phpjs/functions/misc/uniqid.js

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function uniqid(prefix, more_entropy) {
  //  discuss at: http://phpjs.org/functions/uniqid/
  // original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  //  revised by: Kankrelune (http://www.webfaktory.info/)
  //        note: Uses an internal counter (in php_js global) to avoid collision
  //        test: skip
  //   example 1: uniqid();
  //   returns 1: 'a30285b160c14'
  //   example 2: uniqid('foo');
  //   returns 2: 'fooa30285b1cd361'
  //   example 3: uniqid('bar', true);
  //   returns 3: 'bara20285b23dfd1.31879087'

  if (typeof prefix === 'undefined') {
    prefix = '';
  }

  var retId;
  var formatSeed = function(seed, reqWidth) {
    seed = parseInt(seed, 10)
      .toString(16); // to hex str
    if (reqWidth < seed.length) { // so long we split
      return seed.slice(seed.length - reqWidth);
    }
    if (reqWidth > seed.length) { // so short we pad
      return Array(1 + (reqWidth - seed.length))
        .join('0') + seed;
    }
    return seed;
  };

  // BEGIN REDUNDANT
  if (!this.php_js) {
    this.php_js = {};
  }
  // END REDUNDANT
  if (!this.php_js.uniqidSeed) { // init seed with big random int
    this.php_js.uniqidSeed = Math.floor(Math.random() * 0x75bcd15);
  }
  this.php_js.uniqidSeed++;

  retId = prefix; // start with prefix, add current milliseconds hex string
  retId += formatSeed(parseInt(new Date()
    .getTime() / 1000, 10), 8);
  retId += formatSeed(this.php_js.uniqidSeed, 5); // add seed hex string
  if (more_entropy) {
    // for more entropy we add a float lower to 10
    retId += (Math.random() * 10)
      .toFixed(8)
      .toString();
  }

  return retId;
}