Java 1.8+
"Technically" should run with:
mvn spring-boot:run
in any operating system that has Java and Maven installed.
Besides the one unit test, send:
POST http://localhost:8080/shorts
with the desired URL on the body.
You should receive a response (200) body with the shortened URL.
To consume, send:
GET [response_url]
. This will redirect (303) to the original URL.