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Generating unique random strings with optional prefix and postfix.
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string-id-generator.js
/**
* Generates random string id
*
* @param prefix
* @param postfix
* @returns {string}
*/
function generateId(prefix, postfix) {
prefix = prefix || "";
postfix = postfix || "";
let hashId = Date.now().toString(36);
return prefix + hashId + postfix;
}
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if (generateId() === generateId()) {
    throw new Error('generateId does not generate unique random string')
}

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