How I Built Expiring Links With Zero Backend (React + TypeScript Only)

try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 2905443) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Umair Shakoor Posted on Apr 29 How I Built Expiring Links With Zero Backend (React + TypeScript Only) #react #typescript #webdev #buildinpublic Most "expiring link" tools work the same way: generate a link, store the destination and expiry in a database, check the database on every click, redirect or block accordingly. That's the obvious approach. It's also the one that requires a backend, a database, server costs, and a breach surface.

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