#52 new util uniqueID

makesites · Jul 21, 2013 · 100ecf0 · 100ecf0
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diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ var utils = {
 	// remove all special characters & spaces
 	safeString: function( string ){
 		return string.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g,'');
+	},
+
+	// - Creates a unique id for identification purposes
+	uniqueID : function (separator) {
+
+		var delim = separator || "-";
+
+		function S4() {
+			return (((1 + Math.random()) * 0x10000) | 0).toString(16).substring(1);
+		}
+
+		return (S4() + S4() + delim + S4() + delim + S4() + delim + S4() + delim + S4() + S4() + S4());
 	}
 
 };