Requirements


Functional Requirements:


  • Create a short URL for a given long URL.
  • Return the long URL associated with a given short URL.



Non-Functional Requirements:


  • Less memory for each URL
  • Availability of URL


API Design

Get: /getUrl/id?

Post: /changedUrl/id?




High-Level Design

Describe the overall system architecture. Identify the main components needed to solve the problem end-to-end. Use the diagramming tool to create a block diagram.




Detailed Component Design

Deep dive into 2-3 key components. Explain how they work, how they scale, discuss tradeoffs, capacity, and any relevant algorithms or data structures.