This is a variation on the create-timestamp-id used for generating a
timestamp-id for the Meilisearch database. This text-based timestamp takes the
form of YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS. The main intention of this function is to use is as
part of a directory name when generating a snapshot (of the website's data/DB).
These functions are mostly aimed at the site's XML-generated site map. The piece
together the site's URL from lack's request struct. I don't know if there is a
pre-built string containing this information (I.E. http://localhost:5000 and
http://localhost:5000/testing) which is why I have written these functions.
This is a helper function to convert '1' to 'January', for example. The intended
use for this is to work alongside the local-time package when generating the
month number from a timestamp.
These functions are to help with standardising on the naming formats
when storing files and keywords (for Meilisearch database). The
asciify and slugify functions are not enough. They either leave spaces
in the file names or the file extension gets lost in the standardising
process. Going forward, file names should look like
'this-is-an-example.png' instead of either 'this is an Example.png' or
'this-is-an-example-png'.
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