Module: Related::Helpers

Included in:: Related

Defined in:: lib/related/helpers.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

#generate_id ⇒ Object

Generate a unique id.
#root ⇒ Object

Returns the root node for the graph.

Instance Method Details

#generate_id ⇒ `Object`

Generate a unique id

# File 'lib/related/helpers.rb', line 8

def generate_id
  Base64.encode64(
    Digest::MD5.digest("#{Time.now}-#{rand}")
  ).gsub('/','x').gsub('+','y').gsub('=','').strip
end

#root ⇒ `Object`

Returns the root node for the graph



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# File 'lib/related/helpers.rb', line 15

def root
  @root ||= Related::Root.new
end