Repository: compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer
Pull request #7724: Add DynamoDB support for Google URL shortener
Author: login: mattgodbolt
Created: 2025-05-25T02:50:26Z | Merged: 2025-05-26T21:24:04Z

## Summary
- Add DynamoDB support to Google URL shortener for faster lookups and better scalability
- Update ShortLinkResolver to accept AWS properties and use DynamoDB table `goo-gl-links`
- First check DynamoDB for fragment lookup before falling back to Google URL shortener
- Return 404 if expanded_url is empty in DynamoDB (indicating known non-existent URLs)
- Refactor resolve method to use async/await instead of raw promises for better readability
- Add awsProps to ServerDependencies and pass through component hierarchy
- Configure googleLinksDynamoTable property in AWS config files (defaults to empty)

## Implementation Details
- When `googleLinksDynamoTable` property is configured, ShortLinkResolver creates a DynamoDB client
- DynamoDB table uses `fragment` as the key and stores `expanded_url`
- Maintains backwards compatibility by falling back to Google URL shortener if DynamoDB is not configured or lookup fails
- Google URL shortener fallback will be removed in August 2025 when the service shuts down

## Test plan
- [x] All existing tests pass
- [x] TypeScript compilation succeeds
- [x] Linting passes
- [x] Updated tests to accommodate new awsProps parameter
- [x] Verify fallback to Google URL shortener when DynamoDB not configured

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Diff:
diff --git a/etc/config/aws.amazon.properties b/etc/config/aws.amazon.properties
index 923b7a6edfe..86a11072ed3 100644
--- a/etc/config/aws.amazon.properties
+++ b/etc/config/aws.amazon.properties
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ storagePrefix=state
 storageDynamoTable=links
 storageBucketArgStats=storage.godbolt.org
 storagePrefixArgStats=compargs
+googleLinksDynamoTable=goo-gl-links
diff --git a/lib/app/main.ts b/lib/app/main.ts
index eb8b982441a..ea971066895 100644
--- a/lib/app/main.ts
+++ b/lib/app/main.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export async function initialiseApplication(options: ApplicationOptions): Promis
 
     const serverDependencies = {
         ceProps: ceProps,
+        awsProps: awsProps,
         sponsorConfig: loadSponsorsFromString(
             await fs.readFile(path.join(appArgs.rootDir, 'config', 'sponsors.yaml'), 'utf8'),
         ),
diff --git a/lib/app/server-config.ts b/lib/app/server-config.ts
index dc4e1c21944..2ad7434dfa4 100644
--- a/lib/app/server-config.ts
+++ b/lib/app/server-config.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export function setupLoggingMiddleware(isDevMode: boolean, router: Router): void
  * @param renderConfig - Function to render configuration for templates
  * @param embeddedHandler - Handler for embedded mode
  * @param ceProps - Compiler Explorer properties
+ * @param awsProps - AWS properties
  * @param faviconFilename - Favicon filename
  * @param options - Server options
  * @param clientOptionsHandler - Client options handler
@@ -152,11 +153,12 @@ export function setupBasicRoutes(
     renderConfig: RenderConfigFunction,
     embeddedHandler: express.Handler,
     ceProps: PropertyGetter,
+    awsProps: PropertyGetter,
     faviconFilename: string,
     options: ServerOptions,
     clientOptionsHandler: ClientOptionsSource,
 ): void {
-    const legacyGoogleUrlHandler = new LegacyGoogleUrlHandler(ceProps);
+    const legacyGoogleUrlHandler = new LegacyGoogleUrlHandler(ceProps, awsProps);
 
     router
         .use(compression())
diff --git a/lib/app/server.interfaces.ts b/lib/app/server.interfaces.ts
index a32bdb3ed29..ce81a0dff90 100644
--- a/lib/app/server.interfaces.ts
+++ b/lib/app/server.interfaces.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export interface WebServerResult {
 
