Klingon Serial Python Module

Overview

The klingon_serial Python module is designed to generate a unique hexadecimal serial number, avoiding serial conflicts in a distributed environment. The serial number is a concatenation of the machine's MAC address, the process ID (PID), and the current time in epoch format with millisecond precision. The module aims to offer a robust method for generating serials that are virtually collision-free.

Installation

To install the module, you can use pip:

pip install klingon-serial

Serial Components

1. MAC Address: A unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications. 12 characters in hexadecimal.
2. Process ID (PID): Unique ID for each running process. Up to 6 characters in hexadecimal.
3. Timestamp: Millisecond-precision epoch time. Up to 10 characters in hexadecimal.

These components are concatenated to form a unique serial number.

Usage

Here is how you can use the klingon_serial module:

import klingon_serial

# Generate a unique serial number
unique_serial = klingon_serial.generate()
print(f"Generated Serial: {unique_serial}")

Serial Number Structure

The generated serial number has the following structure:

[ 12 characters MAC ][ Up to 6 characters PID ][ 10 characters Timestamp ]

Example

An example serial number might look like this:

02C3F642A1EC3A4B9B0985F53E

Testing

To run the test suite, you can use:

python -m unittest discover -s tests

Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and submit pull requests for improvements or additional features.