URL Shortener

This is a simple URL Shortener web application built using ASP.NET Core MVC. The application allows users to create shortened URLs, manage their URLs via a dashboard, and redirect from shortened URLs to the original URLs.

Features

• URL Shortening: Generate shortened URLs for long links.
• User Authentication: Simple email and password authentication using ASP.NET Core Identity.
• Dashboard: Manage your shortened URLs (view, delete).

Technologies Used

• ASP.NET Core MVC: Web framework for building web applications.
• ASP.NET Core Identity: For user authentication and management.
• SQLite: Database engine.
• Entity Framework Core: Object-relational mapper (ORM) for interacting with SQLite database.
• BCrypt.Net: For password hashing.

Prerequisites

• .NET 8 SDK
• Visual Studio 2022 or any preferred IDE.

Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

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

2. Set Up the Database

No setup is required for SQLite. The database exists in project files: urlshortener.db

3. Recreate Database (Optional)

dotnet ef database update

Since you are using Dapper, manual migrations are not required unless you've set up a custom process.

4. Run the Application

dotnet run

Project Structure

• Controllers: Contains the logic to handle HTTP requests and responses.
• Models: Contains the data models used in the application.
• Views: Contains the Razor views for rendering HTML pages.
• Services: Contains services for handling URL shortening and user-specific logic.
• Data: Contains database context and related data classes.

How to Use

1. Register(Optional): Create a new account using your email and password.
2. Login: Login with your credentials or defalut user: email: [email protected] password: Admin@123
3. Create a Short URL: Navigate to the "Create" page and enter the original URL you want to shorten.
4. View Your URLs: Go to the dashboard to see your shortened URLs. You can also delete URLs from here.
5. Redirect: Access your shortened URLs by navigating to https://localhost:5001/{shortUrl}, which will redirect you to the original URL.

Routes

• /Account/Register: User registration.
• /Account/Login: User login.
• /Home/Create: Create a new shortened URL.
• /Home/Index: View and manage your URLs.
• /{shortUrl}: Redirect to the original URL.

Security

• Passwords are hashed using BCrypt for security.
• User authentication is required for creating and managing URLs.

Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository, make changes, and submit a pull request. Contributions are welcome!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.