Function generate_task_id

src/tasks_core.py:85–96

Generate a prefixed task id of the form `` <8 base36 chars>``. ``secrets.choice`` (CSPRNG) — NOT ``random.choice`` — to mirror TS's ``crypto.randomInt`` at ``typescript/src/Task.ts:102``. The chapter explains the rationale: 36^8 combinations resists brute-forcing of task outp

(task_type: TaskType)

def generate_task_id(task_type: TaskType) -> str:
    """Generate a prefixed task id of the form ``<prefix><8 base36 chars>``.

    ``secrets.choice`` (CSPRNG) — NOT ``random.choice`` — to mirror TS&#x27;s
    ``crypto.randomInt`` at ``typescript/src/Task.ts:102``. The chapter
    explains the rationale: 36^8 combinations resists brute-forcing of task
    output filenames written under predictable paths. ``random.choice`` is
    seeded from process state and would weaken that guarantee.
    """
    prefix = _TASK_ID_PREFIXES.get(task_type, "x")
    body = "".join(secrets.choice(_TASK_ID_ALPHABET) for _ in range(_TASK_ID_BODY_LEN))
    return prefix + body


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