Rails - What's the best way to route duplicate slugs with a forward slash?

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I'm using friendly_id 5.2.

By default, it just appends a random UUID on the end for what would be duplicate slugs (post-60948cdd-d73c-4b77-9676-ecdf7727c396), but with the sequentially_slugged method you can just turn it back to how it worked in version 4 where it appends a dash and then a number on the end (post-7).

What's the best way to replace the dash with a forward slash? post/7 (ordered by when they were created).

As far as I understand, you'd want to allow duplicate slugs in the gem and then just change the routes on Rails' end.

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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As I read in the documentation

Instance Attribute Summary

(Object) sequence_separator The string used to separate a slug base from a numeric sequence.

(Object) slug_column The column that will be used to store the generated slug.

(Object) slug_generator_class Returns the value of attribute slug_generator_class.

Instance Attribute Details

(Object) sequence_separator The string used to separate a slug base from a numeric sequence.

You can change the default separator by setting the sequence_separator configuration option.

Returns:

String The sequence separator string. Defaults to "-".

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Dec 20 '17 at 07:50

Fabrizio Bertoglio

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The forward slash throws a wrench into the gears, it isn't like other characters. The slug is generated fine but Rails doesn't know how to route it. – JackHasaKeyboard Dec 20 '17 at 07:59
@JackHasaKeyboard how is the slug generated? – Fabrizio Bertoglio Dec 20 '17 at 08:04
`"post/2"`, just like that – JackHasaKeyboard Dec 20 '17 at 08:05
@JackHasaKeyboard are you using singular `resource :post` or you are mistaking `resources :posts` and the route is `posts/:id` – Fabrizio Bertoglio Dec 20 '17 at 08:07
Second one, `resources :posts, path: ""` – JackHasaKeyboard Dec 20 '17 at 08:10

Rails - What's the best way to route duplicate slugs with a forward slash?

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Instance Attribute Summary

Instance Attribute Details