K. Thanks. On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 6:21:24 PM UTC-4, Dave S wrote: > > > > On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 2:45:33 PM UTC-7, Ron Chatterjee wrote: >> >> Any example of a web2py app or in web2py manual about how to use slug >> for controller? I asked because I don't see one and I am curious about its >> implementation as a controller. >> > > Can't you start with > > <URL: > http://www.web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/03/overview#The-built-in-web2py-wiki > >? > > I think that's where I learned the term "slug". > > /dps > > > > >> >> >> On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 3:35:26 PM UTC-4, Dave S wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 10:24:21 AM UTC-7, Massimo Di Pierro wrote: >>>> >>>> The usual trick is to generate URLs like >>>> >>>> https://domain.com/blog/145/this-is-an-article >>>> <http://domain.com/blog/this-is-an-article> >>>> >>>> where 145 is the id. The slug is just for show. >>>> >>> >>> I've seen sites (big sites, like for *Forbes* or *The Atlantic*) where >>> the slug was required, but could be trimmed (useful if you're a usenet >>> person not wanting to include a 3 line slug when you post the link). So >>> their "equivalent of a controller" is checking for presence, but not value. >>> >>> /dps >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, 18 May 2015 12:10:37 UTC-5, Jean-François Milants wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I found out that what I'm trying to do is a 'slug', a unique name for >>>>> all of my posts. >>>>> However, I'm worried about the performances of the search of the post >>>>> in DB. >>>>> >>>>> For example, when the user will enter this URL : >>>>> https://domain.com/blog/this-is-an-article >>>>> >>>>> A request will be made in DB to search for the string 'this- >>>>> is-an-article <http://domain.com/blog/this-is-an-article>'. This >>>>> should'nt be an issue for a small DB, but this could become a bottleneck >>>>> when the DB will grow. >>>>> >>>>> How do you guys implement such a thing? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Le samedi 16 mai 2015 16:41:36 UTC+2, Jean-François Milants a écrit : >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm writing a blog application, which allows me to create new blog >>>>>> post and have them listed on a page. >>>>>> >>>>>> In database, I have a table called "articles" which contains some >>>>>> field (id, title, content_text,...). >>>>>> >>>>>> For now, the URL to access to a specific blog post has the following >>>>>> structure : >>>>>> >>>>>> https://domain.com/blog/readArticle?articleId=23. >>>>>> >>>>>> Where : >>>>>> >>>>>> - Blog is the controller >>>>>> - readArticle() is the function that retrieves the blog article >>>>>> data >>>>>> - 23 is the ID of the article in the DB >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> This is easy to implement, but no user/SEO friendly. >>>>>> >>>>>> I would like to improve the URL structure to something like: >>>>>> https://domain.com/blog/readArticle?article=this-is-an-article >>>>>> >>>>>> or >>>>>> https://domain.com/blog/this-is-an-article >>>>>> >>>>>> ... and I'm looking for the best way to do this. >>>>>> >>>>>> Should I modify my backend so that it will search the article based >>>>>> on its title (or 'slug'). >>>>>> Or should I use the 'router' in some advanced ways? >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm sure a lot of people has already done that. Any ideas or >>>>>> suggestions? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>>
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