Re: How to convert an arbitrary string into a filename

[Jean Louis]

(defun string-slug (s &optional random)
  "Return slug for Website Revision System by using string S.

RANDOM number may be added on the end."
  (let* ((random (or random nil))
         ;; (case-fold-search t)
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "[^[:word:]]" " " s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string " +" " " s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "ž" "z" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "Ž" "Z" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "š" "s" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "Š" "S" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "č" "c" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "Č" "C" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "Ć" "C" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "ć" "c" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "đ" "d" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "Đ" "D" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "^[[:space:]]+" "" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string "[[:space:]]+$" "" s))
         (s (replace-regexp-in-string " " "-" s))
         (s (if random (concat s "-" (number-to-string (random-number))) s)))
    s))

(string-slug "Hello there, how are you?") ➜ "Hello-there-how-are-you"

From:

GNU Emacs package: rcd-utilities.el:
https://gnu.support/gnu-emacs/packages/rcd-utilities-el.html

-- 
Jean

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