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January 3, 2022 05:06
Making Perfect Readable URL in Django Using Slug
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import string, random | |
from django.utils.text import slugify | |
def random_string_generator(size=10, chars=string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits): | |
return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size)) | |
def unique_slug_generator(instance, new_slug=None): | |
if new_slug is not None: | |
slug = new_slug | |
else: | |
slug = slugify(instance.title) | |
Klass = instance.__class__ | |
max_length = Klass._meta.get_field('slug').max_length | |
slug = slug[:max_length] | |
qs_exists = Klass.objects.filter(slug=slug).exists() | |
if qs_exists: | |
new_slug = "{slug}-{randstr}".format( | |
slug=slug[:max_length - 5], randstr=random_string_generator(size=4)) | |
return unique_slug_generator(instance, new_slug=new_slug) | |
return slug |
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Making Perfect Readable URL in Django Using Slug