Link previewer App using React

Link previewer

What is Link Preview?

When you add a URL to an email message on Whatsapp or Instagram app, or when you receive an email message with a URL in the body, you’ll see a rich preview that includes a link title, thumbnail image, and description of the link.

Demo link: https://link-previewer.codersgyan.com/

Figma design link: https://www.figma.com/file/dSto38VGrrLAyRoDzbnVh0/Link-previewer?node-id=0%3A1

Project Screen Shot(s)

Example:

Installation and Setup Instructions

Example:

Clone down this repository. You will need node and npm installed globally on your machine.

Installation:

Frontend

cd front
npm install

To Run Test Suite:

npm test

To Start Server:

npm start

To Visit App:

localhost:3000

Backend

cd backend
npm install

To Run Test Suite:

npm test

To Start Server:

npm run dev

Apis will be available at 5500 port if not provided in .env file

http://localhost:5500

Update .env.local for the frontend

REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:5500

Reflection

  • This project was taken as a challenge build hosted by FindCoder portal by iNeuron.
  • This project was really challenging because i had to manage parse the meta information from third party websites.

GitHub

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