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URL Shortener REST API with Actix-web

Build a REST API using Actix-web that shortens URLs, redirects short codes to original URLs, and tracks click counts, backed by a SQLite database. Learners practice async web handlers in Rust, database access with a crate like sqlx, and designing a small stateful web service.

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~9h
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5
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Actix-web · sqlx · SQLite

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Project roadmap

  1. 01

    Set up Actix-web and the database

    ~2h

    Scaffold an Actix-web project and set up a SQLite database with sqlx for storing short codes and target URLs.

  2. 02

    Implement the shorten endpoint

    ~2h

    Build a POST endpoint that generates a short code for a submitted URL and stores the mapping.

  3. 03

    Implement the redirect endpoint

    ~1.5h

    Build a GET endpoint that looks up a short code and issues an HTTP redirect to the original URL, incrementing a click counter.

  4. 04

    Add a stats endpoint

    ~1.5h

    Build an endpoint that returns click counts and creation date for a given short code.

  5. 05

    Add input validation and tests

    ~2h

    Validate submitted URLs and write integration tests for the shorten/redirect/stats flow.

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Tech stack

Actix-websqlxSQLite