rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-playground

Please bring back URL shortening

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Description

I'd prefer not to store transient code snippets permanently on GitHub, subject to GitHub's T&C, etc. is.gd was a very good choice, but I think a service that retires shortlinks after some time would be even better.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by inspecting how the playground currently shares or persists snippets, then clarify the shortlink service, expiration behavior, and privacy requirements before defining completion criteria.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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