 export interface ServerDependencies {
     ceProps: PropertyGetter;
+    awsProps: PropertyGetter;
     sponsorConfig: Sponsors;
     clientOptionsHandler: ClientOptionsSource;
     storageSolution: string;
diff --git a/lib/app/server.ts b/lib/app/server.ts
index da8cf3f915e..ce7db197e67 100644
--- a/lib/app/server.ts
+++ b/lib/app/server.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export async function setupWebServer(
         renderConfig,
         embeddedHandler,
         dependencies.ceProps,
+        dependencies.awsProps,
         getFaviconFilename(appArgs.devMode, appArgs.env),
         options,
         dependencies.clientOptionsHandler,
diff --git a/lib/app/url-handlers.ts b/lib/app/url-handlers.ts
index 6b4d8164388..1a00c89f7b1 100644
--- a/lib/app/url-handlers.ts
+++ b/lib/app/url-handlers.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,13 @@ export class LegacyGoogleUrlHandler {
     /**
      * Create a new handler for legacy Google URL shortcuts
      * @param ceProps - Compiler Explorer properties
+     * @param awsProps - AWS properties
      */
-    constructor(private readonly ceProps: PropertyGetter) {
-        this.googleShortUrlResolver = new ShortLinkResolver();
+    constructor(
+        private readonly ceProps: PropertyGetter,
+        awsProps: PropertyGetter,
+    ) {
+        this.googleShortUrlResolver = new ShortLinkResolver(awsProps);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/shortener/google.ts b/lib/shortener/google.ts
index 643b4d1efc4..b03482f495d 100644
--- a/lib/shortener/google.ts
+++ b/lib/shortener/google.ts
@@ -22,32 +22,110 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import {DynamoDB} from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
+import {Counter} from 'prom-client';
+
+import {awsCredentials} from '../aws.js';
+import {logger} from '../logger.js';
+import {PropertyGetter} from '../properties.interfaces.js';
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbHitCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_hits_total',
+    help: 'Total number of successful Google short link lookups from DynamoDB',
+});
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbMissCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_misses_total',
+    help: 'Total number of Google short link lookups not found in DynamoDB',
+});
+
 // This will stop working in August 2025.
 // https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
 export class ShortLinkResolver {
-    resolve(url: string) {
-        return new Promise<{longUrl: string}>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const settings: RequestInit = {
-                method: 'HEAD',
-                redirect: 'manual',
-            };
-
-            fetch(url + '?si=1', settings)
-                .then((res: Response) => {
-                    if (res.status !== 302) {
-                        reject(`Got response ${res.status}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
-                    if (!targetLocation) {
-                        reject(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    resolve({
-                        longUrl: targetLocation,
-                    });
-                })
-                .catch(err => reject(err.message));
+    private readonly dynamoDb?: DynamoDB;
+    private readonly tableName?: string;
+
+    constructor(awsProps?: PropertyGetter) {
+        if (awsProps) {
+            const tableName = awsProps('googleLinksDynamoTable', '');
+            if (tableName) {
+                const region = awsProps('region') as string;
+                this.tableName = tableName;
+                this.dynamoDb = new DynamoDB({region: region, credentials: awsCredentials()});
+                logger.info(`Using DynamoDB table ${tableName} in region ${region} for Google link resolution`);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async resolve(url: string): Promise<{longUrl: string}> {
+        const fragment = this.extractFragment(url);
+
+        if (this.hasDynamoDbConfigured() && fragment) {
+            const dynamoResult = await this.tryDynamoDbLookup(fragment);
+            if (dynamoResult) {
+                return dynamoResult;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // In August 2025, the Google URL shortener will stop working. At that point, use this code:
+        //     throw new Error('404: Not Found');
+
+        return this.fallbackToGoogleShortener(url);
+    }
+
+    // Exported for testing
+    extractFragment(url: string): string | undefined {
+        return url.split('/').pop()?.split('?')[0];
+    }
+
+    // Exported for testing
+    hasDynamoDbConfigured(): boolean {
+        return !!(this.dynamoDb && this.tableName);
+    }
+
+    private async tryDynamoDbLookup(fragment: string): Promise<{longUrl: string} | null> {
+        try {
+            const result = await this.dynamoDb!.getItem({
+                TableName: this.tableName!,
+                Key: {
+                    fragment: {S: fragment},
+                },
+            });
+
+            const expandedUrl = result.Item?.expanded_url?.S;
+            if (expandedUrl) {
+                GoogleLinkDynamoDbHitCounter.inc();
+                return {longUrl: expandedUrl};
+            }
+
+            GoogleLinkDynamoDbMissCounter.inc();
+            logger.warn(`Google short link '${fragment}' not found in DynamoDB, falling back to Google URL shortener`);
+            return null;
+        } catch (err) {
+            logger.error('DynamoDB lookup failed:', err);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async fallbackToGoogleShortener(url: string): Promise<{longUrl: string}> {
+        if (this.hasDynamoDbConfigured()) {
+            logger.warn(`Falling back to Google URL shortener for '${url}' - this indicates missing data in DynamoDB`);
+        }
+
+        const res = await fetch(url + '?si=1', {
+            method: 'HEAD',
+            redirect: 'manual',
         });
+
+        if (res.status !== 302) {
+            throw new Error(`Got response ${res.status}`);
+        }
+
+        const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
+        if (!targetLocation) {
+            throw new Error('Missing location url');
+        }
+
+        return {longUrl: targetLocation};
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/app/rendering-tests.ts b/test/app/rendering-tests.ts
index 793225194bf..e8bfab98ed7 100644
--- a/test/app/rendering-tests.ts
+++ b/test/app/rendering-tests.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ describe('Rendering Module', () => {
                     getAllTopIcons: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
                 },
                 ceProps: vi.fn(),
+                awsProps: vi.fn(),
             };
         });
 
