-function uuid_generate()
- return m_random(0, 99999999);
+local last_uniq_time = 0;
+local function uniq_time()
+ local new_uniq_time = os_time();
+ if last_uniq_time >= new_uniq_time then new_uniq_time = last_uniq_time + 1; end
+ last_uniq_time = new_uniq_time;
+ return new_uniq_time;
+end
+
+local function new_random(x)
+ return sha1(x..os_clock()..tostring({}), true);
+end
+
+local buffer = new_random(uniq_time());
+local function _seed(x)
+ buffer = new_random(buffer..x);
+end
+local function get_nibbles(n)
+ if #buffer < n then _seed(uniq_time()); end
+ local r = buffer:sub(0, n);
+ buffer = buffer:sub(n+1);
+ return r;
+end
+local function get_twobits()
+ return ("%x"):format(get_nibbles(1):byte() % 4 + 8);
+end
+
+function generate()
+ -- generate RFC 4122 complaint UUIDs (version 4 - random)
+ return get_nibbles(8).."-"..get_nibbles(4).."-4"..get_nibbles(3).."-"..(get_twobits())..get_nibbles(3).."-"..get_nibbles(12);