utils

Documentation

Index

• func GenerateRandomShortString(length int) (string, error)
• func IsStringValidURL(str string) bool
• func PrintStartupBanner()
• func StartupDelay(duration time.Duration)

Functions

func GenerateRandomShortString

func GenerateRandomShortString(length int) (string, error)

Generates a random string that is used as the unique part of a shortlink.

func IsStringValidURL

func IsStringValidURL(str string) bool

Checks whether or not the passed string is a valid URL.

Needed for instance for validating long and short links and for checking whether they're okay to be created/deleted or okay to be further proccessed.

func PrintStartupBanner

func PrintStartupBanner()

Prints some ASCII art TODO: Print version as well

func StartupDelay

func StartupDelay(duration time.Duration)

Creates a small startup delay For example helpful for waiting for DB container (e.g. in the case of Docker Compose)