diff --git a/test/app/server-tests.ts b/test/app/server-tests.ts
index e4a3227666d..27cd5d6fa6f 100644
--- a/test/app/server-tests.ts
+++ b/test/app/server-tests.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ describe('Server Module', () => {
                     if (key === 'allowedShortUrlHostRe') return '.*';
                     return '';
                 }),
+                awsProps: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(''),
                 healthcheckController: {
                     createRouter: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(express.Router()),
                 },
diff --git a/test/app/url-handlers-tests.ts b/test/app/url-handlers-tests.ts
index 7b0ba021630..72c14243a83 100644
--- a/test/app/url-handlers-tests.ts
+++ b/test/app/url-handlers-tests.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ describe('Url Handlers', () => {
     describe('LegacyGoogleUrlHandler', () => {
         let handler: LegacyGoogleUrlHandler;
         let mockCeProps: any;
+        let mockAwsProps: any;
         let mockRequest: Partial<Request>;
         let mockResponse: Partial<Response>;
         let mockNext: any;
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ describe('Url Handlers', () => {
                 if (key === 'allowedShortUrlHostRe') return '.*';
                 return '';
             });
-            handler = new LegacyGoogleUrlHandler(mockCeProps);
+            mockAwsProps = vi.fn().mockReturnValue('');
+            handler = new LegacyGoogleUrlHandler(mockCeProps, mockAwsProps);
 
             // Mock ShortLinkResolver (private property)
             Object.defineProperty(handler, 'googleShortUrlResolver', {
diff --git a/test/google-tests.ts b/test/google-tests.ts
index f4b3eb39c50..18826607da1 100644
--- a/test/google-tests.ts
+++ b/test/google-tests.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('Google short URL resolver tests', () => {
     it('Handles missing location header', async () => {
         fetch.mockResponse('', {status: 302});
 
-        await expect(resolver.resolve(googlEndpoint)).rejects.toThrow('Missing location url in null');
+        await expect(resolver.resolve(googlEndpoint)).rejects.toThrow('Missing location url');
     });
 
     it('Handles failed requests', async () => {
@@ -76,3 +76,63 @@ describe('Google short URL resolver tests', () => {
         });
     });
 });
+
+describe('ShortLinkResolver utility methods', () => {
+    const resolver = new google.ShortLinkResolver();
+
+    describe('extractFragment', () => {
+        it('should extract fragment from goo.gl URL', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('https://goo.gl/abcd1234')).toBe('abcd1234');
+        });
+
+        it('should extract fragment from URL with query parameters', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('https://goo.gl/xyz789?param=value')).toBe('xyz789');
+        });
+
+        it('should handle URL with multiple query parameters', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('https://goo.gl/test123?foo=bar&baz=qux')).toBe('test123');
+        });
+
+        it('should handle URL with fragment and query', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('https://goo.gl/hello?world=123')).toBe('hello');
+        });
+
+        it('should handle simple fragment', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('https://goo.gl/x')).toBe('x');
+        });
+
+        it('should handle URL ending with slash', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('https://goo.gl/fragment/')).toBe('');
+        });
+
+        it('should return empty string for empty URL', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('')).toBe('');
+        });
+
+        it('should return empty string for URL with no path segments', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('https://')).toBe('');
+        });
+
+        it('should handle URL without fragment', () => {
+            expect(resolver.extractFragment('https://goo.gl/')).toBe('');
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('hasDynamoDbConfigured', () => {
+        it('should return false for resolver without DynamoDB config', () => {
+            const basicResolver = new google.ShortLinkResolver();
+            expect(basicResolver.hasDynamoDbConfigured()).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('should return false for resolver with undefined props', () => {
+            const basicResolver = new google.ShortLinkResolver(undefined);
+            expect(basicResolver.hasDynamoDbConfigured()).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('should return false for resolver with empty props', () => {
+            const mockProps = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(undefined);
+            const basicResolver = new google.ShortLinkResolver(mockProps);
+            expect(basicResolver.hasDynamoDbConfigured()).toBe(false);
+        });
+    });
+});


Reviews:
user: login: copilot-pull-request-reviewer[bot]
body: ## Pull Request Overview

The PR adds optional SQLite support to the Google URL shortener for faster lookups by checking a local database before falling back to the Google URL shortener service. Key changes include:
- Creating a new SQLite database connection in ShortLinkResolver with DatabaseSync.
- Modifying the resolve method to use async/await and check the database for URL fragments.
- Updating LegacyGoogleUrlHandler to pass the SQLite database path configuration.

### Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

| File                             | Description                                                   |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| lib/shortener/google.ts          | Added SQLite database integration and refactored resolve logic |
| lib/app/url-handlers.ts           | Updated constructor to utilize the SQLite configuration flag  |




state: COMMENTED
author_association: CONTRIBUTOR
submitted_at: 2025-05-25T02:52:51Z
user: login: copilot-pull-request-reviewer[bot]
body: ## Pull Request Overview

Adds DynamoDB support for resolving Google short URLs and propagates AWS configuration through the server and handlers.
- Introduces `DynamoDB` client, counters, and async/await refactor in `ShortLinkResolver`
- Updates constructors and server setup to accept an `awsProps` property getter
- Adjusts tests and default AWS config to mock or configure `googleLinksDynamoTable`

### Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 12 out of 12 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

<details>
<summary>Show a summary per file</summary>

| File                                 | Description                                                          |
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| test/google-tests.ts                 | Updated expected error message after refactoring to async/await      |
| test/app/url-handlers-tests.ts      | Added `mockAwsProps` and passed it to `LegacyGoogleUrlHandler`       |
| test/app/server-tests.ts             | Added `awsProps` mock to server dependencies                         |
| test/app/rendering-tests.ts          | Added `awsProps` mock in rendering tests                             |
| lib/shortener/google.ts              | Added DynamoDB client, hit/miss counters, and async/await in resolver|
| lib/app/url-handlers.ts              | Modified `LegacyGoogleUrlHandler` constructor to accept `awsProps`   |
| lib/app/server.ts                    | Passed `awsProps` into URL handler setup                             |
| lib/app/server.interfaces.ts         | Added `awsProps` to `ServerDependencies` interface                   |
| lib/app/server-config.ts             | Supplied `awsProps` when instantiating `LegacyGoogleUrlHandler`      |
| lib/app/main.ts                      | Included `awsProps` in server dependencies initialization           |
| etc/config/aws.defaults.properties   | Added default `googleLinksDynamoTable` property                      |
| etc/config/aws.amazon.properties     | Configured `googleLinksDynamoTable=goo-gl-links` for AWS environment|
</details>



<details>
<summary>Comments suppressed due to low confidence (1)</summary>

**lib/shortener/google.ts:60**
* Add unit tests for `ShortLinkResolver` when a DynamoDB `googleLinksDynamoTable` is configured: cover both cache hit (fragment found) and cache miss scenarios to ensure the new DynamoDB logic is exercised.
```
async resolve(url: string): Promise<{longUrl: string}> {
```
</details>


state: COMMENTED
author_association: CONTRIBUTOR
submitted_at: 2025-05-26T18:01:40Z
user: login: mattgodbolt
state: COMMENTED
author_association: MEMBER
submitted_at: 2025-05-26T20:55:09Z
user: login: mattgodbolt
state: COMMENTED
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submitted_at: 2025-05-26T20:55:30Z

