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Create a unique identifier from an Object URL
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createObjectUID.ts
/** Returns a unique identifier tied to the document in the window on which it was created. */
const createObjectUID = (): string => URL.createObjectURL(new Blob()).slice(-5)
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createPrefixedObjectUID.ts
/** Returns a prefixed, unique identifier tied to the document in the window on which it was created. */
const createPrefixedObjectUID = (prefix: string): string => prefix + URL.createObjectURL(new Blob()).slice(-5)
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