A high-performance URL shortening service built using Java, Spring Boot, and MySQL.

Spring-Shortener is a scalable RESTful URL shortening service that converts long URLs into compact short links using custom Base62 encoding.

The application follows a clean layered architecture and is optimized for fast URL redirection performance.

• 🔗 URL shortening service
• ⚡ Fast URL redirection
• 🧠 Custom Base62 short-code generation
• 🗂 Indexed database lookups
• 🏗 Layered architecture
• 🌐 RESTful APIs
• 📦 MySQL persistence

• Java
• Spring Boot

• MySQL

• Maven
• Postman

The project follows a clean layered architecture:

Controller → Service → Repository → Database

• Handles HTTP requests and responses

• Contains business logic and URL processing

• Manages database interaction using JPA

• Stores URL mappings and metadata

• Indexed database lookups for faster URL redirection
• Custom Base62 encoding for compact unique IDs
• Efficient request handling with Spring Boot

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

Update application.properties

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/url_shortener
spring.datasource.username=root
spring.datasource.password=your_password

spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
spring.jpa.show-sql=true

mvn clean install

mvn spring-boot:run

or

./mvnw spring-boot:run

POST /api/url/shorten

{
  "url": "https://example.com"
}

{
  "shortUrl": "http://localhost:8080/abc123"
}

GET /{shortCode}

src
 ┣ 📂 controller
 ┣ 📂 service
 ┣ 📂 repository
 ┣ 📂 model
 ┣ 📂 dto
 ┗ 📂 config

• 📊 Analytics dashboard
• ⚡ Redis caching
• ⏳ Expiration-based links
• 🔒 Rate limiting
• 📱 QR code generation
• 👤 User authentication

• GitHub: https://github.com/Prasadzoman
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasad-zoman-9854882b7

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