Show HN: URL Shortener Optimized for QR Code

Re:Show HN: URL Shortener Optimized for QR Code by nonsapreiche on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:05PM (#24689623)

Very nice, how long the shortened URL will last? Is there a limit on the length of the URL?

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Re:Show HN: URL Shortener Optimized for QR Code by rmedaer on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:16PM (#24689731)

The shortened URL contains 25 characters. Actually it could be smaller but the goal is to generate the smallest QR code. To do so, a restricted set of characters is used. The result is a small QR code version 1.

There is currently no limitation on input URL size. However you might reach some limitation (> 4096bytes) due to the current proxy.

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Re:Show HN: URL Shortener Optimized for QR Code by strencher on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:49PM (#24690123)

great job! But, you didn't answer nonsapreiche's question about how long the shortened URL will last?

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Re:Show HN: URL Shortener Optimized for QR Code by rmedaer on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:19PM (#24690422)

Right! Currently there is no plan to remove shortened URL. Meaning that the service keep shortened URL indefinitely.

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