Mongoid Slug

Mongoid Slug generates a URL slug or permalink based on one or more fields in a Mongoid model. It sits idly on top of stringex and works with non-Latin characters.

Quick Start

Add mongoid_slug to your Gemfile:

gem 'mongoid_slug'

Set up some slugs:

class Book
  include Mongoid::Document
  include Mongoid::Slug

  field :title
  embeds_many :authors

  slug :title
end

class Author
  include Mongoid::Document
  include Mongoid::Slug

  field :first
  field :last
  embedded_in :book, :inverse_of => :authors

  slug :first, :last, :as => :name
end

In your controller, use available finders:

# GET /books/a-thousand-plateaus/authors/gilles-deleuze
author = Book.find_by_slug(params[:book_id]).
              authors.
              find_by_name(params[:id])

Read here for all available options.

Scoping

To scope a slug by a reference association, pass :scope:

class Company
  include Mongoid::Document
  references_many :employees
end

class Employee
 include Mongoid::Document
 include Mongoid::Slug
 field :name
 slug  :name, :scope => :company
 referenced_in :company
end

In this example, if you create an employee without associating it with any company, the scope will fall back to the root employees collection.

Currently, if you have an irregular association name, you must specify the :inverse_of option on the other side of the assocation.

Embedded objects are automatically scoped by their parent.