https://github.com/bios-marcel/shortnotforlong

A golang link shortener that allows shortening a rather small amount of links and throws them away on shutdown.
https://github.com/bios-marcel/shortnotforlong

go golang linkshortener short shortener shortening urls

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A golang link shortener that allows shortening a rather small amount of links and throws them away on shutdown.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bios-marcel/shortnotforlong
• Owner: Bios-Marcel
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2019-02-04T15:28:10.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-06-25T21:30:28.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-01T18:55:31.309Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: go, golang, linkshortener, short, shortener, shortening, urls
• Language: Go
• Size: 15.6 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Short but not for long

[![builds.sr.ht status](https://builds.sr.ht/~biosmarcel/shortnotforlong/arch.yml.svg)](https://builds.sr.ht/~biosmarcel/shortnotforlong/arch.yml?)

This is a small link shortener written in golang. It's not meant for

permanently shortening link. So in case you don't want dead links after a

reboot, this is not for you.

On top of forgetting everything on reboot, it can't hold many links, the

upper limit is `math.MaxUint16`.

## Usage example

```go

func main() {

    shortener := NewShortener(1234)

    fmt.Println(shortener.Shorten("https://google.com"))

    blocker := make(chan struct{})

    go func() {

        log.Fatalln(shortener.Start())

        blocker <- struct{}{}

    }()

    <-blocker

}

```

Run it, open your browser and visit the link that the main-function spits out.