crew_random_name {crew}

Random name

Description

Generate a random string that can be used as a name for a worker or task.

Usage

crew_random_name(n = 12L)

Arguments

n

Number of bytes of information in the random string hashed to generate the name. Larger n is more likely to generate unique names, but it may be slower to compute.

Details

The randomness is not reproducible and cannot be set with e.g. set.seed() in R.

Value

A random character string.

See Also

Other utility: crew_assert(), crew_clean(), crew_deprecate(), crew_eval(), crew_retry(), crew_terminate_process(), crew_terminate_signal(), crew_worker()

Examples

crew_random_name()