URL Shortener

Running

Requires sbt.

sbt run

The server will run at http://localhost:8080

Endpoints

POST /shorten

Expects a string containing a well-formed URL, returns the shortened path.

Example:

curl http://localhost:8080/shorten --data 'http://google.com'

POST /getUrl

Expects the shortened path (eg "jX3L2wc") and returns the long URL.

Example:

curl http://localhost:8080/getUrl --data 'jX3L2wc'

POST /getClicks

Expects the shortened path (eg "jX3L2wc") and returns the number of times the link has been used.

Example:

curl http://localhost:8080/getClicks --data 'jX3L2wc'

GET /[shortened path]

Redirects to the URL given the shortened path.

Example (really you should use your browser):

curl -L http://localhost:8080/jX3L2wc