Generating random ID in JavaScript
Varies solutions can be found on the internet on how to do this. But I have found all of them to be heavy and sophisticated. Most of the time, the solution seems to orient around implementing a hash algorithm around a random number.
The solution I often use is short, fast, and good enough for 80% of your use case.
Math.floor(Date.now() * Math.random()).toString(36)Written by Ming Liu
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