Stax.StringToUrl 1.0.0

dotnet add package Stax.StringToUrl --version 1.0.0                
NuGet\Install-Package Stax.StringToUrl -Version 1.0.0                
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<PackageReference Include="Stax.StringToUrl" Version="1.0.0" />                
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paket add Stax.StringToUrl --version 1.0.0                
#r "nuget: Stax.StringToUrl, 1.0.0"                
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install Stax.StringToUrl as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=Stax.StringToUrl&version=1.0.0

// Install Stax.StringToUrl as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=Stax.StringToUrl&version=1.0.0                

String To Url

This NuGet library contains an extension method to turn any string into a string which can be used in an URL. A practical example is how I use this on Musicstax where I take track, artist or playlist names and turn them into a URL.

Example:

Input: Charlie Puth That's Hilarious

Output: charlie-puth-thats-hilarious

Why I have written this

This is a common feature I use for generating URLs from strings which could be of use for others. Replacing diacritics, cleaning out non alphanumeric characters and properly formatting a string into a proper URL/path can be fiddly. This library helps solve that by making it as easy as calling an extension method to string.

How to use / what this does

Once you have installed the StringToUrl nuget package to your solution you will be able to use this.

There are two ways to use StringToUrl.

  • With the default options
  • By overriding options with a UrlOptions object
With default options

On any string you can do:

string.ConvertToUrl()

This will:

  • Replace diacritics. Eg: ā is turned into a
  • Remove any non alphanumeric characters
  • Replace any spaces with -
  • Remove any instances where words were stripped in such a way that one or more dashes are next to each other and replace them with just one
  • Return the generated URL path

Example:

var name = "Charlie Puth That's Hilarious";

name.ConvertToUrl(); // returns charlie-puth-thats-hilarious
Overriding default options

You can pass through a UrlOptions object to string.ConvertToUrl() to override some the default options.

Option Description
SpaceReplacementCharacter<br/>string By default spaces are replaced with a dash. You can override this with any value.
Case<br/>StringCase enum By default the returned URL is converted to lowercase. You can override this with:<br/>StringCase.Upper - returns the string in all uppercase<br/>StringCase.Unchanged - returns the string without any case change<br/>StringCase.Lower - default - returns the string in all lowercase
MaxLength<br/>int By default the entire input string is converted and then returned. You can choose to set a max character length by setting this.<br/>Note: if the ending character is a SpaceReplacementCharacter this is removed so that the returned URL does not end in a dash for example.
Append<br/>string Add to the end of the generated URL path.
Prepend<br/>string Add to the start of the generated URL path. Eg: your domain.

Any of these options can be set without others being set.

To use this:

var name = "Charlie Puth That's Hilarious";

var options = new UrlOptions {
    SpaceReplacementCharacter = "_",
    Case = StringCase.UPPER,
    MaxLength = 25,
    Prepend = "https://google.co.nz/".
    Append = "/index"
};

name.ConvertToUrl(options); // returns https://google.co.nz/CHARLIE_PUTH_THATS_HILARI/index

As noted, you do not need to set all options:

var name = "Charlie Puth That's Hilarious";

var options = new UrlOptions {
    MaxLength = 25
};

name.ConvertToUrl(options); // returns charlie-puth-thats-hilari
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1.0.0 1,183 4/18/2022