IdGenerator.h

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/*
 * @file
 * @brief Header file for generating random identifier strings
 */
 
// Copyright (c) 2008-2025 OpenShot Studios, LLC
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
 
#ifndef OPENSHOT_ID_GENERATOR_H
#define OPENSHOT_ID_GENERATOR_H
 
#include <random>
#include <string>
 
namespace openshot {
 
    class IdGenerator {
    public:
        static inline std::string Generate(int length = 8) {
        static const char charset[] = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789";
            std::random_device rd;
            std::mt19937 gen(rd());
            std::uniform_int_distribution<> dist(0, static_cast<int>(sizeof(charset) - 2));
 
            std::string result;
            result.reserve(length);
            for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i)
            result += charset[dist(gen)];
            return result;
}
};
 
} // namespace openshot
 
#endif // OPENSHOT_ID_GENERATOR_H