index.js

var random = require('./random')
var url = require('./url')

/**
 * Generate secure URL-friendly unique ID.
 *
 * By default, ID will have 21 symbols to have a collision probability similar
 * to UUID v4.
 *
 * @param {number} [size=21] The number of symbols in ID.
 *
 * @return {string} Random string.
 *
 * @example
 * const nanoid = require('nanoid')
 * model.id = nanoid() //=> "Uakgb_J5m9g-0JDMbcJqL"
 *
 * @name nanoid
 * @function
 */
module.exports = function (size, attempt) {
  size = size || 21

  var bytes
  try {
    bytes = random(size)
  } catch (e) {
    if (typeof attempt === 'undefined') attempt = 3
    attempt -= 1
    if (attempt === 0) {
      throw e
    } else {
      return module.exports(size, attempt)
    }
  }

  var id = ''
  while (0 < size--) {
    id += url[bytes[size] & 63]
  }

  return id
}