commit d00ac81a29daee9eb4896dec4f7ddedcd82ef732
Author: Matthew Stobbs <matthew@stobbs.ca>
Date:   Thu Feb 1 17:44:01 2024 -0700

    Initial commit
    
    Not tested, only written code.
    
    Tests will come next to verify that it works

diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
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+package tind
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"errors"
+	"log"
+)
+
+// Config is a configuration for generating and working with TinD id's of
+// possibly varying sizes and runesets
+type Config struct {
+	size     int
+	runes    []rune
+	runesize int
+	mod      byte
+}
+
+const (
+	defaultRunes = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+	defaultSize  = 4
+)
+
+// NewTinDConfig starts off a factory pattern to build a TinD
+// with either the default values, or setting custom values
+// using the `With` functions
+// Example:
+//
+//		Get a default TinD id
+//		`id := New().Get()`
+//
+//		Get a TinD with 8 bytes but the default runeset
+//		`id := New().WithSize(8).Get()`
+//
+//	 Get a TinD of default size with a special runeset
+//	 `id := New().WithRuneset("😃😡🕰️🧰BGD").Get()`
+//
+// You can always define the configuration and create new TinD's
+// using it.
+// Example:
+//
+//	myNumberOnlyConfig := New().WithSize(8).WithRuneset("0123456789")
+func NewTinDConfig() *Config {
+	return &Config{
+		size:     defaultSize,
+		runes:    []rune(defaultRunes),
+		runesize: len(defaultRunes),
+		mod:      byte(len(defaultRunes) - 1),
+	}
+}
+
+// WithRuneset requires a string as input, where each character must be unique.
+// The string can be comprised of any unique unicode character.
+// Will filter out duplicate runes before storing it
+//
+// This does slow down initialization, but the final product still runs fast to
+// generate ids
+func (c *Config) WithRuneset(r string) *Config {
+	c.runes = ensureUniqueRunes(r)
+	c.runesize = len(c.runes)
+	c.mod = byte(c.runesize - 1)
+	return c
+}
+
+func ensureUniqueRunes(r string) []rune {
+	unq := make(map[rune]int)
+	var index int
+	// loop through the runes to find duplicates
+	for _, v := range []rune(r) {
+		// if the current rune hasn't been seen yet, assign it
+		if _, ok := unq[v]; !ok {
+			unq[v] = index
+			index++
+		}
+	}
+	rr := make([]rune, len(unq))
+	for k, n := range unq {
+		rr[n] = k
+	}
+	return rr
+}
+
+// WithSize sets the number of bytes in the TinD ID
+func (c *Config) WithSize(s int) *Config {
+	c.size = s
+	return c
+}
+
+// Zero returns a zero value TinD ID of the configured size
+func (c *Config) Zero() TinD {
+	t := TinD{
+		bytes:  make([]byte, c.size),
+		config: c,
+	}
+	t.String() // set the string so it's faster to recall
+	return t
+}
+
+// Gen generates a TinD with the given configuration
+func (c *Config) Gen() TinD {
+	t := TinD{
+		bytes:  make([]byte, c.size),
+		config: c,
+	}
+	_, err := rand.Read(t.bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+	}
+	// Make sure each byte fits the rune so it can be encoded and decoded
+	for i := 0; i < c.size; i++ {
+		t.bytes[i] = t.bytes[i] & c.mod
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
+// FromString takes a string representation of a TinD id and returns
+// the actual TinD as bytes
+func (c *Config) FromString(in string) (TinD, error) {
+	// Make sure the number of characters matches what's needed
+	if len(in) != c.size {
+		return c.Zero(), errors.New("given id isn't the same size as the configuration")
+	}
+	t := make([]byte, c.size)
+	r := []rune(in)
+	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < c.runesize; j++ {
+			if r[i] == alphabet[j] {
+				t[i] = byte(j)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return TinD(t), nil
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+module stobbsm/tind
+
+go 1.21.6
diff --git a/tind.go b/tind.go
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+++ b/tind.go
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+package tind
+
+// TinD: Because a UUID is too big for a lot of people
+// a TinD is a defaults to a 4 byte ID made up of ONLY Alphabetical characters.
+// To ensure more randomness, lower case and upper case letters are used
+// providing up to 52 differenct characters for use in each single position.
+// Arbitrary TinD sizes can also be used, by calling
+// `id := NewTinDOfLength(<number of bytes>)`
+//
+// TinD is at it's core a byte slice. It's default alphabet can be replaced with
+// whatever unicode characters you want, as the alphabet it uses is just a slice
+// of runes
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"errors"
+	"log"
+)
+
+// defaults are just a call to NewConfig()
+var defaults = NewTinDConfig()
+
+// TinD represents a very simple `size` byte unique ID that is generated
+// at random. TinD stands for Tiny iDentifier, and is pronouced "tind"
+// Each byte can be the value 0 -> len(alphabet) that is used, to ensure
+// values can be encoded and decoded reliably. The longer the alphabet
+// used, the more randomness can be done.
+type TinD struct{
+	bytes []byte
+	str string
+	config *Config
+}
+
+// Gen generates a new TinD id using default values
+func Gen() TinD {
+	return defaults.Gen()
+}
+
+// String returns the Human Readable form of the TinD
+func (t TinD) String() string {
+	if len(t.str) == t.config.size {
+		return t.str
+	}
+	t.str = makeString(t.bytes, t.config.size, t.config.runset)
+	return t.str
+}
+
+// Bytes returns the raw bytes of the TinD
+func (t TinD) Bytes() []byte {
+	return t.bytes
+}
+
+func makeString(bytes []byte, size int, runeset []rune) string {
+	r := make([]rune, size)
+	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
+		r[i] = runeset[bytes[i]]
+	}
+	return string(r)
+}