URL Shortener Project Help Link

stefanlovric97 · December 17, 2020, 1:04am

Hello,

If you were having issues passing the tests for the URL Shortener Microservice Project like I was, a big help was digging up and reviewing the client-side code for the tests themselves here:

github.com

freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/master/curriculum/challenges/english/05-apis-and-microservices/apis-and-microservices-projects/url-shortener-microservice.md

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id: bd7158d8c443edefaeb5bd0e
title: URL Shortener Microservice
challengeType: 4
forumTopicId: 301509
---

# --description--

Build a full stack JavaScript app that is functionally similar to this: <https://url-shortener-microservice.freecodecamp.rocks/>. Working on this project will involve you writing your code using one of the following methods:

-   Clone [this GitHub repo](https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-project-urlshortener/) and complete your project locally.
-   Use [our repl.it starter project](https://repl.it/github/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-project-urlshortener) to complete your project.
-   Use a site builder of your choice to complete the project. Be sure to incorporate all the files from our GitHub repo.

When you are done, make sure a working demo of your project is hosted somewhere public. Then submit the URL to it in the `Solution Link` field. Optionally, also submit a link to your projects source code in the `GitHub Link` field.

# --instructions--

**HINT:** Do not forget to use a body parsing middleware to handle the POST requests. Also, you can use the function `dns.lookup(host, cb)` from the `dns` core module to verify a submitted URL.

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It is a markup doc with code blocks.

My main issue was not realizing how the request was being put together on the client side. If you’re failing the POST or GET requests for your short urls, keep in mind that the client requests the url like so:

<project_url>/api/shorturl/<short_url>

However, the client side puts the “<project_url>/api/shorturl/” together first then unpacks the short_url field from your JSON response object retrieved from the POST request and adds it to the full link to become “<project_url>/api/shorturl/${res.short_url}”

Other issues that may be a result of not knowing how the client side requests are coming in can be solved by reading the code blocks at the above link.

I hope this helps someone who is having difficulty with this project.