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[B_UUID]

LinkB_UUID
AuthorDouglas Burchard
CategoryCustom Tag
Version8.5.x
LicensePublic Domain
Posted25 Sep 2009
Updated25 Sep 2009
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Description

This custom prototype returns a version 4 (random) Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). For more information on UUIDs, please read the Wikipedia entry, currently at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/uuid

Sample Usage

B_UUID

Source Code

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// =====================================================================
/*
	B_UUID
	--------------------------------------------------------------------

		===========================================
		| B_UUID
		|
		===========================================
		| Tags
		-------------------------------------------
		| onCreate()						String
		| ToHex(Integer)					String
		| ToChar(Integer)					String
		| GenerateNumber(Integer,Integer)	Integer
		| GenerateUUID()					String
		|

	This custom prototype returns a version 4 (random) Universally Unique
	Identifier (UUID). For more information on UUIDs, please read the 
	Wikipedia entry, currently at:

		http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/uuid

*/
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Define_Type('UUID',
		-NameSpace='B_',
		-Prototype,
		-Description='This custom prototype returns a version 4 (random) ' +
			'Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). For more information ' +
			'on UUIDs, please read the Wikipedia entry, currently at: ' +
			'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/uuid.');

	Define_Tag('onCreate');
		Return(String(Self -> GenerateUUID));
	/Define_Tag;

	Define_Tag('ToHex', -Required='d', -EncodeNone);
		Local('r' = (#d % (16)));
		Local('result');
		If((#d - #r) == (0));
			#result = (Self -> ToChar(#r));
		Else;
			#result = ((Self -> ToHex((#d - #r) / (16))) + (Self -> ToChar(#r)));
		/If;
		Return(#result);
	/Define_Tag;

	Define_Tag('ToChar', -Required='n', -EncodeNone);
		Local('alpha' = '0123456789abcdef');
		Return(#alpha -> Get(#n + (1)));
	/Define_Tag;

	Define_Tag('GenerateNumber', -Required='l', -Required='u', -EncodeNone);
		Local('n' = Math_Random(-Lower=(Local('l') - (1)), -Upper=Local('u')));
		#n = ((#n < Local('l')) ? Local('u') | (#n));
		Return(#n);
	/Define_Tag;

	Define_Tag('GenerateUUID', -EncodeNone);
		Local('random_bytes' = String);

		#random_bytes += (Self -> ToHex(_date_msec));
		#random_bytes -> Reverse;
		While((#random_bytes -> Size) < (30));
			#random_bytes += (Self -> ToHex(Self -> GenerateNumber((0), (15))));
		/While;
		#random_bytes -> Lowercase;
		#random_bytes = String_Insert(#random_bytes, -Position=(9), -Text='-');
		#random_bytes = String_Insert(#random_bytes, -Position=(14), -Text='-4');
		#random_bytes = String_Insert(#random_bytes, -Position=(19), -Text=('-' + (Array('8','9','a','b') -> Get(Self -> ToHex(Self -> GenerateNumber((1), (4)))))));
		#random_bytes = String_Insert(#random_bytes, -Position=(24), -Text='-');

		Return(#random_bytes);
	/Define_Tag;

/Define_Type;
// =====================================================================

Comments

13 Nov 2012, Gary Sprague

This tag is very useful, but I have had issues...

I was glad to find this UUID custom tag by Doug. I've been using this for over a year. After several months, however, it will cause Lasso to throw an error when used. At that point I have to restart LassoService.

The general error is:
The position passed to "get" was invalid.
at: ToChar with params: -7
at: ToHex with params: -7
at: ToHex with params: -127
at: ToHex with params: -2041
at: ToHex with params: -32670
at: ToHex with params: -522734
at: ToHex with params: -8363749
at: ToHex with params: -133819984
at: ToHex with params: -2141119750
at: GenerateUUID
at: onCreate
at: (my lasso page)

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