Content slugger

functional_approach.php

<?php

function makeSlug(Entity $entity)
{
    return sprintf("%d-%s", $entity->getID(), str_slug($entity->getName()));
}

/*
Entity with ID 3343 and name of "This Is An Article About Code"
becomes 3343-this-is-an-article-about-code

Eloquent can actually take this whole string and use it as the $id when 
using `Foo::find($id)` since it type casts to an integer.

This gives you the best of three worlds:

1. Automatic name collision avoidance
2. SEO-friendly URLs
3. Easy and reliable numeric ID lookup
*/