opengifame/lib/browser.ts

import cookie from "cookie"
import {ParsedUrlQuery} from "querystring";

export const generateBrowserId = () => {
    // always start with a letter (for DOM friendlyness)
    var idstr = String.fromCharCode(Math.floor(Math.random() * 25 + 65));
    do {
        // between numbers and characters (48 is 0 and 90 is Z (42-48 = 90)
        var ascicode = Math.floor(Math.random() * 42 + 48);
        if (ascicode < 58 || ascicode > 64) {
            // exclude all chars between : (58) and @ (64)
            idstr += String.fromCharCode(ascicode);
        }
    } while (idstr.length < 256);

    return idstr;
};

export const getBrowserId = (c: string) => {
    const parsed = cookie.parse(c);
    return parsed.bid;
};