anthonykao10/tinyapp

TinyApp Project

TinyApp is a full stack web application built with Node and Express that allows users to shorten long URLs (à la bit.ly).

Final Product

Dependencies

• Node.js
• Express
• EJS
• bcrypt
• body-parser
• cookie-session
• method-override

Getting Started

• Clone the repo.
• Move to the root directory of the project.

$ cd tinyapp

• Install dependencies.

$ npm install

• Run the development web server.

$ node express_server.js

Tests

Helper functions tested with the following tools:

• Mocha
• Chai

To run (with both Mocha and Chai installed):

$ npm test

runs the following command: ./node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha.

Features/ Page Descriptions

• Authentication/authorization using bcrypt and cookie-session.
• /urls page:
  • Shortened URLs saved for the authenticated user
• /urls/:id page:
  • Form for editing the selected URL.
  • Tracks the total number of times a link has been visted.
  • Tracks the number of unique visits per link (currently only tracks unique visits from registered users).
  • Lists every visit to the URL (visitor ID and timestamp).
• /urls/new page:
  • Form for submitting a new url to be shortened.

Notes

• This is a project created for learning purposes as part of the Web Development program at Lighthouse Labs.
• No database is used. All data is transiently saved in memory.