59 bit values

[tausif-deepsource]

hey, i am getting 59 bit values what am i missing or not doing correctly?

[hjpotter92]

There's nothing wrong with 59-bit values. The final representation depends on the formatting, but the value will not exceed the set (39 + 16 + 8) 63 bits.

A sample equivalent generation from golang gives:

362637573840961538       10100001000010110001111001110111011000000000000000000000010

which is also 59-bits. The code used:

func main() {
        var st sonyflake.Settings
        sf := sonyflake.NewSonyflake(st)
        id, err := sf.NextID()
        fmt.Printf("%d \t %b\n", id, id)
}

[tausif-deepsource]

Got it thanks.

Just one follow up question what is the correct way to generate ids in a production setting i mean should i instantiate it once globally and generate ids from the instance? or is there a better optimal way kindly suggest.

[hjpotter92]

Got it thanks.

Just one follow up question what is the correct way to generate ids in a production setting i mean should i instantiate it once globally and generate ids from the instance? or is there a better optimal way kindly suggest.

The library uses a thread lock, so a single instance should work fine. Try and please ping if you face any issues.

[tausif-deepsource]

Thanks for being responsive i will be using this in production so will reach out if i face any issues :)