shortenURL

There's a demo youtube link here.

Tested in Linux based OS. After cloning from the repository. Go to the project root directory.

1. Run the app with virtual environment using command line

Prerequisites

• Python3
• Pip3
• Python3-flask

Create and activate Virtual Enviornment with Python3

python3 -m venv venv

source venv/bin/activate

Install the requirements

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Set the Environment Variables

export FLASK_APP=shortenURL

Finally, run the below command

flask run

2. Run the app with Docker

Prerequisites

• Docker

Build and run the Dockerfile

Build the Dockerfile with the build command

docker build -t <container-name> .

Run the container with the run command and open the port for the web server

docker run -p 5000:5000 <container-name>

3. Run the app as package with Python Interpreter or a three liner script

>>> import shortenURL
>>> app = shortenURL.create_app()
>>> app.run()

See the web Server

Visit http://127.0.0.1:5000 in your web browser to see the webapp in action!

There's only two different routes except the homepage. They are /all and /delete Try to explore what the routes return.