The URL Shortener Application is a sleek and modern web solution built with React on the frontend and Spring Boot on the backend. This application allows users to shorten long URLs into more manageable links and track the number of visits for each shortened URL.
- 🔗 Generate short URLs instantly
- 📊 Track the number of clicks on shortened URLs
- 🧑💻 REST API for URL shortening and analytics
- 🌍 Customizable short links (optional feature)
- 🏎️ Lightning-fast performance with React & Spring Boot
- React
- React Router
- Axios
- TailwindCSS
- Spring Boot
- Spring Data JPA
- Hibernate
- PostgreSQL (or H2 for local development)
- Lombok
- Java 17+
- Node.js & npm
- PostgreSQL (or Docker if preferred)
cd backend
./mvnw clean install
./mvnw spring-boot:runcd frontend
npm install
npm start| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /api/v1/shorten | Shorten a URL |
| GET | /api/v1/{shortCode} | Redirect to the original URL |
| GET | /api/v1/stats/{shortCode} | Get visit count for a short URL |
Create a .env file in both backend and frontend directories:
DATABASE_URL=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/url_shortener
DATABASE_USERNAME=your_db_user
DATABASE_PASSWORD=your_db_passwordREACT_APP_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/api/v1
- Frontend Unit Tests with Jest & React Testing Library
- Backend Tests with JUnit & MockMVC
- ✅ User Authentication for personalized URL tracking
- ✅ Custom domain support for short URLs
- ✅ QR code generation for short links
- ✅ Expiry dates for short URLs
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repository and open a pull request.
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Email: mr.sharmajeerajan@gmail.com
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