slug no longer mandatory in form

litl/models.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Slug(models.Model):
     slug = models.SlugField(
             max_length=20,
             null=False,
-            blank=False,
+            blank=True,
             help_text="Slug of the new URL. Up to 20 caracters including letters, number, underscores and hyphens.",)
     destination = models.CharField(
             max_length=300,
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ class Slug(models.Model):
     date = models.DateTimeField(
             auto_now=True,)
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return '{} -> {:.10}'.format(self.slug,self.destination)
+
+

litl/views.py

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ from .settings import TEMPLATES
 from .models import Slug
 from .forms import SlugAddForm
 
+import random, string
+ensemble = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
+
 def index(request):
     """Display the home page of the site.
     TODO: Search and display the urls shortened by the user in the past.
@@ -24,7 +27,14 @@ def AddSlug(request):
         form = SlugAddForm(request.POST)
 
         if form.is_valid():
-            form.save()
+            slug = form.save(commit=False)
+            if slug.slug == '':
+                slug.slug = ''.join(random.choice(ensemble) for _ in range(5))
+
+            slug.uid = ''.join(random.choice(ensemble) for _ in range(20))
+
+            slug.save()
+
             return HttpResponseRedirect('')
     else:
         form = SlugAddForm()