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A JavaScript equivalent of PHP's uniqid

{% codeblock misc/uniqid.js lang:js https://raw.github.com/kvz/phpjs/master/functions/misc/uniqid.js raw on github %}
function uniqid (prefix, more_entropy) {
  // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  // +    revised by: Kankrelune (http://www.webfaktory.info/)
  // %        note 1: Uses an internal counter (in php_js global) to avoid collision
  // *     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;
}
{% endcodeblock %}

 - [Raw function on GitHub](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/blob/master/functions/misc/uniqid.js)

Please note that php.js uses JavaScript objects as substitutes for PHP arrays, they are 
the closest match to this hashtable-like data structure. 

Please also note that php.js offers community built functions and goes by the 
[McDonald's Theory](https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/9216e1c9da7d). We'll put online 
functions that are far from perfect, in the hopes to spark better contributions. 
Do you have one? Then please just: 

 - [Edit on GitHub](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/edit/master/functions/misc/uniqid.js)

### Example 1
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
uniqid();
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
'a30285b160c14'
{% endcodeblock %}

### Example 2
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
uniqid('foo');
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
'fooa30285b1cd361'
{% endcodeblock %}

### Example 3
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
uniqid('bar', true);
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
'bara20285b23dfd1.31879087'
{% endcodeblock %}


### Other PHP functions in the misc extension
{% render_partial _includes/custom/misc.html %}