split functionality file across new module as was getting too long on its own. All functions remian the same, but imports will need to be updated.

functionality/naming.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""
+This file contains functions for dynamic naming of objects.
+
+Author(s): David Marchant
+"""
+
+from typing import List
+from random import SystemRandom
+
+from core.correctness.vars import CHAR_LOWERCASE, CHAR_UPPERCASE
+
+
+#TODO Make this guaranteed unique
+def generate_id(prefix:str="", length:int=16, existing_ids:List[str]=[], 
+        charset:str=CHAR_UPPERCASE+CHAR_LOWERCASE, attempts:int=24):
+    random_length = max(length - len(prefix), 0)
+    for _ in range(attempts):
+        id = prefix + ''.join(SystemRandom().choice(charset) 
+            for _ in range(random_length))
+        if id not in existing_ids:
+            return id
+    raise ValueError(f"Could not generate ID unique from '{existing_ids}' "
+        f"using values '{charset}' and length of '{length}'.")