core/channel.go

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ func GenerateEventChannelName(eventName string, location string, dateTime time.T
 	city := GetCityFromLocation(location)
 	year := dateTime.Year()
 
+	// Remove special characters
+	eventName = regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-zA-Z0-9 ]+`).ReplaceAllString(eventName, "")
+	eventName = strings.Trim(eventName, " ")
+
 	channel := fmt.Sprint(month, "-", day, city, "-", eventName, "-", year)
 	channel = strings.ReplaceAll(channel, " ", "-")
 	channel = strings.ToLower(channel)

core/channel_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGenerateEventChannelName(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	// Test Valid Address
+	channelName := GenerateEventChannelName("Hello World", "1234 Place Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 00000", time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-ann-arbor-hello-world-2022", channelName)
+
+	// Test Unparsable
+	// lmanley: Note it'd be nice to expand support for this
+	channelName = GenerateEventChannelName("Hello World", "Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor", time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-hello-world-2022", channelName)
+
+	// Test Short Location
+	channelName = GenerateEventChannelName("Hello World", "Monroe, MI", time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-monroe-hello-world-2022", channelName)
+
+	// Test Remote Event
+	channelName = GenerateEventChannelName("Hello World", RemoteLocation, time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-online-hello-world-2022", channelName)
+
+	channelName = GenerateEventChannelName("Hangout :)", "Quickly Livonia", time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-quickly-livonia-hangout-2022", channelName)
+}