This is a tiny library to generate file names.
It will give you unique file names based on current git commit, as well as the time and date. You can also set your own prefix and/or postfix.
When called from terminal, fn, the file names look like this:
20160428-001056-597392-2d95c86-b775190
20160428-001056-153234-2d95c86-b775190
Which currently follows this format:
yyyymmdd-hhmmss-10^(-6)seconds-gitsha-procsha
(Subject to change as I see fit, or on suggestion.)
If you use the package within python you can also:
- Pass your own prefix and postfix.
- Override the postfix.
- Append incremental numbers.
- Change the delimiter.
- Override the length of the git sha.
Se ./example.py for some usage
I have a lot of projects where I make large amounts of files (images, 3D models, 2D vector files), and I've always wanted a more efficient way of maintaining unique file names.
I got inspired to write this when I saw this tweet about how Vera Molar names her works in a Periscope video:
https://twitter.com/inconvergent/status/700341427344113665
Install using (as sudo) either
./setup.py install
Or
./setup.py develop
The latter is most convenient if you will be editing the code.
No. It only uses the current time to make a relatively distinct string—don't use this for anything remotely important.
- Pass in some arguments in terminal?
- Git sha as folder, not in name?