parameterize
v1.0.0
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This repository adds node.js and npm support for parameterize which is originally used in Ruby on Rails. It replaces special characters in a string so that it may be used as part of a 'pretty' URL.
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node-parameterize
This repository adds node.js and npm support for parameterize which is originally used in Ruby on Rails. It replaces special characters in a string so that it may be used as part of a 'pretty' URL.
parameterize.js is a port of django admin urlify.js
Installing
npm install parameterize
Supports
Turkish Azerbaijani Serbian Greek Georgian Russian Ukranian Czech Polish Romanian Latvanian Lithuanian Arabic Latin special chars
Require
var parameterize = require('parameterize');
Using
parameterize('parameterized url with special characters, öçıŞÇ');
// outputs
// parameterized-url-with-special-characters-ocisc
// using optional length limit
parameterize('this is a long text', 10);
// outputs
// this-is-a-l
// you can change delimiter character
parameterize('this is a long text', 10, '_');
// outputs
// this_is_a_l
Using in express.js 3 view files as view helper
You can implement it as in the example just below in your app.js file so that you can use it in all views. Note that it should be before the line 'app.use(app.router)'.
app.configure
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
res.locals.parameterize = parameterize
next();
});
app.use(app.router);
using with jade template engine
index.jade
#{parameterize('parameterized url with special characters, öçıŞÇ')}
// output:
// parameterized-url-with-special-characters-ocisc
using with ejs template engine
index.ejs
<% parameterize('parameterized url with special characters, öçıŞÇ') %>
// parameterized-url-with-special-characters-ocisc