Review comments:
diff_hunk: @@ -22,32 +22,63 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import {DatabaseSync} from 'node:sqlite';
+
+import {logger} from '../logger.js';
+
 // This will stop working in August 2025.
 // https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
 export class ShortLinkResolver {
-    resolve(url: string) {
-        return new Promise<{longUrl: string}>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const settings: RequestInit = {
-                method: 'HEAD',
-                redirect: 'manual',
-            };
-
-            fetch(url + '?si=1', settings)
-                .then((res: Response) => {
-                    if (res.status !== 302) {
-                        reject(`Got response ${res.status}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
-                    if (!targetLocation) {
-                        reject(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
-                        return;
+    private readonly database?: DatabaseSync;
+
+    constructor(sqlitePath?: string) {
+        if (sqlitePath) {
+            this.database = new DatabaseSync(sqlitePath, {readOnly: true});
+        }
+    }
+
+    async resolve(url: string): Promise<{longUrl: string}> {
+        // Extract fragment from URL (e.g., "abcd" from "https://goo.gl/abcd")
+        const fragment = url.split('/').pop()?.split('?')[0];
+
+        if (this.database && fragment) {
+            try {
+                const query = this.database.prepare('SELECT expanded_url FROM google_links WHERE fragment = ?');
+                const result = query.get(fragment) as {expanded_url: string} | undefined;
+
+                if (result) {
+                    if (result.expanded_url === 'NULL') {
path: lib/shortener/google.ts
user: login: Copilot
body: Using a string literal 'NULL' to indicate a non-existent URL may be error-prone if the database returns an actual null value. Consider checking for both 'NULL' (string) and null.
created_at: 2025-05-25T02:52:50Z
author_association: CONTRIBUTOR
diff_hunk: @@ -22,32 +22,63 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import {DatabaseSync} from 'node:sqlite';
+
+import {logger} from '../logger.js';
+
 // This will stop working in August 2025.
 // https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
 export class ShortLinkResolver {
-    resolve(url: string) {
-        return new Promise<{longUrl: string}>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const settings: RequestInit = {
-                method: 'HEAD',
-                redirect: 'manual',
-            };
-
-            fetch(url + '?si=1', settings)
-                .then((res: Response) => {
-                    if (res.status !== 302) {
-                        reject(`Got response ${res.status}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
-                    if (!targetLocation) {
-                        reject(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
-                        return;
+    private readonly database?: DatabaseSync;
+
+    constructor(sqlitePath?: string) {
+        if (sqlitePath) {
+            this.database = new DatabaseSync(sqlitePath, {readOnly: true});
path: lib/shortener/google.ts
user: login: Copilot
body: Using a synchronous database client in an asynchronous function could block the event loop under heavy load. Consider using an asynchronous SQLite client if performance becomes a concern.
created_at: 2025-05-25T02:52:50Z
author_association: CONTRIBUTOR
diff_hunk: @@ -22,32 +22,63 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import {DatabaseSync} from 'node:sqlite';
+
+import {logger} from '../logger.js';
+
 // This will stop working in August 2025.
 // https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
 export class ShortLinkResolver {
-    resolve(url: string) {
-        return new Promise<{longUrl: string}>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const settings: RequestInit = {
-                method: 'HEAD',
-                redirect: 'manual',
-            };
-
-            fetch(url + '?si=1', settings)
-                .then((res: Response) => {
-                    if (res.status !== 302) {
-                        reject(`Got response ${res.status}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
-                    if (!targetLocation) {
-                        reject(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
-                        return;
+    private readonly database?: DatabaseSync;
+
+    constructor(sqlitePath?: string) {
+        if (sqlitePath) {
+            this.database = new DatabaseSync(sqlitePath, {readOnly: true});
+        }
+    }
+
+    async resolve(url: string): Promise<{longUrl: string}> {
+        // Extract fragment from URL (e.g., "abcd" from "https://goo.gl/abcd")
+        const fragment = url.split('/').pop()?.split('?')[0];
+
+        if (this.database && fragment) {
+            try {
+                const query = this.database.prepare('SELECT expanded_url FROM google_links WHERE fragment = ?');
+                const result = query.get(fragment) as {expanded_url: string} | undefined;
+
+                if (result) {
+                    if (result.expanded_url === 'NULL') {
+                        throw new Error('404: Not Found');
                     }
-                    resolve({
-                        longUrl: targetLocation,
-                    });
-                })
-                .catch(err => reject(err.message));
-        });
+                    return {
+                        longUrl: result.expanded_url,
+                    };
+                }
+            } catch (err) {
+                // If database lookup fails, fall back to Google URL shortener
+                logger.error('Database lookup failed:', err);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // In August 2025, the Google URL shortener will stop working. At that point, use this code:
+        //     throw new Error('404: Not Found');
+
+        // Fall back to Google URL shortener
+        const settings: RequestInit = {
+            method: 'HEAD',
+            redirect: 'manual',
+        };
+
+        const res = await fetch(url + '?si=1', settings);
+        if (res.status !== 302) {
+            throw new Error(`Got response ${res.status}`);
+        }
+        const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
+        if (!targetLocation) {
+            throw new Error(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
path: lib/shortener/google.ts
user: login: Copilot
body: The error message includes the targetLocation variable, which will be null when missing. It might be clearer to simply state 'Missing location url' without referencing a null value.
```suggestion
            throw new Error('Missing location url');
```
created_at: 2025-05-25T02:52:50Z
author_association: CONTRIBUTOR
diff_hunk: @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ describe('Rendering Module', () => {
                     getAllTopIcons: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
                 },
                 ceProps: vi.fn(),
+                awsProps: vi.fn(),
path: test/app/rendering-tests.ts
user: login: Copilot
body: [nitpick] Mock `awsProps` should return a consistent value (e.g., `''`) via `mockReturnValue` to match other tests and avoid unexpected `undefined` behavior.
```suggestion
                awsProps: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(''),
```
created_at: 2025-05-26T18:01:39Z
author_association: CONTRIBUTOR
diff_hunk: @@ -22,32 +22,99 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import {DynamoDB} from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
+import {Counter} from 'prom-client';
+
+import {awsCredentials} from '../aws.js';
+import {logger} from '../logger.js';
+import {PropertyGetter} from '../properties.interfaces.js';
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbHitCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_hits_total',
+    help: 'Total number of successful Google short link lookups from DynamoDB',
+});
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbMissCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_misses_total',
+    help: 'Total number of Google short link lookups not found in DynamoDB',
+});
+
 // This will stop working in August 2025.
 // https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
 export class ShortLinkResolver {
-    resolve(url: string) {
-        return new Promise<{longUrl: string}>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const settings: RequestInit = {
-                method: 'HEAD',
-                redirect: 'manual',
-            };
-
-            fetch(url + '?si=1', settings)
-                .then((res: Response) => {
-                    if (res.status !== 302) {
-                        reject(`Got response ${res.status}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
-                    if (!targetLocation) {
-                        reject(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
-                        return;
+    private readonly dynamoDb?: DynamoDB;
+    private readonly tableName?: string;
+
+    constructor(awsProps?: PropertyGetter) {
+        if (awsProps) {
+            const tableName = awsProps('googleLinksDynamoTable') as string;
+            if (tableName) {
+                const region = awsProps('region') as string;
+                this.tableName = tableName;
+                this.dynamoDb = new DynamoDB({region: region, credentials: awsCredentials()});
+                logger.info(`Using DynamoDB table ${tableName} in region ${region} for Google link resolution`);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async resolve(url: string): Promise<{longUrl: string}> {
+        // Extract fragment from URL (e.g., "abcd" from "https://goo.gl/abcd")
+        const fragment = url.split('/').pop()?.split('?')[0];
+
+        if (this.dynamoDb && this.tableName && fragment) {
+            try {
+                const result = await this.dynamoDb.getItem({
+                    TableName: this.tableName,
+                    Key: {
+                        fragment: {S: fragment},
+                    },
+                });
+
+                if (result.Item?.expanded_url) {
+                    const expandedUrl = result.Item.expanded_url.S;
+                    if (!expandedUrl) {
+                        throw new Error('404: Not Found');
                     }
-                    resolve({
-                        longUrl: targetLocation,
-                    });
-                })
-                .catch(err => reject(err.message));
-        });
+                    GoogleLinkDynamoDbHitCounter.inc();
+                    return {
+                        longUrl: expandedUrl,
+                    };
