@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ func GetLengthLimitedID(fixedPrefix, suffix string, maxLength int) string {
 		// start with the character that we use to denote a shortened string, which could
 		// result in a clash.  Hash the value and truncate...
 		hasher := sha256.New()
-		hasher.Write([]byte(suffix))
+		_, err := hasher.Write([]byte(suffix))
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
 		hash := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
 		charsLeftForHash := maxLength - 1 - prefixLen
 		return fixedPrefix + shortenedPrefix + hash[0:charsLeftForHash]
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package hashutils

import (
	"crypto/sha256"
	"encoding/base64"
)

const shortenedPrefix = "_"

// GetLengthLimitedID returns an ID that consists of the given prefix and, either the given suffix,
// or, if that would exceed the length limit, a cryptographic hash of the suffix, truncated to the
// required length.
func GetLengthLimitedID(fixedPrefix, suffix string, maxLength int) string {
	prefixLen := len(fixedPrefix)
	suffixLen := len(suffix)
	totalLen := prefixLen + suffixLen
	if totalLen > maxLength || (totalLen == maxLength && suffix[0:1] == shortenedPrefix) {
		// Either it's just too long, or it's exactly the right length but it happens to
		// start with the character that we use to denote a shortened string, which could
		// result in a clash.  Hash the value and truncate...
		hasher := sha256.New()
		hasher.Write([]byte(suffix))
		hash := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
		charsLeftForHash := maxLength - 1 - prefixLen
		return fixedPrefix + shortenedPrefix + hash[0:charsLeftForHash]
	}
	// No need to shorten.
	return fixedPrefix + suffix
}

Should probably panic here. I think hashers are contracted not to return errors (and returning "" doesn't handle the error)