to provide a customized URL for registered users
3. User is able to edit the customized URL.
4. User can activate and deactivate shortened URL at will
5. User can delete shortened URL at will
6. Shows the top users on the application based on their number of shortened URLs
7. Sorts shortened URLs by how recent they were created.
8. Sorts shortened URLs by how many times they have been clicked.

Dependencies

1. Ruby
2. PostgreSQL
3. Bundler
4. Rails
5. RSpec

Running the application

Clone the application to your local machine:

$ git clone https://github.com/andela-hmasila/shotn.git

Navigate to the shotn directory

$ cd shotn

Install the dependencies

$ bundle install

Setup database and seed data

$ rake db:setup

Start the server

$ rails server

Visit http://localhost:3000 to view the application on your preferred web browser.

Testing

Run the following command from the terminal to get all tests running

$ rspec spec

Limitations

Vanity string can only be less than 6 characters A little bit slow when generating a short url

Contributing

1. Fork it! Fork shotn on Github
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details