👽 New API for generative icons, Re: #163

src/utils/MiscHelpers.js

@@ -3,4 +3,11 @@ import { hideFurnitureOn } from '@/utils/defaults';
 /* Returns false if page furniture should be hidden on said route */
 export const shouldBeVisible = (routeName) => !hideFurnitureOn.includes(routeName);
 
-export const x = () => null;
+/* Very rudimentary hash function for generative icons */
+export const asciiHash = (input) => {
+  const str = (!input || input.length === 0) ? Math.random().toString() : input;
+  const reducer = (previousHash, char) => (previousHash || 0) + char.charCodeAt(0);
+  const asciiSum = str.split('').reduce(reducer).toString();
+  const shortened = asciiSum.slice(0, 30) + asciiSum.slice(asciiSum.length - 30);
+  return window.btoa(shortened);
+};