beardedbrew/shrt.ly

The best thing since URL shortening

Shrtn.ly

Overview

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At AppCorp, we're trying to build our own url shortener.

Here is how we wanted it to work.

1. Go to the site and enter the url you want shortened
2. Shrtn gives back a shortened url and keeps a record
3. Shrtn url redirects you to original URL when used
4. Shrtn keeps track of number of times the link has been clicked

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But there seems to be some problems :(

• URLs don't seem to be saving anymore
• Saved URLs don't always work

We are hoping you can fix these issues and get Shrtn back to normal

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New Functionality

We know it's early to talk about new functionality since the app is broken, but if you have some time after fixing it we'd love to see:

• Better stack tracking per each link click (ip address, date, browser)
• A better design (so boring right now)
• Another fun feature of your choice

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Getting Started

• The goal of this project is to fix our app and make it better
• Please document any issues you find and how you fixed them

The app is built using NodeJS, Express, Knockoutjs, HTML5 and CSS.

We've provided a vagrant box for your convenience. Once you have Vagrant and node installed, run:

vagrant up
npm install
npm start

Once up visit -> http://localhost:3000 in your favorite browser

Help

If you make changes to the node app, you'll need to restart the server.

Should you need to connect directly to mysql, here are the credentials for the vagrant box:

IP: 192.168.61.101
Port: 3306
Username: shrtly_user
Password: #sh1rtl3ss!

If you have any questions or need more clarification, please don't hesitate to ask!