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  """
  runid util.
  """
  
  import shortuuid  # type: ignore
  
  
  def generate_id():
      # ~3t run ids (36**8)
      run_gen = shortuuid.ShortUUID(alphabet=list("0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"))
      return run_gen.random(8)
  