URL Shortener

This is a simple URL shortener application built in Go using the Gin web framework, SQLite for persistent storage, and Redis for caching.

Features

• Shorten long URLs to shorter, more manageable ones.
• Resolve short URLs to their original long URLs.
• Uses SQLite for persistent storage and Redis for caching.

Requirements

• Go (version 1.13 or higher)
• SQLite
• Redis

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/url-shortener.git
   cd url-shortener

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod tidy

3. Run the application:

   go run main.go database.go redis.go

4. Access the application:

   Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8080 to access the URL shortener.

API Endpoints

• POST /shorten: Shorten a long URL. Example request body:

  {
    "original_url": "https://www.example.com"
  }

• GET /:short_code Redirect to Long URL