Create a unique number with javascript time

Question

I need to generate unique id numbers on the fly using javascript. In the past, I\'ve done this by creating a number using time. The number would be made up of the four digi

Answer 1

function getUniqueNumber() {

    function shuffle(str) {
        var a = str.split("");
        var n = a.length;
        for(var i = n - 1; i > 0; i--) {
            var j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
            var tmp = a[i];
            a[i] = a[j];
            a[j] = tmp;
        }
        return a.join("");
    }
    var str = new Date().getTime() + (Math.random()*999 +1000).toFixed() //string
    return Number.parseInt(shuffle(str));   
}