+                }
+                // DynamoDB is configured but the link wasn't found
+                GoogleLinkDynamoDbMissCounter.inc();
+                logger.warn(
+                    `Google short link '${fragment}' not found in DynamoDB, falling back to Google URL shortener`,
+                );
+            } catch (err) {
+                // If DynamoDB lookup fails, fall back to Google URL shortener
+                logger.error('DynamoDB lookup failed:', err);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // In August 2025, the Google URL shortener will stop working. At that point, use this code:
+        //     throw new Error('404: Not Found');
+
+        // Fall back to Google URL shortener
+        if (this.dynamoDb && this.tableName) {
+            // If we reach here with DynamoDB configured, it means the link wasn't found
+            logger.warn(`Falling back to Google URL shortener for '${url}' - this indicates missing data in DynamoDB`);
+        }
+
+        const settings: RequestInit = {
+            method: 'HEAD',
+            redirect: 'manual',
+        };
+
+        const res = await fetch(url + '?si=1', settings);
+        if (res.status !== 302) {
+            throw new Error(`Got response ${res.status}`);
+        }
+        const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
+        if (!targetLocation) {
+            throw new Error('Missing location url');
path: lib/shortener/google.ts
user: login: Copilot
body: The error message no longer includes the header value, which may hamper debugging. Consider including `res.headers.get('Location')` or the original URL in the message for context.
```suggestion
            throw new Error(`Missing location url for '${url}'. Received Location header: ${targetLocation}`);
```
created_at: 2025-05-26T18:01:40Z
author_association: CONTRIBUTOR
diff_hunk: @@ -22,32 +22,99 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import {DynamoDB} from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
+import {Counter} from 'prom-client';
+
+import {awsCredentials} from '../aws.js';
+import {logger} from '../logger.js';
+import {PropertyGetter} from '../properties.interfaces.js';
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbHitCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_hits_total',
+    help: 'Total number of successful Google short link lookups from DynamoDB',
+});
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbMissCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_misses_total',
+    help: 'Total number of Google short link lookups not found in DynamoDB',
+});
+
 // This will stop working in August 2025.
 // https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
 export class ShortLinkResolver {
-    resolve(url: string) {
-        return new Promise<{longUrl: string}>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const settings: RequestInit = {
-                method: 'HEAD',
-                redirect: 'manual',
-            };
-
-            fetch(url + '?si=1', settings)
-                .then((res: Response) => {
-                    if (res.status !== 302) {
-                        reject(`Got response ${res.status}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
-                    if (!targetLocation) {
-                        reject(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
-                        return;
+    private readonly dynamoDb?: DynamoDB;
+    private readonly tableName?: string;
+
path: lib/shortener/google.ts
user: login: Copilot
body: [nitpick] Add a JSDoc comment for the `awsProps` parameter to explain how to configure `googleLinksDynamoTable` and `region` properties for DynamoDB lookups.
```suggestion

    /**
     * Constructs a ShortLinkResolver instance.
     *
     * @param {PropertyGetter} [awsProps] - A function to retrieve AWS-related properties.
     *     - `googleLinksDynamoTable`: The name of the DynamoDB table used for Google link resolution.
     *     - `region`: The AWS region where the DynamoDB table is located.
     * If these properties are not provided, the resolver will not use DynamoDB.
     */
```
created_at: 2025-05-26T18:01:40Z
author_association: CONTRIBUTOR
diff_hunk: @@ -22,32 +22,99 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import {DynamoDB} from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
+import {Counter} from 'prom-client';
+
+import {awsCredentials} from '../aws.js';
+import {logger} from '../logger.js';
+import {PropertyGetter} from '../properties.interfaces.js';
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbHitCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_hits_total',
+    help: 'Total number of successful Google short link lookups from DynamoDB',
+});
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbMissCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_misses_total',
+    help: 'Total number of Google short link lookups not found in DynamoDB',
+});
+
 // This will stop working in August 2025.
 // https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
 export class ShortLinkResolver {
-    resolve(url: string) {
-        return new Promise<{longUrl: string}>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const settings: RequestInit = {
-                method: 'HEAD',
-                redirect: 'manual',
-            };
-
-            fetch(url + '?si=1', settings)
-                .then((res: Response) => {
-                    if (res.status !== 302) {
-                        reject(`Got response ${res.status}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
-                    if (!targetLocation) {
-                        reject(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
-                        return;
+    private readonly dynamoDb?: DynamoDB;
+    private readonly tableName?: string;
+
path: lib/shortener/google.ts
user: login: mattgodbolt
body: Nah it's ok
created_at: 2025-05-26T20:55:09Z
author_association: MEMBER
diff_hunk: @@ -22,32 +22,99 @@
 // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import {DynamoDB} from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
+import {Counter} from 'prom-client';
+
+import {awsCredentials} from '../aws.js';
+import {logger} from '../logger.js';
+import {PropertyGetter} from '../properties.interfaces.js';
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbHitCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_hits_total',
+    help: 'Total number of successful Google short link lookups from DynamoDB',
+});
+
+const GoogleLinkDynamoDbMissCounter = new Counter({
+    name: 'ce_google_link_dynamodb_misses_total',
+    help: 'Total number of Google short link lookups not found in DynamoDB',
+});
+
 // This will stop working in August 2025.
 // https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
 export class ShortLinkResolver {
-    resolve(url: string) {
-        return new Promise<{longUrl: string}>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const settings: RequestInit = {
-                method: 'HEAD',
-                redirect: 'manual',
-            };
-
-            fetch(url + '?si=1', settings)
-                .then((res: Response) => {
-                    if (res.status !== 302) {
-                        reject(`Got response ${res.status}`);
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
-                    if (!targetLocation) {
-                        reject(`Missing location url in ${targetLocation}`);
-                        return;
+    private readonly dynamoDb?: DynamoDB;
+    private readonly tableName?: string;
+
+    constructor(awsProps?: PropertyGetter) {
+        if (awsProps) {
+            const tableName = awsProps('googleLinksDynamoTable') as string;
+            if (tableName) {
+                const region = awsProps('region') as string;
+                this.tableName = tableName;
+                this.dynamoDb = new DynamoDB({region: region, credentials: awsCredentials()});
+                logger.info(`Using DynamoDB table ${tableName} in region ${region} for Google link resolution`);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async resolve(url: string): Promise<{longUrl: string}> {
+        // Extract fragment from URL (e.g., "abcd" from "https://goo.gl/abcd")
+        const fragment = url.split('/').pop()?.split('?')[0];
+
+        if (this.dynamoDb && this.tableName && fragment) {
+            try {
+                const result = await this.dynamoDb.getItem({
+                    TableName: this.tableName,
+                    Key: {
+                        fragment: {S: fragment},
+                    },
+                });
+
+                if (result.Item?.expanded_url) {
+                    const expandedUrl = result.Item.expanded_url.S;
+                    if (!expandedUrl) {
+                        throw new Error('404: Not Found');
                     }
-                    resolve({
-                        longUrl: targetLocation,
-                    });
-                })
-                .catch(err => reject(err.message));
-        });
+                    GoogleLinkDynamoDbHitCounter.inc();
+                    return {
+                        longUrl: expandedUrl,
+                    };
+                }
+                // DynamoDB is configured but the link wasn't found
+                GoogleLinkDynamoDbMissCounter.inc();
+                logger.warn(
+                    `Google short link '${fragment}' not found in DynamoDB, falling back to Google URL shortener`,
+                );
+            } catch (err) {
+                // If DynamoDB lookup fails, fall back to Google URL shortener
+                logger.error('DynamoDB lookup failed:', err);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // In August 2025, the Google URL shortener will stop working. At that point, use this code:
+        //     throw new Error('404: Not Found');
+
+        // Fall back to Google URL shortener
+        if (this.dynamoDb && this.tableName) {
+            // If we reach here with DynamoDB configured, it means the link wasn't found
+            logger.warn(`Falling back to Google URL shortener for '${url}' - this indicates missing data in DynamoDB`);
+        }
+
+        const settings: RequestInit = {
+            method: 'HEAD',
+            redirect: 'manual',
+        };
+
+        const res = await fetch(url + '?si=1', settings);
+        if (res.status !== 302) {
+            throw new Error(`Got response ${res.status}`);
+        }
+        const targetLocation = res.headers.get('Location');
+        if (!targetLocation) {
+            throw new Error('Missing location url');
path: lib/shortener/google.ts
user: login: mattgodbolt
body: nah don't care, code is dying soon
created_at: 2025-05-26T20:55:30Z
author_association: MEMBER

