Method generate

libraries/UUID/UUID.cpp:33–78

check version 0.1.1 for more readable code

//  check version 0.1.1 for more readable code
void UUID::generate()
{
  uint32_t ar[4];
  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 4; i++)
  {
    ar[i] = _random();
    //  store binary version globally ?
    //  _ar[i] = ar[i];
  }

  //  Conforming to RFC 4122 Specification
  //  - byte 7: four most significant bits ==> 0100  --> always 4
  //  - byte 9: two  most significant bits ==> 10    --> always {8, 9, A, B}.
  //
  //  patch bits for version 1 and variant 4 here
  if (_mode == UUID_MODE_VARIANT4)
  {
    ar[1] &= 0xFFF0FFFF;   //  remove 4 bits.
    ar[1] |= 0x00040000;   //  variant 4
    ar[2] &= 0xFFFFFFF3;   //  remove 2 bits
    ar[2] |= 0x00000008;   //  version 1
  }


  //  process 16 bytes build up the char array.
  for (uint8_t i = 0, j = 0; i < 16; i++)
  {
    //  multiples of 4 between 8 and 20 get a -.
    //  but note we are doing 2 digits in one loop.
    if ((i & 0x1) == 0)
    {
      if ((4 <= i) && (i <= 10))  _buffer[j++] = '-';
    }

    //  process one byte at the time instead of a nibble
    uint8_t nr   = i / 4;
    uint8_t xx   = ar[nr];
    uint8_t ch   = xx & 0x0F;
    _buffer[j++]   = (ch < 10) ? '0' + ch : ('a' - 10) + ch;

    ch   = (xx >> 4) & 0x0F;
    ar[nr] >>= 8;
    _buffer[j++]   = (ch < 10) ? '0' + ch : ('a' - 10) + ch;
  }
  _buffer[36] = 0;
}


char * UUID::toCharArray()