WayneShorter, named after the legendary Jazz musician, is a simple URL shortening service modeled after popular services such as goo.gl and bit.ly.

WayneShorter's headlining performance is made possible by the magic of Node.js and MongoDB.

To get WayneShorter running locally for a private performance, simply give him the starting cue:

Clone:

git clone [email protected]:willricketts/WayneShorter.git

Install services:

OS X

brew install mongodb && brew install nodejs

Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install mongodb
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs

Install deps:

npm install

Play that jazz:

npm start

By default, WayneShorter runs in the key of port 3000, but if you'd like to run on a different port, simply let him know:

PORT=1337 npm start

db_user
db_host
db_pass
db

Just a splash view of the legendary Wayne Shorter.

When passed URLencoded form data, WayneShorter creates and returns an 8th note sized link in the following way:

http://shrtr.in/:identifier

Go ahead and give it a good cURL'n!

curl --data "payload=http://google.com" http://shrtr.in/shorten

RESPONSE:

{"payload":"http://google.com","identifier":"NksNRPPW","shortlink":"http://shrtr.in/NksNRPPW"}

When accessed, by its short identifier, the newly created shortlink whisks you away in a flurry of notes to the shortlink's destination.

Only one of the greatest Jazz musicians ever!