openlss/func-gen

Generation functions: handles, uuid, etc

Usage

$guid = gen_guid();

$handle = gen_handle();

Reference

(string) gen_guid()

Returns a GUID using either the preferred extension or a pure PHP implementation

(string) gen_handle($len=6)

Returns an alphanumeric case senstive handle for use as an ID

• $len Length of the handle

Typically this would be used to generate pseudo-random identifiers with code like this

    do {
        $handle = gen_handle();
    } while(handleExists($handle));