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+# app/helpers/application_helper.rb:
+# This module is included into all controllers via controllers/application.rb
+# - 
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007 UK Citizens Online Democracy. All rights reserved.
+# Email: francis@mysociety.org; WWW: http://www.mysociety.org/
+#
+# $Id: link_to_helper.rb,v 1.1 2007-11-01 05:35:43 francis Exp $
+
+module LinkToHelper
+
+    # Links to various models
+    # XXX consolidate with simplify_url_part in controllers/application.rb so
+    # ones with calls to simplify_url_part are only in one place
+   
+    def request_link(info_request)
+        link_to h(info_request.title), show_request_url(:id => info_request)
+    end
+    
+    def public_body_link_short(public_body)
+        link_to h(public_body.short_name), show_public_body_url(:simple_short_name => simplify_url_part(public_body.short_name))
+    end
+    def public_body_link(public_body)
+        link_to h(public_body.name), show_public_body_url(:simple_short_name => simplify_url_part(public_body.short_name))
+    end
+
+    def user_link(user)
+        link_to h(user.name), show_user_url(:simple_name => simplify_url_part(user.name))
+    end
+
+    def info_request_link(info_request)
+        link_to h(info_request.title), show_request_url(:id => info_request)
+    end
+
+    # Simplified links to our objects
+    # XXX See controllers/user_controller.rb controllers/body_controller.rb for inverse
+    # XXX consolidate somehow with stuff in helpers/application_helper.rb
+    def simplify_url_part(text)
+        text.downcase!
+        text.gsub!(/ /, "-")
+        text.gsub!(/[^a-z0-9_-]/, "")
+        text
+    end
+ 
+end
+