Introduce ttl option

[EthanThatOneKid]

The introduction of the ttl (time to live) option will enable users to set a specific lifespan for shortened links.

Proposed solution

• We will add a new optional parameter, ttl, to the link-shortening functionality. Users can specify a time in seconds for how long the shortened link should remain active.
• Additionally, we will implement a daily GitHub workflow that cleans up expired links based on their TTL.

Implementation plan

1. Add the ttl option to the link-shortener, allowing users to specify a TTL for each shortened link.
2. Create a daily GitHub workflow that identifies and deletes links that have exceeded their TTL.
3. Implement storage of TTL data separately using Deno Kv.

This enhancement will provide more control over the lifespan of shortened links and improve overall link management.

[EthanThatOneKid]

Alternatively, we apparently can now schedule future events with Deno’s queue API¹.

Footnotes

1. https://deno.com/blog/queues ↩

[EthanThatOneKid]

The TTL feature is not working in production. In the meantime, I'll work on https://github.com/EthanThatOneKid/deno_queues to completely diagnose the issue.

[EthanThatOneKid]

The TTL feature now officially is working in production. TODO: #8.

Discord conversation:

[6:30 PM]Ethan (he/Webmaster): Checking if this PR #7 worked (since I am testing on production of this project).
[6:31 PM]
BOT
oss.acmcsuf.com/shorter: Created commit update /example shortlink!

This shortlink will expire <t:1697074456:R>.
[6:36 PM]Ethan (he/Webmaster): OMG the TTL seems to have mcflippin worked :capycool: