import * as crypto from 'node:crypto'; const hashes = Object.create(null); //TODO shorter? const hash_length = 12; /** * replaces +/= in base64 output so they don't interfere * * @param {string} input * @returns {string} base64 hash safe to use in any context */ export function safeBase64Hash(input) { if (hashes[input]) { return hashes[input]; } //TODO if performance really matters, use a faster one like xx-hash etc. // should be evenly distributed because short input length and similarities in paths could cause collisions otherwise // OR DON'T USE A HASH AT ALL, what about a simple counter? const md5 = crypto.createHash('md5'); md5.update(input); const hash = toSafe(md5.digest('base64')).slice(0, hash_length); hashes[input] = hash; return hash; } /** @type {Record} */ const replacements = { '+': '-', '/': '_', '=': '' }; const replaceRE = new RegExp(`[${Object.keys(replacements).join('')}]`, 'g'); /** * @param {string} base64 * @returns {string} */ function toSafe(base64) { return base64.replace(replaceRE, (x) => replacements[x]); }