Module: Slugifyeobrien

Defined in:
lib/slugify-eobrien.rb

Overview

assumes slugging after validation

assumes

def slug_this
 generate_slug(Category, self.foo)
end

in each model to be slugged

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#generate_slug(model, var) ⇒ Object

Post, self.title



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# File 'lib/slugify-eobrien.rb', line 19

def generate_slug(model, var)  #Post, self.title
  str = to_slug(var)
  count = 2
  obj = model.where(slug: str).first
  while obj && obj != self
    str = str + "-" + count.to_s
    obj = model.where(slug: str).first
    count += 1
  end
  self.slug = str.downcase
end

#to_param ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/slugify-eobrien.rb', line 15

def to_param
  self.slug
end

#to_slug(name) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/slugify-eobrien.rb', line 32

def to_slug(name)
  #strip the string
  ret = name.strip

  #blow away apostrophes
  ret.gsub! /['`]/,""

  # @ --> at, and & --> and
  ret.gsub! /\s*@\s*/, " at "
  ret.gsub! /\s*&\s*/, " and "

  #replace all non alphanumeric with dash
   ret.gsub! /\s*[^A-Za-z0-9]\s*/, '-'

   #convert double dashes to single
   ret.gsub! /-+/,"-"

   #strip off leading/trailing dash
   ret.gsub! /\A[-\.]+|[-\.]+\z/,""

   ret
end