Module strings

Defines functions for string creation/manipulation.

Functions

build_filename_and_sanitize

Builds a filename from a file stem and extension and sanitizes the output string.

convert_all_to_ascii

Converts all Unicode characters to their ASCII equivalent.

convert_symbols_to_ascii

Converts a subset of “smart” Unicode symbols to their ASCII equivalents.

extract_tags

Extracts all #tags from a string.

normalize_whitespace

Trims whitespace and replaces all linebreaks with: \n\n.

remove_tags

Removes all #tags from a string.

render_and_sanitize

Renders a one-off template string with a context and sanitizes the output string.

sanitize

Removes/replaces problematic characters from a string.

strip

Strips a string of a set of characters.

to_slug

Slugifies a string.

to_slug_date

Slugifies a date.

trim_blocks

Normalizes linebreaks by replacing three or more consecutive linebreaks with two consecutive linebreaks while leaving a single trailing linebreak.