Subject: Re: [xsl] Random UUID in pure XSLT? From: "Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:28:20 -0000 |
I was wondering about this requirement a few days ago, as it happens. One approach might be to add an extra "method" to the object returned by fn:random-number-generator. If you don't like extension functions then an alternative now we have first-class functions is to construct an XDM function object in the calling application and pass it in to the stylesheet as a global stylesheet parameter. The function in this case might be a function that takes a random xs:double and delivers a random UUID. You could then call this function supplying random numbers generated using fn:random-number-generator. To construct your own XDM function object in the calling application, implement net.sf.saxon.expr.Callable and wrap your implementation in a s9api XdmFunctionItem. Michael Kay Saxonica > On 10 Nov 2020, at 16:36, Piez, Wendell A. (Fed) wendell.piez@xxxxxxxx <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > XSL Friends b > > Today I write from the day job, where I am researching the question of how can I go about producing random UUIDs, in dozens or hundreds, inside an XSLT pipeline, without extension functions in Saxon. The Java randomUUID() function works nicely when itbs available, but I need to distribute the capability for SaxonHE and eventually SaxonJS. > > We do not have an available implementation of RFC 4122 v4 brandom UUIDb in pure XSLT do we, free to use (and study)? I know the functional nature of the language makes randomness, um, problematic (when isnbt it?), which sometimes means workarounds b thatbs all fine. Indeed so would calling out to a web service if it is known to be reliable. I have thought about handing a list of UUIDs in at runtime, but as I said, there may sometimes be hundreds and perhaps thousands, which makes that approach seem a bit scary. > > Any thoughts or perspective would be most welcome. > > Thanks, Wendell > > > > XSL-List info and archive > EasyUnsubscribe (by email)
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