shorty

A simple Django url shortener built using GraphQL.

Features

1. Easy to use
2. Simple GraphQL API
3. QR Code Generation
4. Fast (LRU caching using Redis)
5. Data collections and visualization
   • OS type
   • Device type
   • Browser type
   • IP addresses
   • Clicks per day

Technology Used

#	Name	Usage
1	GraphQL	API
2	Redis	Caching
3	MySQL	Database
4	jQuery	Web frontend
5	Django	View logic

Installation

Install Redis and MySQL for your *nix box.

Install requirements.

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Create a MySQL database with the name shorty and run the install.sh script from the project root directory and enter the relevant information.

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE shorty; exit;
$ ./install.sh
Generating secret key... done.
Database username: root
Database password: ****
Making migrations... done.
Migrating... done.

Run the server and visit the url in your browser.

$ ./manage.py runserver
Performing system checks...

System check identified no issues (0 silenced).
June 05, 2020 - 00:12:28
Django version 3.0.7, using settings 'shorty.settings'
Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Quit the server with CONTROL-C.

Usage