+1 I also like the remove_slash version of urls over the append_slash version as the trailing slash creates a directory structure illusion which is not true.
Cheers Shihan On Jun 14, 2009, at 11:12 AM, donquixote <klabaut...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Ok, I know similar questions have been asked about the trailing slash > before. See > http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers/browse_thread/thread/78f370da90a5a268/6e95edb134564009?lnk=gst&q=append_slash > > My proposal is a little different: > - I agree there should be only one url for each page. Any alias urls > should be redirected. > - I think that trailing slashes look ugly, and should be avoided for > good style. > > Nice (i): > http://mysite.org/members/emil > http://mysite.org/members/emil/contact > > Not nice (ii): > http://mysite.org/members/emil/ > http://mysite.org/members/emil/contact/ > > Even worse (iii): > http://mysite.org/members/emil//////////// > etc > > Or worst (iv): > http://mysite.org////members////emil//////////// > > So, ideally I want the (ii) and (iii) and (iv) type of urls (with more > slashes than needed) redirected to the first type of urls (with no > trailing slash, and no duplicate slashes). For the duplicates I don't > care that much, most important is the case (ii) with one trailing > slash. > > And this is how I imagine this to work: > - In addition to the existing option of append_slash, we get one more > option, which is remove_slash. > - With the setting enabled, for any given url there will be two > versions computed: One reduced version without duplicates and without > trailing slash, and one version without duplicates but with one > trailing slash appended. > - The dispatcher will give both versions a try. > - If the original url had a trailing or duplicate slash, and no other > redirect directive has been triggered, the request will be redirected > to the reduced version. > - If the original url was "clean", django can now execute the action > determined by the dispatcher. > > I think this will be more useful than the append_slash mechanic. > > Thanks! > donquixote > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
