Stateful Authentication for URL Shortener Service

This repository contains a Node.js application that implements stateful authentication for accessing a URL shortener service. With stateful authentication, users can securely access the URL shortening functionality while maintaining session persistence.

Features

• Stateful Authentication: Implements a stateful authentication system using cookies to manage user sessions.
• URL Shortening: Provides URL shortening functionality to create shortened versions of long URLs.
• Node.js and Express: Built using Node.js and Express.js for server-side logic and routing.
• MongoDB: Utilizes MongoDB for storing user data and session information.
• NPM Packages: Incorporates npm packages like UUID and cookie-parser for enhanced functionality and session management.

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/url-shortener.git

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the root directory and define the following environment variables:

   PORT=8002
   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/short-url
   

4. Run the application:

   npm start

5. Access the URL shortener service:

   Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8002 to access the URL shortener service. You can now authenticate using the provided authentication mechanism and start shortening URLs.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, please fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.