uniqueId.js

// the purpose of this is not to match any ID standard, but to allow for a 
// reasonably and reliably unique ID when generating on a distributed system
function getId() {
    return btoa(
        (Math.random().toString(36).slice(-4)) + '_' + 
        (new Date()).toISOString() + '_' + 
        (Math.random().toString(36).slice(-6))
    );
}