fjas

server/utils/id.js

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+export function cleanName(s) {
+    if (typeof s !== "string") {
+        throw new Error("String expected, but got a ", typeof s);
+    }
+    return s.toLowerCase().replace(" ", "_").replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/, "_");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate a random number, convert it to base36, and return it as a string with 7-8 characters.
+ */
+export function miniUid() {
+    // we use 12 digits, but we could go up to 16
+    return Number(Math.random().toFixed(12).substring(2)).toString(36);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate an id from a name
+ */
+export function fromName(...names) {
+    let res = "";
+    for (const name of names) {
+        res += ":" + cleanName(name);
+    }
+
+    return res + ":" + miniUid();
+}