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/*
 * Misc function definitions for fbfp.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2024  Runxi Yu <https://runxiyu.org>
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package main

import (
	"crypto/rand"
	"encoding/base64"
)

func e(e error) {
	if e != nil {
		panic(e)
	}
}

/*
 * Generate a random url-safe string.
 * Note that the "len" parameter specifies the number of bytes taken from the
 * random source divided by three and does NOT represent the length of the
 * encoded string.
 */
func random(len int) string {
	r := make([]byte, 3*len)
	rand.Read(r)
	return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(r)
}