[BUG] URL Shortener Test 3 fails with "redirected is not implemented yet"

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Description

The URL Shortener Microservice project Test #3 (“When you visit /api/shorturl/<short_url>, you will be redirected to the original URL”) fails with an error in the test runner, not in my code.

Error Message


Error: redirected is not implemented yet

at o (dom-test-evaluator.js:2:64933)

at get redirected (dom-test-evaluator.js:2:65501)

The Problem

Looking at the FCC test code:


const getResponse = await fetch(url + '/api/shorturl/' + shortenedUrlVariable);

if (getResponse) {

const { redirected, url } = getResponse;

assert.isTrue(redirected); // <-- This fails

assert.strictEqual(url, fullUrl);

}

The test uses response.redirected property which is not implemented in the FCC test runner’s sandboxed environment.

Proof My Code Works

Testing with curl shows correct 302 redirect:


$ curl -I https://my-url-shortener.onrender.com/api/shorturl/1

HTTP/1.1 302 Found

Location: https://www.google.com

Additional Info

  • FCC’s own example URL also fails this test when submitted

  • Tests 1, 2, and 4 pass correctly

  • Browser: Chrome (latest)

  • The redirect actually works when visiting the URL manually

Expected Behavior

The test should pass when the API correctly returns a 302 redirect with proper Location header.

Suggested Fix

Either:

  1. Implement response.redirected in the test runner

  2. Or change the test to check for 3xx status code and Location header instead

My Project: FCC-Backend/projects/url-shortener at main · bhavyup/FCC-Backend · GitHub

Live URL: https://fcc-url-shortener-2pdh.onrender.com