ldc-urlshort 0.0.2

A simple package to shorten URLs

URL Shortener Package

This package provides utility functions as well as views for shortening urls and redirecting to original urls.

Installation

You can install this package using pip:

## required for reading env file

pip install django-environ

## migration file is included in the package.
## Need run following cmd to migrate

python manage.py migrate

Configuration

Setup env file:

URLSHORT_SCHEME=http/https

URLSHORT_DOMAIN=127.0.0.1:9000/your_endpoint
    specify the domain name for shortened url
    note: domain should include endpoint specified for urlshort.urls in settings.py
    
URLSHORT_EXPIRES_AT=2
    specify the validity of url in days

Add the following in your project's settings.py file:

## add following lines if not present else ignore
import environ
env = environ.Env()
environ.Env.read_env()

 ## add urlshort in INSTALLED_APPS
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ... ,
    'urlshort'
]

If using .env file
URLSHORT = {
    'URLSHORT_SCHEME': env('URLSHORT_SCHEME'),
    'URLSHORT_DOMAIN': env('URLSHORT_DOMAIN'),
    'EXPIRES_AT': env('URLSHORT_EXPIRES_AT')
}

If using secrets.json file
URLSHORT = {
    'URLSHORT_SCHEME': get_secret('URLSHORT_SCHEME'),
    'URLSHORT_DOMAIN': get_secret('URLSHORT_DOMAIN'),
    'EXPIRES_AT': get_secret('URLSHORT_EXPIRES_AT')
}

Usage

Valid URL should always end with backlash: https://www.google.com/ Following URL will be considered invalid: http://www.google.com

Using views:

Add following in your project's urls.py file:

urlpatterns = [
    ... ,
    path('your_endpoint/', include('urlshort.urls'))
]

shorten_url

ENDPOINT = defined in urlpatterns for the package's urls

POST request:

    curl --location 'your_server_domain/ENDPOINT/apis/url/create' \
    --data '{
        "original_url": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/arrays.html"
    }

    for example:
        curl --location 'your_server_domain/your_endpoint/apis/url/create' \
        --data '{
            "original_url": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/arrays.html"
        }

SCHEME and DOMAIN = defined in your env/secrets file

response:
    
    {
        "status": "01",
        "data": {
            "created_at": "2023-10-25T12:00:12.623Z",
            "original_url": "https://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/arrays.html",
            "short_url": "SCHEME://DOMAIN/ENDPOINT/CWmPYIc",
            "expires_at": "2023-10-26T12:00:12.621Z",
            "alias": "CWmPYIc",
            "domain": "DOMAIN",
            "is_active": true,
            "hit_count": 0
        }
    }

Using helper functions:

shorten url:

original_url = "https://www.google.com/"

from urlshort.helpers import shorten_url

short_url = shorten_url(value)

get_original_url:

note: get_original_url function takes in unique_id as argument:
    unqiue_id = Pq3E8yy

from urlshort.helpers import get_original_url

original_url = get_original_url(unique_id)