def sluggify(string_to_slugify, item_id, item_coll_name):
"""
Translates an object into a readable slug (for readability purposes)
"""
possible_slug = Slug.collection().find_one({
"coll_name": item_coll_name,
"item_id": item_id
})
if possible_slug is not None:
return possible_slug["name"]
base_slugged_name = unidecode.unidecode(string_to_slugify).lower().replace(' ','-')
#ensure that this is unique
i = 1
slugged_name = base_slugged_name
while get_slug_w_attr(slugged_name, item_coll_name):
slugged_name = "%s-%d" % (base_slugged_name, i)
i += 1
#lets save it so we can retrieve it l8r on
s = Slug()
s.coll_name = item_coll_name
s.item_id = item_id
s.name = slugged_name
s.save()
return slugged_name