Go Short is a GoLang project designed to shorten URLs.
Go Short was developed to provide a reliable and efficient URL shortening service using GoLang. It leverages various tools and libraries to ensure a smooth and robust operation. The project incorporates the following key features and components:
Shorten Long URLs: Converts lengthy URLs into shorter, manageable links. Redirect to Original URLs: Allows users to use the shortened links to seamlessly redirect to the original URLs. Simple and Clean HTML Templates: Uses templ.guide for clean and user-friendly HTML components. Lightweight and Fast: Built with Go and SQLite, ensuring high performance and low resource consumption.
To achieve this, Go Short utilizes sqlc for generating type-safe SQL code and SQLite as the database for storing the URLs and their shortened versions. The combination of these technologies provides a powerful backend capable of handling URL shortening efficiently.