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getObjectId

pkosiec/mongo-seeding · core/src/helpers/index.ts:10

export const getObjectId = (name: string): ObjectId => {
  if (name === '') {
    throw new Error('Name cannot be empty');
  }

  const hash = createHash('sha1').update(name, 'utf8').digest('hex');

  return new ObjectId(hash.substring(0, 24));
};

/**
 * Constructs ObjectId instances based on entity names.
 * Helpful for database references between two collections.
 *
 * @param names Array of object names
 */
export const getObjectIds = (names: string[]): ObjectId[] => {
  return names.map((name) => getObjectId(name));

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