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Created August 30, 2013 16:34
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CoffeeScript UUID (guid) function
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# RFC1422-compliant CoffeeScript UUID function.
# Generates a UUID from a random number, which means it is not entirely unique.
# See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/105034
guid = ->
'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace /[xy]/g, (c) ->
r = Math.random() * 16 | 0
v = if c is 'x' then r else (r & 0x3|0x8)
v.toString(16)
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