URL Shortener

URL Shortener is a simple web application implemented in Go using the Gin web framework. It allows you to shorten long URLs into shorter and more manageable ones. The shortened URLs can then be used to redirect users to the original long URLs.

Features

• URL shortening: Convert long URLs into short URLs.
• URL redirection: Redirect users from a short URL to the original long URL.
• Customizable short URL length: Adjust the length of the generated short URLs.
• In-memory database: Store the shortened URLs and their corresponding long URLs in an in-memory database.

Prerequisites

• Go 1.16 or higher
• Git

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/satyambaran/UrlShortener.git

2. Change to the project directory:

 cd UrlShortener

3. Build and run the application:

go run main.go

4. Access the application at http://localhost:8080.

Usage

Provide the long URL in the body of the API request. You can use tools like curl to interact with the URL shortener API. Here's an example of how to shorten a URL using curl:

curl -X POST -d "url=http://example.com" http://localhost:8080/ 

This will return a JSON response containing the shortened URL:

{"shortURL":"http://localhost:8080/AyWZrg"}

You can then use the shortened URL to redirect to the original long URL in browser or try getting redirected using curl:

curl http://localhost:8080/AyWZrg