calex-link-shortener

Azure Functions link shortener for calex.dev

Requirements

Local

Requires the following environment variables be set within local.settings.json.

• BASE_URL = Base url (e.g. https://links.mydomain.com) used to create the short url (e.g. https://links.mydomain.com/a)
• STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME = Azure storage account name where the Azure table will be stored
• STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY = Azure storage account key where the Azure table will be stored

Azure

Requires the following environment variables be set within the Azure Function Application settings.

• BASE_URL = Base url (e.g. https://links.mydomain.com) used to create the short url (e.g. https://links.mydomain.com/a)
• STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME = Azure storage account name where the Azure table will be stored
• STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY = Azure storage account key where the Azure table will be stored

Client

There is a simple Python client within the client directory that can be used to call the WriteShortUrl, DeleteShortUrl, and GetAllUrls Azure Functions.

The following environment variable must be set locally.

• AZURE_WRITESHORTURL_URL = Azure Function url
• AZURE_GETALLURLS_URL = Azure Function url
• AZURE_DELETESHORTURL_URL = Azure Function url

To get help, run the following.

python main.py --help

Alternatively, run help for a specific subcommand.

python main.py write --help

python main.py get --help

python main.py delete --help

Inspiration

• Build a Serverless Link Shortener with Analytics Faster than Finishing your Latte
• Azure Functions: Less-Server and More Code