@hilemangroup/bp-frontend/src/js/modules/ensureId.js

Common shared frontend utilities for boilerplate projects

import uniqueId from './uniqueId';

const defaultPrefix = 'unique-id-';

export default function ensureId(elem, prefix) {
    const existingId = elem.getAttribute('id');

    if (existingId) {
        return existingId;
    } else {
        const generatedId = uniqueId(prefix || defaultPrefix);

        elem.setAttribute('id', generatedId);

        return generatedId;
    }
};