pasteque/paste/tools.py

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from string import digits, ascii_uppercase
from random import choice, choices
import shortuuid
import os
from webtools import settings
def random_id(model):
"""Returns a short uuid for the slug of the given model.
If a DICT is given in the settings, try to use it to generate
nicer URLS like:
"""
pool = digits + ascii_uppercase
slug = choice(digits) + choice(ascii_uppercase) + "-" + "".join(choices(pool, k=2))
if not model.objects.filter(slug=slug):
return slug
# fallback to the shortuuid strategy:
uuid = choice("0123456789") + shortuuid.uuid()
for i in range(3, len(uuid)):
potential_uuid = uuid[:i]
if not model.objects.filter(slug=potential_uuid):
return potential_uuid
return uuid