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A URL shortener written in python exposes a simple restful api

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To Shorten a link send a post reques to /api/shorten with a body containing a json blob like this one:
with authentication:
	{'user_id': '<userid>', 'auth_token': '<authtoken>', 'full_link': '<fulllink>'}

with out authentication:
	{'full_link': '<fulllink>'}

To retrieve data about a shortened url send a get to /api/unshorten/<shorturl>
It returns a json blob containing the information

To be redirected to the full length url browse to /<shorturl>