PR comments:
user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-25T02:52:11Z
body: Tested locally with a DB I created on the admin node. Will need further configuration once we work out what to do (probably copy the DB locally to each node at startup, or put the DB in a new "secure" location that's mounted on `/opt` (it's currently on `/opt/goo.gl-links.db`)
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-25T02:52:28Z
body: See #7719 
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user: login: junlarsen
created_at: 2025-05-25T06:40:02Z
body: Is there a specific choice or reason to use SQLite as the data storage for these URLs? Can't they just be transformed to the same storage system we use for the other shorturls?
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user: login: partouf
created_at: 2025-05-25T15:08:16Z
body: I'm very confused as well, it's nice for testing, but for production this makes no sense. The data should go in dynamodb.
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-25T20:54:02Z
body: I didn't think dynamodb would be a good fit: I'd need to create a new table, and this data is static and infrequently accessed. It just seemed easier: honestly I was thinking of making it a sorted `ABC=https://....` list at one point (and we still could).
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-25T20:55:28Z
body: > Is there a specific choice or reason to use SQLite as the data storage for these URLs? Can't they just be transformed to the same storage system we use for the other shorturls?

It's a lot more work and not exactly the same: the `/g/123abc` contains the subdomain (and thus any global settings), so redirecting has the side effect of setting that too.

