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

• Overview
  • The challenge
  • Screenshot
  • Links
• My process
  • Built with
  • Continued development
  • Useful resources
• Author

Overview

The challenge

Users should be able to:

• 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

Screenshot

Links

• Solution URL: https://github.com/anhek/frontendmentor-shortly-api-landing-page
• Live Site URL: https://anhek-shortly-landing-page.vercel.app

My process

Built with

• Mobile-first workflow
• React - JS library
• Next.js - React framework
• Vercel - Cloud platform for serverless deployment
• Chakra UI - UI framework
• Sizzy - For the responsive web design
• Shrtco.de - API which generates short links

Continued development

I definitely want to learn how to create and integrate slick animations using library like React Spring or Framer Motion. It's the next topic on my list.

Useful resources

• Smart Swatch - Useful to generate colorScheme
• Real Favicon Generator - Self explanatory

Author

• Website - Antonin Nhek
• Frontend Mentor - @anhek