module SluggableDaveJul
module for creating slugs
Public Instance Methods
append_suffix(str, count)
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# File lib/sluggable_dave_jul.rb, line 28 def append_suffix(str, count) if str.split('-').last.to_i != 0 return str.split('-').slice(0...-1).join('-') + '-' + count.to_s else return str + '-' + count.to_s end end
generate_slug!()
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# File lib/sluggable_dave_jul.rb, line 14 def generate_slug! the_slug = to_slug(self.send(self.class.slug_column.to_sym)) obj = self.class.find_by slug: the_slug count = 2 while obj && obj != self the_slug = append_suffix(the_slug, count) obj = self.class.find_by slug: the_slug count += 1 end self.slug = the_slug.downcase # self.slug = self.title.sub(" ","-").downcase # prefer the following # self.slug = self.title.parameterize # rails way without gem end
to_param()
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# File lib/sluggable_dave_jul.rb, line 44 def to_param self.slug end
to_slug(name)
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# File lib/sluggable_dave_jul.rb, line 37 def to_slug(name) str = name.strip str.gsub! /\s*[^A-Za-z0-9]\s*/, '-' str.gsub! /-+/, '-' str.downcase end