Html helper class, extends CHtml to provide other useful view methods.

Html.php

<?

/**
 * URL-ify
 * Returns the value  in a URL-ified version.
 * @return string
 */
function urlify($string) {
    $string = strtolower($string);
    $string = str_replace(array('*', '!', '&', '=', '/', '?'), '', $string);
    $string = str_replace(array(' '), '-', $string);
    return $string;
}

/**
 * Un URL-ify
 * Returns the value with some of the urlify effects reversed!
 * @return string
 */
function unUrlify($string) {
    $string = ucwords($string);
    $string = str_replace(array('-'), ' ', $string);
    return $string;
}

/**
 * Class to provide additional CHtml style methods for use in view 
 * files
 */
class Html extends CHtml {

    /**
     * Creates a link for a result that links to the detailed view for the
     * result.
     *
     * @param  string $type - 'inventory', 'part', 'series', 'model' or 'make'
     * @param  array $data  - data needed to create url, not all are required, depends on type
     *                        @example [
     *                          'inventory_id' => 1,
     *                          'part_type_id' => $this->part_types_id,
                                'part_type_name' => $this->partType->name,
                                'series_id' => $this->request->vehicleSeries->id,
                                'series_name' => $this->request->vehicleSeries->name,
                                'model_name' => $this->request->vehicleSeries->model->name,
                                'make_name' => $this->request->vehicleSeries->make->name
     *                        ]
     *
     * @return string         A url for the part/inventory item/series/make or model
     */
    public static function partPageUrl($type, array $data) {

        $reverseLinkParts = [];

        // Fall through collecting all the parts for the url
        switch ($type) {
            case 'inventory':
                $reverseLinkParts[] = $data['inventory_id'];

            case 'part':
                $reverseLinkParts[] = $data['part_type_id'] .
                '-' . $data['part_type_name'];

            case 'series':
                $reverseLinkParts[] = $data['series_id'] .
                '-' . $data['series_name'];

            case 'model':
                $reverseLinkParts[] = $data['model_name'];

            case 'make':
                $reverseLinkParts[] = $data['make_name'];

            default:
                $reverseLinkParts[] = '/parts';
        }

        // Reverse the link parts list and join on /
        return implode('/', array_reverse($reverseLinkParts));
    }

    /**
     * Creates a link to a part on partsworld
     * 
     * @param string $text - the link text
     * @param string $type - the type of link being created
     * @param array $data  - additional link data
     * 
     * @return string - html a tag
     */
    public static function partLink($text, $type, array $data) {
        $url = Yii::app()->createUrl(self::partPageUrl($type, $data));
        return Chtml::link($text, $url);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a link to a part on partsworld with an absolute url
     * 
     * @param string $text - the link text
     * @param string $type - the type of link being created
     * @param array $data  - additional link data
     * 
     * @return string - html a tag
     */
    public static function absolutePartLink($text, $type, array $data) {
        $url = Yii::app()->createAbsoluteUrl(self::partPageUrl($type, $data));
        return Chtml::link($text, $url);
    }
}