Use better generator for entry id

teh-username · Mar 27, 2018 · 8f29a45 · 8f29a45
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diff --git a/src/screens/Entry.js b/src/screens/Entry.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   modifyEntry,
   getEntryDetails,
 } from '../redux/modules/listings';
-import generateId from '../utils/idGenerator';
+import { generateRandomBytes } from '../utils/crypto';
 
 const modes = {
   add: 'ENTRY_ADD',
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const mapStateToDispatch = (
 ) => ({
   handleSubmit(id, name, code) {
     if (action === ADD_ENTRY) {
-      dispatch(addEntry(generateId(), name, code));
+      dispatch(addEntry(generateRandomBytes(), name, code));
     } else {
       dispatch(modifyEntry(id, code));
     }

diff --git a/src/utils/crypto.js b/src/utils/crypto.js
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ export const hashString = string => {
     .digest()
     .toHex();
 };
+
+export const generateRandomBytes = (length = 6) => {
+  const bytes = forge.random.getBytesSync(8);
+  return forge.util.bytesToHex(bytes).substring(0, length);
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/idGenerator.js b/src/utils/idGenerator.js