generate a hex code for an aircraft on creation #33

2018-02-12 20:58:23 -06:00
parent 2678514077
commit 5c58dfe1ae
5 changed files with 26 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/app/Support/ICAO.php
+++ b/app/Support/ICAO.php
@@ -9,4 +9,15 @@ namespace App\Support;
 class ICAO
 {

+    /**
+     * Create a random hex code. Eventually this may follow the format in:
+     * ICAO Aeronautical Telecommunications, Annex 10, Vol. III, chapter 9
+     * @param null $country
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function createHexCode($country=null)
+    {
+        $bytes = random_bytes(4);
+        return bin2hex($bytes);
+    }
 }