The only intended use for this function is to generate an Id. number
which will be used in the Meilisearch database and linking it to
Nera's database (I.E. this site's main database).
This replaces white spaces in a string with a hyphen ('-'). I prefer
file names to be stored with no white space, which is where I intend
to use this function the most.
The functions are helper functions for when dealing with
SQLite3. Because SQLite3 doesn't have a Boolean data-type, I have to
store the 'true' and 'false' values as integetes.
0 == false
1 == true.
https://github.com/vindarel/cl-cookieweb (for GitHub Repo. and
instructions).
The reason for using this is because it makes it easier to run the
website as a standalone thing. You don't need to link it up to
Quicklisp's /local-project directory. It has scripts to help you build
the binaries and to run the website (as a standalone) thing. I, also,
hadn't use this 'cookie cutter' program before so it's a good time to
get my feet wet.
Craig Oates