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Generate a random MongoDB ObjectId.

Project description

Random ObjectId |Build Status|
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Motivation
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This is a pretty simple project without any outlandish goals. Occasionally I needed a MongoDB ObjectID for a unit test. This saves a query or visiting a website. I also wanted to learn more about writing & deploying Python packages.

Dependencies
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None.

Supports
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Python 2.7 and 3.2+. See ```.travis.yml```_ for the full breakdown.

Installation
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pip install random-object-id

Usage
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$ random_object_id -h
usage: random_object_id [-h] [-l]

Generate a random MongoDB ObjectId

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l, --longform prints the ID surrounded by ObjectId("...")

Examples
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::

$ random_object_id
55348611a56c10449ab80a4f
$ random_object_id -l
ObjectId("553486125ed592a10c4e8e6b")

.. |Build Status| image:: https://travis-ci.org/mxr/random-object-id.svg?branch=master
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.. _``.travis.yml``: https://github.com/mxr/random-object-id/blob/master/.travis.yml

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