node-short is a basic url shortener written in javascript for node.js, using some jquery front-end fun bits and mongodb for url storage. New URLs can be added via a form or via a basic API:

dawnrider:node-short sivy$ curl --data "url=http://dashes.com/anil/&format=json" localhost:3000/make
{"url":"http://dashes.com/anil/","created_on":"2010-10-25T22:52:43.457Z","shorturl":"3EdUx6"}

We track hits (total hitcount as well as referrer and hit time) for each short URL. This information is available in both HTML and JSON formats.

This is a learning project, but I think that eventually it will be something you can add to an existing service and have it be useful.

• expressjs (and Connect)
• Djangode (included)
• node-mongodb-native
• log4js

• formalize the API
• refactor some parts of the app
• collect more interesting stats
• google charts for stats
• add a widget for "recently added urls"
• design. oh my god, the plain HTML.