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#RubyExplainer: How to create a custom URL shortener with validation
In Ruby, creating a custom URL shortener with validation involves leveraging the URI and SecureRandom modules. First, parse the original URL using URI.parse to ensure it's valid. Then, generate a random string with SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64 for the shortened URL. Store this pair in your database for future reference and retrieval. This approach guarantees both validity and uniqueness of your shortened URLs.
