web-id

Convert strings into web-usable ids.

Similar to slugify, but with two additions:

1. strict mode by default. This ensures that the ids work in HTML 4 or XHTML environments.
2. Adds a method to increase the entropy of your id via shortid.

Usage

Install it in your project.

npm install web-id

Require it and start using it.

const WebId = require("web-id");
 
// create a new instance
const webid = new WebId();
 
const myId = webid.generate("1. László Čapek had déjà vu in the Åland Islands");
// laszlo-capek-had-deja-vu-in-the-aland-islands

API

All of the following are instance methods that are available after creating a new WebId().

.generate(str[, options])

Returns the id.

webid.generate("1. László Čapek had déjà vu in the Åland Islands");
// laszlo-capek-had-deja-vu-in-the-aland-islands

If no str is given, it will use the shortid.

webid.generate();
// rya3hx4px

.generateUnique(str[, options])

Returns a unique(ish) id by appending a shortid.
Note that the shortid is appended to the id, but before the suffix if it exists.

webid.generateUnique("1. László Čapek had déjà vu in the Åland Islands");
// laszlo-capek-had-deja-vu-in-the-aland-islands-ryoBZht3l

Functions identically to .generate() when no str is given:

webid.generateUnique();
// rya3hx4px

.parse(str[, options])

Returns the internal webid object.

webid.parse("1. László Čapek had déjà vu in the Åland Islands");
// {
//   id: 'laszlo-capek-love-deja-vu-in-the-aland-islands',
//   unique: 'laszlo-capek-love-deja-vu-in-the-aland-islands-ryxOaGbHz',
//   original: '1. László Čapek ♥ déjà vu in the Åland Islands',
//   slug: 'laszlo-capek-love-deja-vu-in-the-aland-islands',
//   shortid: 'ryxOaGbHz',
//   delimiter: '-',
//   prefix: '',
//   suffix: '',
// }

.configure([options])

Helper for setting the options. See below.

Options

Options can be set at any time with the .configure([options]) method, by using the setters (only delimiter, prefix, and suffix at this time), or during one of the methods. For example, all of the following are equivalent:

webid.configure({ prefix: "wid" });
webid.prefix = "wid";
webid.generate("1. László Čapek had déjà vu in the Åland Islands", {
  prefix: "wid"
});
// wid-laszlo-capek-had-deja-vu-in-the-aland-islands

Options include:

delimiter

Alias: delim | Type: string | Default: '-'
Replace spaces with a delimiter.   In strict mode, only unreserved characters are allowed: ALPHA / DIGIT / '-' / '.' / '_' / '~'.

prefix

Alias: pre | Type: string
Set a prefix for the id.   In strict mode, the prefix must start with a letter (/^[a-z]+/i).

suffix

Alias: suf | Type: string
Set a suffix for the id.

maxLength

Type: number | Default: 128
Set a max length for the string.
This is applied to the final string, keeping any set prefix and/or suffix intact.

strict

Type: boolean | Default: true
Turn on/off strict mode.

lower

Type: boolean | Default: true
Cast everything to lowercase. Applied by slugify.

remove

Type: regex | Default: null
Specify characters to remove. Applied by slugify.

delimiterInShortid

Type: boolean | Default: true Whether the delimiter will be included in the shortid.