archived-linsa/web/lib/utils/slug.ts

import slugify from "slugify"

type SlugLikeProperty = string | undefined

interface Data {
	[key: string]: any
}

export function generateUniqueSlug(
	existingItems: Data[],
	title: string,
	slugProperty: string = "slug",
	maxLength: number = 50
): string {
	const baseSlug = slugify(title, { lower: true, strict: true })
	let uniqueSlug = baseSlug.slice(0, maxLength)
	let num = 1

	if (!existingItems || existingItems.length === 0) {
		return uniqueSlug
	}

	const isSlugTaken = (slug: string) =>
		existingItems.some(item => {
			const itemSlug = item[slugProperty] as SlugLikeProperty
			return itemSlug === slug
		})

	while (isSlugTaken(uniqueSlug)) {
		const suffix = `-${num}`
		uniqueSlug = `${baseSlug.slice(0, maxLength - suffix.length)}${suffix}`
		num++
	}

	return uniqueSlug
}