Url Shortening Api Landing Page

Frontend Mentor - Shortly URL Shortening API Challenge Solution

This is a solution to the Shortly URL shortening API Challenge challenge on Frontend Mentor. Frontend Mentor challenges help you improve your coding skills by building realistic projects.

Table of Contents

• Project Overview
• Tech Stack and Approach
• Local Development
• Deployment

:sunrise: Project Overview

Challenge Requirements

• View the optimal layout for the site depending on their device's screen size
• Shorten any valid URL
• See a list of their shortened links, even after refreshing the browser
• Copy the shortened link to their clipboard in a single click
• Receive an error message when the form is submitted if:
  • The input field is empty

Status

Features

• Shorten any valid URL using spoo.me API
• Form controls with validations

Accessibility

• Responsive accross different screen sizes
• Interactive elements have clear focus indicator

Preview (Desktop)

:stars: Tech Stack and Approach

Built With

• HTML5 – Semantic structure
• Svelte – Fine-grained reactivity state management
• TailwindCSS – Utility-first CSS for fast development
• TypeScript - Interactivity and application logic
• Vite - Fast development server, production build and easy configuration

Approach

• Mobile-first workflow for better performance on smaller devices
• Accessibility guided by ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG)

:leaves: Local Development

Prerequisites

Install the following:

• Git (latest version)
• Node.js (latest LTS recommended)
• pnpm (latest version)

Setup

git clone https://github.com/haquanq-frontendmentor/url-shortening-api-landing-page.git
cd url-shortening-api-landing-page
pnpm install

Start Development Server

pnpm dev

:maple_leaf: Deployment

Deployed to Github Pages via Github Actions (manually triggered).