mixin paginate(pages, page_path, max_btns)
	//- @param pages.current_page the current page viewed
	//- @param pages.total_pages previously calculated,
	//- based on total entries and entries per page
	//- @param page_path the relative path, minus a trailing slash and page param
	//- @param max_btns max number of buttons on either side of the current page
	//- button and excludes first, prev, next, last

	if pages && pages.current_page && pages.total_pages
		- var max_btns = max_btns || 4
		- var prev_page = Math.max(parseInt(pages.current_page, 10) - max_btns, 1)
		- var next_page = parseInt(pages.current_page, 10) + 1
		- var next_index = 0;
		- var full_page_path = page_path + "/page/"

		nav(role="navigation" aria-label="Pagination Navigation")
			ul.pagination
				if pages.current_page > 1
					li
						a(
							aria-label="Go to first page"
							href=page_path
						) « First
					li
						a(
							aria-label="Go to previous page"
							href=full_page_path + (parseInt(pages.current_page, 10) - 1)
							rel="prev"
						) ‹ Prev

				if pages.current_page - max_btns > 1
					li
						span …

				while prev_page < pages.current_page
					li
						a(
							aria-label="Go to page " + prev_page
							href=full_page_path + prev_page
						) #{prev_page}
						- prev_page++

				li(class="active")
					span(
						aria-label="Current Page, Page " + pages.current_page
						aria-current="true"
					) #{pages.current_page}

				if pages.current_page < pages.total_pages
					while next_page <= pages.total_pages && next_index < max_btns
						li
							a(
								aria-label="Go to page " + next_page
								href=full_page_path + next_page
							) #{next_page}
						- next_page++
						- next_index++

					if next_page <= pages.total_pages 
						li
							span …

					li
						a(
							aria-label="Go to next page"
							href=full_page_path + (parseInt(pages.current_page, 10) + 1)
							rel="next"
						) Next ›

					li
						a(
							aria-label="Go to last page"
							href=full_page_path + pages.total_pages
						) Last »