removed slugs entirely, since their only purpose was purely cosmetic anyway.

src/documents/admin.py

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ class CorrespondentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_filter = ("matching_algorithm",)
     list_editable = ("match", "matching_algorithm")
 
-    readonly_fields = ("slug",)
-
 
 class TagAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@ class TagAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_filter = ("colour", "matching_algorithm")
     list_editable = ("colour", "match", "matching_algorithm")
 
-    readonly_fields = ("slug", )
-
 
 class DocumentTypeAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
@@ -44,8 +40,6 @@ class DocumentTypeAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_filter = ("matching_algorithm",)
     list_editable = ("match", "matching_algorithm")
 
-    readonly_fields = ("slug",)
-
 
 class DocumentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
@@ -106,7 +100,7 @@ class DocumentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         for tag in obj.tags.all():
             r += self._html_tag(
                 "span",
-                tag.slug + ", "
+                tag.name + ", "
             )
         return r
 

src/documents/consumer.py

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class Consumer(LoggingMixin):
 
         relevant_tags = set(file_info.tags)
         if relevant_tags:
-            tag_names = ", ".join([t.slug for t in relevant_tags])
+            tag_names = ", ".join([t.name for t in relevant_tags])
             self.log("debug", "Tagging with {}".format(tag_names))
             document.tags.add(*relevant_tags)
 

src/documents/management/commands/document_consumer.py

@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ def _tags_from_path(filepath):
     path_parts = Path(filepath).relative_to(
                 settings.CONSUMPTION_DIR).parent.parts
     for part in path_parts:
-        tag_ids.add(Tag.objects.get_or_create(
-            slug=slugify(part),
-            defaults={"name": part},
-        )[0].pk)
+        tag_ids.add(Tag.objects.get_or_create(name=part)[0].pk)
 
     return tag_ids
 

src/documents/migrations/1006_auto_20201208_2209.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.1.4 on 2020-12-08 22:09
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('documents', '1005_checksums'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='correspondent',
+            name='slug',
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='documenttype',
+            name='slug',
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='tag',
+            name='slug',
+        ),
+    ]

src/documents/models.py

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class MatchingModel(models.Model):
     )
 
     name = models.CharField(max_length=128, unique=True)
-    slug = models.SlugField(blank=True, editable=False)
 
     match = models.CharField(max_length=256, blank=True)
     matching_algorithm = models.PositiveIntegerField(
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ class MatchingModel(models.Model):
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         self.match = self.match.lower()
-        self.slug = slugify(self.name)
 
         models.Model.save(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -384,9 +382,7 @@ class FileInfo:
     def _get_correspondent(cls, name):
         if not name:
             return None
-        return Correspondent.objects.get_or_create(name=name, defaults={
-            "slug": slugify(name)
-        })[0]
+        return Correspondent.objects.get_or_create(name=name)[0]
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_title(cls, title):
@@ -396,10 +392,7 @@ class FileInfo:
     def _get_tags(cls, tags):
         r = []
         for t in tags.split(","):
-            r.append(Tag.objects.get_or_create(
-                slug=slugify(t),
-                defaults={"name": t}
-            )[0])
+            r.append(Tag.objects.get_or_create(name=t)[0])
         return tuple(r)
 
     @classmethod

src/documents/serialisers.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import magic
+from django.utils.text import slugify
 from pathvalidate import validate_filename, ValidationError
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.fields import SerializerMethodField
@@ -7,12 +8,16 @@ from .models import Correspondent, Tag, Document, Log, DocumentType
 from .parsers import is_mime_type_supported
 
 
-class CorrespondentSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+class CorrespondentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     document_count = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
     last_correspondence = serializers.DateTimeField(read_only=True)
 
+    def get_slug(self, obj):
+        return slugify(obj.name)
+    slug = SerializerMethodField()
+
     class Meta:
         model = Correspondent
         fields = (
@@ -27,10 +32,14 @@ class CorrespondentSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
         )
 
 
-class DocumentTypeSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+class DocumentTypeSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     document_count = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
+    def get_slug(self, obj):
+        return slugify(obj.name)
+    slug = SerializerMethodField()
+
     class Meta:
         model = DocumentType
         fields = (
@@ -44,10 +53,14 @@ class DocumentTypeSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
         )
 
 
-class TagSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+class TagSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     document_count = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
+    def get_slug(self, obj):
+        return slugify(obj.name)
+    slug = SerializerMethodField()
+
     class Meta:
         model = Tag
         fields = (

src/documents/signals/handlers.py

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def set_tags(sender,
 
     message = 'Tagging "{}" with "{}"'
     logger(
-        message.format(document, ", ".join([t.slug for t in relevant_tags])),
+        message.format(document, ", ".join([t.name for t in relevant_tags])),
         logging_group
     )
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def run_post_consume_script(sender, document, **kwargs):
         reverse("document-download", kwargs={"pk": document.pk}),
         reverse("document-thumb", kwargs={"pk": document.pk}),
         str(document.correspondent),
-        str(",".join(document.tags.all().values_list("slug", flat=True)))
+        str(",".join(document.tags.all().values_list("name", flat=True)))
     )).wait()
 
 

src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TestAttributes(TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(file_info.title, title, filename)
 
-        self.assertEqual(tuple([t.slug for t in file_info.tags]), tags, filename)
+        self.assertEqual(tuple([t.name for t in file_info.tags]), tags, filename)
 
     def test_guess_attributes_from_name0(self):
         self._test_guess_attributes_from_name(
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class TestFieldPermutations(TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(info.tags, (), filename)
         else:
             self.assertEqual(
-                [t.slug for t in info.tags], tags.split(','),
+                [t.name for t in info.tags], tags.split(','),
                 filename
             )
 
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ class TestFieldPermutations(TestCase):
             info = FileInfo.from_filename(filename)
             self.assertEqual(info.title, "0001")
             self.assertEqual(len(info.tags), 2)
-            self.assertEqual(info.tags[0].slug, "tag1")
-            self.assertEqual(info.tags[1].slug, "tag2")
+            self.assertEqual(info.tags[0].name, "tag1")
+            self.assertEqual(info.tags[1].name, "tag2")
             self.assertIsNone(info.created)
 
         # Complex transformation with date in replacement string
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ class TestFieldPermutations(TestCase):
             info = FileInfo.from_filename(filename)
             self.assertEqual(info.title, "0001")
             self.assertEqual(len(info.tags), 2)
-            self.assertEqual(info.tags[0].slug, "tag1")
-            self.assertEqual(info.tags[1].slug, "tag2")
+            self.assertEqual(info.tags[0].name, "tag1")
+            self.assertEqual(info.tags[1].name, "tag2")
             self.assertEqual(info.created.year, 2019)
             self.assertEqual(info.created.month, 9)
             self.assertEqual(info.created.day, 8)

src/paperless_mail/mail.py

@@ -103,10 +103,7 @@ class MailAccountHandler(LoggingMixin):
 
     def _correspondent_from_name(self, name):
         try:
-            return Correspondent.objects.get_or_create(
-                name=name, defaults={
-                    "slug": slugify(name)
-                })[0]
+            return Correspondent.objects.get_or_create(name=name)[0]
         except DatabaseError as e:
             self.log(
                 "error",