Link Shortener

A simple URL shortener application built using Spring Boot and Elasticsearch.

Features

• Shorten long URLs into compact links
• Redirect to the original URL when accessing the shortened link
• Store and retrieve shortened URLs efficiently using Elasticsearch
• User-friendly API for creating and managing shortened links

Technologies Used

• Spring Boot: Framework for building the application
• Elasticsearch: Search engine for storing and retrieving URL data
• Maven: Dependency management and build tool

Getting Started

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description	Request Body	Response
Post	/shortLink	Shortens a long URL	"urlPlain":"http://google.co12"	Shortened URL with unique value
Post	/url/{uniqueValue}	Shortens a long URL	Pass unique value as PathVariable	Redirect to original URL

The test URL I created by redirecting with Ngrok ended up being ironically long.

Prerequisites

• Java 11 or higher
• Maven
• Elasticsearch (version 8.x or compatible)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/root14/link-shorter.git
   cd link-shorter