utils/utils.py

from uuid import uuid4

def pipe(data, *funcs):
    """ Pipe a value through a sequence of functions

    I.e. ``pipe(data, f, g, h)`` is equivalent to ``h(g(f(data)))``

    We think of the value as progressing through a pipe of several
    transformations, much like pipes in UNIX

    ``$ cat data | f | g | h``

    >>> double = lambda i: 2 * i
    >>> pipe(3, double, str)
    '6'

    See Also:
        compose
        thread_first
        thread_last
    """
    for func in funcs:
        data = func(data)
    return data

def generate_uuid(use_hex=False):
    if use_hex:
        return str(uuid4().hex)
    else:
        return str(uuid4())