Short links

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RFC

https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/FreeFeed--BS3EwdzJbYfLwRCH~ulcr~MuAQ-1CXK2nk6t4NXiKZAdy9b7

Checklist for the server

• Add options for the short links to the config file
• Add the table to the DB
• Add code for generating short IDs when creating posts
• Add shortId prop to Post objects in API responses
• Update single-post API endpoint (GET /v2/posts/:postId) to accept post's short ID along with the long ID
• Tests!
• Update backlinks extraction
• Write a script for backfilling short IDs (for old posts)

Next:

• Search for backlinks should support short IDs (new endpoint?)

Checklist for the client

• Task 1
• Task 2
• Task 3