sluggable_sueanne 0.0.0

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data/lib/sluggable_sueanne.rb

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+module Sluggable
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    after_validation :generate_slug!
+    class_attribute :slug_column
+  end
+
+  def to_param
+    self.slug
+  end
+
+  def generate_slug!
+    the_slug = to_slug(self.send(self.class.slug_column.to_sym)) #meta-programming. to_sym converts it to the symbol format
+    obj = self.class.find_by slug: the_slug #self.class is essentially calling the Post, Category or User class in our model
+    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
+  end
+
+  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
+
+  def to_slug(name)
+    str = name.strip
+    str.gsub! /\s*[^A-Za-z0-9]\s*/, "-"
+    str.gsub! /-+/, "-"
+    str.downcase
+  end
+
+  module ClassMethods
+    def sluggable_column(col_name)
+      self.slug_column = col_name
+    end
+  end
+
+end # ends the module

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: sluggable_sueanne
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.0
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- sue anne
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2014-04-07 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: a gem created as part of the ruby on rails homework from tealeaf academy
+email: sueanneteo@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/sluggable_sueanne.rb
+homepage: http://github.com
+licenses: []
+metadata: {}
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 2.1.11
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 4
+summary: a gem to generate slugs
+test_files: []