URL Shortener Frontend

This project provides a frontend interface for a URL shortening service.

Table of Contents

• Scenario
• Functionality
• Technical Considerations
• Deliverables
• Evaluation Criteria
• Getting Started
  • Installation
  • Starting the Application
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Scenario

Develop a service that generates short URLs for longer, original URLs.

Functionality

• The service should accept a long URL as input.
• Implement an algorithm to generate a unique, shorter string representation (e.g., 6 characters) for the long URL.
• This short URL should redirect the user to the original URL when accessed.

Technical Considerations

• Choose a suitable data structure to store the mapping between original and short URLs.
• Consider techniques to ensure short URLs are unique and don't conflict with existing entries.
• Implement logic to handle potential errors like invalid URLs or exceeding a limit on short URL length.

Deliverables

• Functional frontend code for the short URL generator service.
• Unit tests covering various scenarios (valid/invalid URLs, short URL uniqueness).
• A brief explanation of the chosen data structure and approach to handling short URL uniqueness.

Evaluation Criteria

• The frontend will be evaluated for functionality, correctness, efficiency, and adherence to best practices.
• The quality and comprehensiveness of unit tests will be assessed.
• The clarity of the explanation for data structure and uniqueness handling will be reviewed.

Getting Started

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mdrianislam0or1/generates-short-urls-frontend
   cd generates-short-urls-frontend
   
    Install dependencies:
   
    bash
   
    npm install
    # or
    yarn install

Starting the Application

Start the frontend:

bash

npm start
# or
yarn start

This will start the frontend server.

Usage

Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 (or the appropriate port if different).
Enter a long URL in the input field provided.
Click on "Shorten URL" to generate a short URL.
The generated short URL will be displayed. Click on it to test redirection to the original URL.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your improvements.