likelikelike/node_modules/yeast/index.js

'use strict';

var alphabet = '0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_'.split('')
  , length = 64
  , map = {}
  , seed = 0
  , i = 0
  , prev;

/**
 * Return a string representing the specified number.
 *
 * @param {Number} num The number to convert.
 * @returns {String} The string representation of the number.
 * @api public
 */
function encode(num) {
  var encoded = '';

  do {
    encoded = alphabet[num % length] + encoded;
    num = Math.floor(num / length);
  } while (num > 0);

  return encoded;
}

/**
 * Return the integer value specified by the given string.
 *
 * @param {String} str The string to convert.
 * @returns {Number} The integer value represented by the string.
 * @api public
 */
function decode(str) {
  var decoded = 0;

  for (i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
    decoded = decoded * length + map[str.charAt(i)];
  }

  return decoded;
}

/**
 * Yeast: A tiny growing id generator.
 *
 * @returns {String} A unique id.
 * @api public
 */
function yeast() {
  var now = encode(+new Date());

  if (now !== prev) return seed = 0, prev = now;
  return now +'.'+ encode(seed++);
}

//
// Map each character to its index.
//
for (; i < length; i++) map[alphabet[i]] = i;

//
// Expose the `yeast`, `encode` and `decode` functions.
//
yeast.encode = encode;
yeast.decode = decode;
module.exports = yeast;