https://github.com/derrickmehaffy/strapi-test-redirect

Sample Strapi application that is built to show how you can create a simple URL Shortener
https://github.com/derrickmehaffy/strapi-test-redirect

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Sample Strapi application that is built to show how you can create a simple URL Shortener

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/derrickmehaffy/strapi-test-redirect
• Owner: derrickmehaffy
• Created: 2021-08-23T21:26:57.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-08-23T21:29:47.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-16T07:21:20.066Z (22 days ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 185 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Strapi URL Shortener / Redirect

This is a sample Strapi application that is built to show how you can create a simple URL Shortener using built in koa redirect methods.

There is a single model with the following fields:

- `name`: Used to give simple names to shortened links

- `short_code`: The shortened code that users will use to be redirected

- `redirect_url`: This is the URL the user will be redirected to

If for some reason a user tries to request a code that doesn't exist then the user is redirected to `https://strapi.io/404`

In order for this to work, a new route is added to a normal model that has a different prefix route, though this could be customized, it would not be a good idea to bind this on the root path. In this example it's bound to `/r/:short_code` in the [following file](api/redirect/config/routes.json#L27-L34).

Adding new routes is very simple, as the name can be anything you want (the user doesn't see this), a unique short code (enforced since it's a UID), and a redirect URL.

Additionally the [custom controller](api/redirect/controllers/redirect.js) could also send telemetry data to an external service.