uuid.go

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// Copyright (c) 2015 The heketi Authors
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package utils

// From http://www.ashishbanerjee.com/home/go/go-generate-uuid

import (
	"crypto/rand"
	"encoding/hex"
	"github.com/lpabon/godbc"
)

// Return a 16-byte uuid
func GenUUID() string {
	uuid := make([]byte, 16)
	n, err := rand.Read(uuid)
	godbc.Check(n == len(uuid), n, len(uuid))
	godbc.Check(err == nil, err)

	return hex.EncodeToString(uuid)
}