Url helper

urlHelper.js

/**
 * Url helper functions
 * http://jamesallardice.com/urlutils-a-little-set-of-javascript-url-utility-methods/
 */
urlUtils = {
  getParam: function(name) {
    var regex = new RegExp('[?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)'),
    results = regex.exec(window.location.href);
    if(results) {
      return results[1];
    }
    return false;
  },
  getParams: function() {
    var regex = /[?&]([^=#]+)=([^&#]*)/g,
    url = window.location.href,
    params = {},
    match;
    while(match = regex.exec(url)) {
      params[match[1]] = match[2];
    }
    return params;
  },
  getHash: function() {
    return window.location.hash.substring(1);
  },
  makeSlug: function(str) {
    return str.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w ]+/g, '').replace(/ +/g, '-');
  }
};