import string import random from django.utils.text import slugify def random_string_generator(size=10, chars=string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits): return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size)) def unique_order_id_generator(inst): """ Generate unique order_id. Model should have an order_id field to use this function. """ print('i am here') order_new_id = random_string_generator() Klass = inst.__class__ qs_exists = Klass.objects.filter(order_id =order_new_id).exists() if qs_exists: return unique_slug_generator(inst) return order_new_id def unique_slug_generator(inst, new_slug=None): """ Generate unique slug from title or based on provided slug. Model should have a slug field and a title (char) field to use this function. """ if new_slug is not None: slug = new_slug else: slug = slugify(inst.title) Klass = inst.__class__ qs_exists = Klass.objects.filter(slug=slug).exists() if qs_exists: new_slug = "{slug}-{randstr}".format( slug=slug, randstr=random_string_generator(size=4) ) return unique_slug_generator(inst, new_slug=new_slug) return slug