TinyApp is a full stack web application built with Node and Express that allows users to shorten long URLs (à la bit.ly).

Running Application

This app was refactored to be more in line as a single page application (SPA) the new url and login pages are not neccessary for my app. SPA are better for user experience and design, they reduce clicks and reduce rendering and they present a better architecture of the site. A stretch goal is to complete this proccess.

• Seamless In-Header Authentication: Register and log in directly from the navigation bar without ever leaving the main page. The multi-step process provides a smooth, SPA-like user experience. User sessions are secured using cookie-session and passwords are encrypted with bcrypt.
• Dynamic URL Management: Authenticated users can create, view, edit, and delete their own shortened URLs. The main dashboard only displays the URLs that belong to the logged-in user.
• Functional Redirect Endpoint: Test the core functionality by clicking any generated short link. This will open the original destination URL in a new tab. The link itself points to a dedicated endpoint on the app (e.g., /u/b6UTxQ), proving that the application is handling the redirection logic.
• Follows REST principles Using method-override package so that we use PUT and Delete methods to more closely align with REpresentional Transfer or REST architectural style.

• Node.js
• Express
• EJS
• bcrypt
• body-parser
• cookie-session

• Install all dependencies (using the npm install command).
• Run the development web server using the node express_server.js command.

This is a fully functional web-server and API

Works like other URL shortening services TinyURL, Bitly or Goo.gl

Short Wikipedia Article about URL shortening