Project [Peico]: Making an URL shorter!

Kumaraswamy · February 28, 2021, 9:52am

Hi, today I completed my project URL shortener made from scratch and completely free. But it may have limitations. @Hrichik_Mazumder and I are the developers of this project.

To generate a shortened URL then please navigate to vem.vercel.app.

To do the same thing in the app, then scroll below.

Here to store the information or redirects, we've used Google sheets. There are some limits to this but it's for learning purpose.

Here's how it all works:

When you click the submit button, a random tag is generated that works as the id of the redirect for example:

https://vem.vercel.app/<TAG>

Next, the tag and the long URL are posted to the scripts on Google scripts, which edit the data in Google sheets. If the script returns "200" as the result (response) means the process is completed.

The same thing applies to the application.

When the user visits the short URL, then the server-side reads the tag and gives the original URL and redirected.

All the scripts excluding keys are in the GitHub repo below

Download AIA file: Project - Shortner

The application is made possible by:

@Taifun
- Taifun Clipboard extension

To view the original URL using the tag, then access them with any of the below:

https://vem.vercel.app/<TAG>

https://shmo.vercel.app/<TAG>

http://xmini.tk/<TAG>

GitHub

This project is made out of free resources

Feel free to report any bugs or issues faced!

Patryk_F · February 28, 2021, 10:34am

To which script do you need to paste the address in the script variable? To make it work in the app.

Kumaraswamy · February 28, 2021, 10:35am

You need to put store.gs of google scripts which can be found here:

Kumaraswamy · February 28, 2021, 10:49am

Instead you can also put the default URL.

Post: Here is the URL

https://script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycbzM1oZleq9tCEfMO_AtXu69JwkycT41252ihP6uCqQDb0WsYAq3/exec?TAG=

Aarush_Kumar · February 28, 2021, 12:39pm

great it works!!

Aarush_Kumar · February 28, 2021, 12:40pm

it shortened the url correctly can you also explain how to expand the url??

Salman_Dev · February 28, 2021, 1:24pm

Wow Nice Guide @Kumaraswamy

Kumaraswamy · February 28, 2021, 2:02pm

Yea It can be done by making some changes.

Kumaraswamy · February 28, 2021, 2:04pm

The service is at a short break and soon be available. This is to redirect faster.

Alpha2020 · February 28, 2021, 2:36pm

I am really appreciating you , How are you programming this much(extension, java projects etc). You are really cool @Kumaraswamy

Kumaraswamy · February 28, 2021, 4:24pm

Update 1.1

Improved redirecting. Now pages will be redirected faster than before with the conent being displayed.
Improved code writing.

Note: Clear the caches if you're using in PC
You can use the service as before

TIMAI2 · February 28, 2021, 6:23pm

It is clever stuff.

Any reason why i should consider using this method, instead of well known url shorteners like tinyurl or bitly ? ( I still mourn the demise of the google url shortener )

Kumaraswamy · February 28, 2021, 6:32pm

Actually, it's better to go with shorteners like tinyurl and bitly because they are stable and maintained all time. The reason to consider this may be for learning and the knowledge/experience we get in it and happiness .

Just for information, the project is hosted in verel which is free to do and live almost all the time.

I even did not had the opportunity to use it before it was closed.

Mateja · February 28, 2021, 7:20pm

Why make it open source if you're going to obfuscate the code?

github.com

XomaDev/ShortLink/blob/main/generate.js

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Kumaraswamy · March 1, 2021, 3:10am

Yes sorry. But yesterday I had rewritten the code and uploaded it again. I forgot to change it in the file, I did it in HTML .

Kumaraswamy · March 1, 2021, 2:05pm

Update 1.2

Improved code writing along with user experience in mobiles (website) with other UI improvements
Slight changes done

Note: Clear the caches if you're using in PC
You can use the service as before

ABG · March 1, 2021, 2:50pm

Is there any application for a URL shortener other than handing out the shortened URLs in print, say on a business card?

Kumaraswamy · March 1, 2021, 2:51pm

Sorry, I don't understand you?

Kumaraswamy · March 1, 2021, 2:53pm

Do you mean to manage shortened URLs in the app?

TIMAI2 · March 1, 2021, 3:28pm

What tends to be the problem with very long urls is people send them by email, the url then gets broken up into pieces which the recipient then has to put back together. Short/simple urls do not suffer in the same way.