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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <title>Urupam - URL Shortener</title>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    <style>
+        body {
+            font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+            line-height: 1.6;
+            color: #222;
+            max-width: 600px;
+            margin: 0 auto;
+            padding: 2rem;
+        }
+        h1 {
+            font-size: 2.5rem;
+            margin-bottom: 1rem;
+            color: #444;
+            text-align: center;
+        }
+        .form-group {
+            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+        }
+        label {
+            display: block;
+            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+            color: #444;
+            font-weight: 500;
+        }
+        input[type="url"] {
+            width: 100%;
+            padding: 0.75rem;
+            font-size: 1rem;
+            border: 1px solid #ddd;
+            border-radius: 4px;
+            box-sizing: border-box;
+        }
+        input[type="url"]:focus {
+            outline: none;
+            border-color: #444;
+        }
+        button {
+            width: 100%;
+            padding: 0.75rem;
+            font-size: 1rem;
+            background-color: #444;
+            color: white;
+            border: none;
+            border-radius: 4px;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            font-weight: 500;
+        }
+        button:hover {
+            background-color: #333;
+        }
+        button:disabled {
+            background-color: #999;
+            cursor: not-allowed;
+        }
+        .result {
+            margin-top: 2rem;
+            padding: 1rem;
+            border-radius: 4px;
+            display: none;
+        }
+        .result.success {
+            background-color: #e8f5e9;
+            border: 1px solid #4caf50;
+            color: #2e7d32;
+        }
+        .result.error {
+            background-color: #ffebee;
+            border: 1px solid #f44336;
+            color: #c62828;
+        }
+        .result.show {
+            display: block;
+        }
+        .short-url {
+            word-break: break-all;
+            font-weight: 500;
+            margin-top: 0.5rem;
+        }
+        .short-url a {
+            color: #2e7d32;
+            text-decoration: none;
+        }
+        .short-url a:hover {
+            text-decoration: underline;
+        }
+        .error-message {
+            margin-top: 0.5rem;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h1>Urupam</h1>
+    <form id="shorten-form">
+        <div class="form-group">
+            <label for="url">Enter URL to shorten:</label>
+            <input type="url" id="url" name="url" placeholder="https://example.com" required>
+        </div>
+        <button type="submit" id="submit-btn">Shorten URL</button>
+    </form>
+    <div id="result" class="result"></div>
+    <script>
+        const form = document.getElementById('shorten-form');
+        const urlInput = document.getElementById('url');
+        const submitBtn = document.getElementById('submit-btn');
+        const resultDiv = document.getElementById('result');
+
+        form.addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            
+            const url = urlInput.value.trim();
+            if (!url) {
+                showError('Please enter a URL');
+                return;
+            }
+
+            submitBtn.disabled = true;
+            submitBtn.textContent = 'Shortening...';
+            hideResult();
+
+            try {
+                const response = await fetch('/api/v1/urls', {
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    headers: {
+                        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                    },
+                    body: JSON.stringify({ url: url })
+                });
+
+                const data = await response.json();
+
+                if (response.ok && data.success) {
+                    showSuccess(data.short_url, data.original_url);
+                    urlInput.value = '';
+                } else {
+                    showError(data.error || 'An error occurred');
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                showError('Network error: ' + error.message);
+            } finally {
+                submitBtn.disabled = false;
+                submitBtn.textContent = 'Shorten URL';
+            }
+        });
+
+        function showSuccess(shortUrl, originalUrl) {
+            resultDiv.className = 'result success show';
+            resultDiv.innerHTML = `
+                <strong>Short URL created:</strong>
+                <div class="short-url">
+                    <a href="${shortUrl}" target="_blank">${shortUrl}</a>
+                </div>
+            `;
+        }
+
+        function showError(message) {
+            resultDiv.className = 'result error show';
+            resultDiv.innerHTML = `
+                <strong>Error:</strong>
+                <div class="error-message">${escapeHtml(message)}</div>
+            `;
+        }
+
+        function hideResult() {
+            resultDiv.className = 'result';
+        }
+
+        function escapeHtml(text) {
+            const div = document.createElement('div');
+            div.textContent = text;
+            return div.innerHTML;
+        }
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
