def generate_unique_mcdi_form_id(): """Generate a unique random parent MCDI form ID. Generate a new parent MCDI form ID that is not currently in use by other MCDI forms and is unpredictable given previous IDs. @return: The newly generated form ID. @rtype: str """ found = False ret_id = None while not found: ret_id = user_util.generate_password().lower() found = db_util.get_parent_form_by_id(ret_id) == None return ret_id
def generate_new_api_key(): """Generate a new unique API key. Generate a unique random API key that has not been assigned to any other system users. @return: The newly generated API key. @rtype: str """ found = False new_key = None while not found: new_key = user_util.generate_password(pass_len=20).lower() found = db_util.get_api_key(new_key) == None return new_key