Source: Jolli-sample-repos/url-shortener Last Updated: 4/8/2026

Tech Stack

Technologies and packages powering the URL shortener.

Core Dependencies

Runtime packages required for the application.

Package	Version	Purpose
Express	4.18.2	Web framework, routing
TypeScript	5.3.3	Type safety, compiled to ES2020
nanoid	3.3.7	6-char URL-safe IDs (62^6 combinations)
Zod	3.22.4	Runtime schema validation
CORS	2.8.5	Cross-origin requests

Dev Tools

npm scripts for development workflow.


// package.json scripts
{
  "dev": "nodemon src/index.ts",   // Auto-reload with ts-node
  "build": "tsc",                   // Compile to dist/
  "start": "node dist/index.js"     // Run compiled
}

OpenAPI

API documentation generation from code annotations.


// swagger.ts - JSDoc annotations in routes.ts generate spec
/**
 * @openapi
 * /api/v1/urls:
 *   post:
 *     summary: Create short URL
 */

Served leveraging Docusaurus OpenAPI Docs