@sqlrooms/utils / generateUniqueName

Function: generateUniqueName()

generateUniqueName(name, usedNames?, separator?): string

Generates a unique name by appending a numeric suffix if the name already exists.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default value	Description
name	string	undefined	The base name to make unique
usedNames?	string[]	undefined	Optional array of existing names to check against
separator?	string	'_'	-

Returns

string

A unique name, potentially with a numeric suffix

Example

generateUniqueName("table", ["table"]) // returns "table_1"
generateUniqueName("table_1", ["table_1"]) // returns "table_2"
generateUniqueName("Notebook", ["Notebook 1"], " ") // returns "Notebook 2"