ecto_autoslug_field
v3.1.0

View Source EctoAutoslugField.Slug (ecto_autoslug_field v3.1.0)

This module defines all the required functions and modules to work with.

Examples

To create a simple 'Slug' field do:

defmodule MyCustomSlug do
  use EctoAutoslugField.Slug, from: :name_field, to: :slug_field
end

It is also possible to override get_sources/2 and build_slug/2 functions which are part of the AutoslugField's API.

More complex example with the optional sources and custom slug generation function:

defmodule MyComplexSlug do
  use EctoAutoslugField.Slug, to: :slug_field

  def get_sources(changeset, _opts) do
    basic_fields = [:name, :surname]

    if is_company_info_set(changeset) do
      # We want to track changes in the person's company:
      basic_fields ++ [:company, :position]
    else
      basic_fields
    end
  end

  def build_slug(sources, changeset) do
    super(sources, changeset)  # Calls the `SlugGenerator.build_slug/1`
    |> String.replace("-", "+")
  end
end

It is also possible to always change your slug, even if it was already set:

defmodule ThisSlugShouldChange do
  use EctoAutoslugField.Slug, from: :some_field,
    to: :slug_field, always_change: true
end

If you want to change slug for only one instance without setting always_change option, use force_generate_slug/1 function:

defmodule SimpleSlugForce do
  use EctoAutoslugField.Slug, from: :name, to: :some_slug
end

Then you can use SimpleSlugForce.force_generate_slug(changeset) for any instances, that needs to recreate slugs for some reason.

Be careful with these options, since cool URIs do not change.