It probably doesn't matter but this seemed the easiest solution too. Decoding the state URLs and then saving them in the dynamodb (or somewhere else) and then making a mapping table betrween the two was just more work and more prone to going wrong (I thought).

Open to discussion though!
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-25T21:00:53Z
body: Drafting while we discuss. One thing is "how to turn a URL into a short link" without requiring the CE codebase (or...maybe we do?) ALso running the import multiple times (as we'll be doing until August) is likely quicker and easier locally with a sqlite db than it is checking each URL ("do we already have this one?") in dynamodb. But we can of course have _both_ (using sqlite3 only while we update it, and then separately "uploading" the results to dynamodb in a separate process, that eventually will stop in August 2025)
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-26T02:23:59Z
body: Discussed in Discord. Will sketch what a Dynamodb solution would look like (that maps fragment to redirect URL) as a good compromise.
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-26T17:49:18Z
body: ## Update: Migrated from SQLite to DynamoDB

This PR has been updated to use DynamoDB instead of SQLite for storing Google short link mappings. The change was made to better align with our existing AWS infrastructure and provide better scalability.

### What changed:
- **Removed**: All SQLite dependencies and database file handling
- **Added**: DynamoDB client setup using AWS SDK
- **Configuration**: Now uses `googleLinksDynamoTable` property in AWS configuration files instead of `googleShortLinkSqlitePath`
- **Architecture**: Passes `awsProps` through the component hierarchy to enable AWS service access

### Why DynamoDB:
- Consistent with our existing AWS-based storage solutions (S3, etc.)
- No need to manage database files on disk
- Better scalability and availability
- Simpler deployment and maintenance

The implementation maintains full backwards compatibility - when the DynamoDB table is not configured, it falls back to the Google URL shortener service (until August 2025 when that service shuts down).
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-26T17:54:25Z
body: Tested locally again against the database. will need to be tested in staging to ensure I got the permissions right for the CE user.
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-26T18:00:39Z
body: @junlarsen @partouf PTAL :)
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-26T21:24:15Z
body: I decided to merge and investigate in staging
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-26T22:30:00Z
body: Tested in staging with both real and fake lookups
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user: login: mattgodbolt
created_at: 2025-05-26T22:55:57Z
body: Now live
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