Requirements of TinyURL

Requirements

Following are the functional and non-functional requirements.

Functional requirements

• Short URL generation: Our service should be able to generate a unique shorter alias of the given URL.
• Redirection: Given a short link, our system should be able to redirect the user to the original URL.
• Custom short links: Users should be able to generate custom short links for their URLs using our system.
• Deletion: Users should be able to delete a short link generated by our system, given the rights.
• Update: Users should be able to update the long URL associated with the short link, given the proper rights.
• Expiry time: There must be a default expiration time for the short links, but users should be able to set the expiration time based on their requirements.