// Copyright (c) Mainflux // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 // Package ulid provides a ULID identity provider. package ulid import ( "time" "github.com/mainflux/mainflux" "github.com/mainflux/mainflux/pkg/errors" "github.com/oklog/ulid/v2" mathrand "math/rand" ) // ErrGeneratingID indicates error in generating ULID. var ErrGeneratingID = errors.New("generating id failed") var _ mainflux.IDProvider = (*ulidProvider)(nil) type ulidProvider struct { entropy *mathrand.Rand } // New instantiates a ULID provider. func New() mainflux.IDProvider { seed := time.Now().UnixNano() source := mathrand.NewSource(seed) return &ulidProvider{ entropy: mathrand.New(source), } } func (up *ulidProvider) ID() (string, error) { id, err := ulid.New(ulid.Timestamp(time.Now()), up.entropy) if err != nil { return "", err } return id.String(), nil }