+ /**
+ * Generates a random string in the UUID format
+ *
+ * @param bool|string $prefix A given prefix (default is empty)
+ * @return string a generated UUID
+ */
+ public static function createUUID($prefix = '')
+ {
+ $guid = System::createGUID(32, $prefix);
+ return substr($guid, 0, 8). '-' . substr($guid, 8, 4) . '-' . substr($guid, 12, 4) . '-' . substr($guid, 16, 4) . '-' . substr($guid, 20, 12);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Generates a GUID with the given parameters
+ *
+ * @param int $size The size of the GUID (default is 16)
+ * @param bool|string $prefix A given prefix (default is empty)
+ * @return string a generated GUID
+ */
+ public static function createGUID($size = 16, $prefix = '')
+ {
+ if (is_bool($prefix) && !$prefix) {
+ $prefix = '';
+ } elseif (empty($prefix)) {
+ $prefix = hash('crc32', self::getApp()->get_hostname());
+ }
+
+ while (strlen($prefix) < ($size - 13)) {
+ $prefix .= mt_rand();
+ }
+
+ if ($size >= 24) {
+ $prefix = substr($prefix, 0, $size - 22);
+ return str_replace('.', '', uniqid($prefix, true));
+ } else {
+ $prefix = substr($prefix, 0, max($size - 13, 0));
+ return uniqid($prefix);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Generates a process identifier for the logging
+ *
+ * @param string $prefix A given prefix
+ *
+ * @return string a generated process identifier
+ */
+ public static function processID($prefix)
+ {
+ // We aren't calling any other function here.
+ // Doing so could easily create an endless loop
+ $trailer = $prefix . ':' . getmypid() . ':';
+ return substr($trailer . uniqid('') . mt_rand(), 0, 26);
+ }
+