## String class String # def perma_string(sep = '_') # ActiveSupport::Inflector.parameterize(self, sep).to_s # end def slugify(options = {}) options = { :sep => '_', :without_extension => false, :downcase => false, :underscore => false }.merge(options) # replace accented chars with ther ascii equivalents s = ActiveSupport::Inflector.transliterate(self).to_s # No more than one slash in a row s.gsub!(/(\/[\/]+)/, '/') # Remove leading or trailing space s.strip! # Remove leading or trailing slash s.gsub! /(^[\/]+)|([\/]+$)/, '' # Remove extensions s.gsub! /(\.[a-zA-Z]{2,})/, '' if options[:without_extension] # Downcase s.downcase! if options[:downcase] # Turn unwanted chars into the seperator s.gsub!(/[^a-zA-Z0-9\-_\+\/]+/i, options[:sep]) # Underscore s.gsub!(/[\-]/i, '_') if options[:underscore] s end def slugify!(options = {}) replace(self.slugify(options)) end end