Function random_string

cpp/base/random.hpp:178–191

* @brief Generates a random string of a given size from a given set of characters. * @param size Size of the string to generate. * @param chrs Set of characters to use for the string. * @return A random string of the given size. */

 * @return A random string of the given size.
 */
inline std::string random_string(int size,
                                 const std::string_view chrs = "0123456789"
                                                               "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
                                                               "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")
{
    auto& rg = random_engine();
    std::uniform_int_distribution<std::string::size_type> pick(0, chrs.size()-1);
    std::string s;
    s.reserve(size);
    while(size--) {
        s += chrs[pick(rg)];
    }
    return s;
}

/**
 * @brief Uses the random_string function to generate a random uuid-formatted string. Not a true uuid, but random enough