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Like the URL to this very page, I want to have urls like this:

http://domain.com/products/454-table-lamp

So I use friendly_id like so:

ruby
extend FriendlyId

friendly_id :slug_candidates, use: :history

def slug_candidates
  [
      [:id, :title]
  ]
end

Now, since friendly id generates the slug before the object is saved I end up with an url like so (Please note the missing id in the URL):

http://domain.com/products/table-lamp

Now while this is not too bad as such. As soon as I save another Product called "Table Lamp", I will get an URL like this:

http://domain.com/products/table-lamp-ebaf4bf5-a6fb-4824-9a07-bdda34f56973

So my question is, how can I make sure, friendly ID creates the slug containing the ID as well.