idmaker.js

// idmaker.js
//
// Generator for unique IDs
//
// Copyright 2012, E14N https://e14n.com/
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

var uuid = require("node-uuid");

var IDMaker = {

    makeID: function() {

        var buf = new Buffer(16);

        uuid.v4({}, buf);

        var id = buf.toString("base64");

        // XXX: optimize me

        id = id.replace(/\+/g, "-");
        id = id.replace(/\//g, "_");
        id = id.replace(/=/g, "");

        return id;
    }
};

exports.IDMaker = IDMaker;