generate shortid
This block is part of the value group and was last modified in core v10.4.28.
generate shortid v10.4.28 In pins 1
- length
numberlength of a short-id returned, lowering increases the collisions probability.
Out pins 1
- shortid
value
Generates a crypto-random id from the FIXED 64-character nanoid alphabet (0-9, A-Z, a-z, hyphen, underscore); length defaults to 21. The alphabet is not configurable -- use value_random_string for custom alphabets. A new id on every execution.
shortid |
nanoid |
A typical wiring for generate shortid: number feeds the length pin; the shortid out pin feeds set.
Commonly used with
In production blueprints, this block is most often wired together with:
- set: this block feeds into it. Set key to hold the string value. If key already holds a value, it is overwritten, regardless of its type.
- number: feeds into this block. Generates a valid number from the filled custom value in the blueprint.
- new object: this block feeds into it. Builds a new object filled with the given fields.
- sha1: this block feeds into it.
Version history
Introduced in v10.4.28.
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