URL Shortener

This is a URL shortener application built with Java, Spring, Redis and Vaadin. Demo

Overview

This URL shortener converts long URLs into shorter, more manageable links. This project provides a web-based interface for shortening URLs.

Algorithm Used

Base 62 conversion is a way of using 62 (0-9a-zA-Z) characters for encoding.

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Features

URL length is not fixed. It goes up with the ID.

Collision is impossible because ID is unique.

Drawbacks

It is easy to figure out the next available short URL if the ID increments by 1 for a new entry. This can be a security concern.

Getting Started

To start the URL shortener locally, follow these steps:

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/ankitdani/Link-Shortener.git

To run

Start Redis Server

redis-server

Run the project

mvn spring-boot:run

By default, the server will run on

localhost:8080/shortener/v1