Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/NumberUtils.as
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.util.*
+
+/**
+* Util methods for number manipulation
+* @class	NumberUtils
+* @author	DI
+*/
+class NumberUtils {
+
+	//Declarations
+	private var _className = 'NumberUtils';
+
+	//Constructor
+	function NumberUtils() {
+	}
+
+	//Getters+Setters
+	function get className():String{
+		return _className;
+	}
+
+    /**
+    * @returns a random number between a and b
+    */
+    public static function randomBetween(a,b):Number {
+        return (a + Math.floor(Math.random()*(b-a+1)));
+    }
+
+}
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Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/StringUtils.as
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--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/StringUtils.as	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/StringUtils.as	(revision 292fb996b7e13fe3eb1f4160b616421fb552c0ce)
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.util.*
+
+/**
+* Util methods for string manipulation
+* @class	StringUtils
+* @author	DI
+*/
+class StringUtils {
+
+	//Declarations
+	private var _className:String = 'StringUtils';
+	private static var _nextID:Number = 0;
+
+	//Constructor
+	function StringUtils() {
+	}
+
+	//Getters+Setters
+	function get className():String{
+		return _className;
+	}
+
+    /**
+    * Converts a query string to an object with attribute-value properies 
+    * @usage    e.g. StringUtils.queryStringToObject('http://uklams.net/lams/authoring/author.do?method=getLearningDesignDetails&learningDesignID=1');
+    *           will return and object containing two properties 'method' and 'learningDesignID'
+    * @returns  Object - containing with attribute-value properies
+    */
+    public static function queryStringToObject(queryString):Object {
+        //Return object
+        var tmp_object = new Object();
+    
+        //Get the args part of the string, i.e. everything after question mark
+        var args_arr:Array = queryString.substring(queryString.indexOf('?')+1,queryString.length)
+        //Each attribute value pair will be separated with & so split using & as delimiter
+        var str_arr:Array = args_arr.split('&');
+        //Construct the object dynamically by looping through array of attributes and splitting at '='
+        for (var i in str_arr) {
+            var v_arr:Array = str_arr[i].split('=');
+            tmp_object[v_arr[0]] = v_arr[1];
+        }
+        return tmp_object;
+    } 
+    
+    /**
+    * Pads a string with specified character
+    * 
+    * @usage trace('left - ' + StringUtils.pad('123',6,'x',true));  //returns '123xxx'
+    * 
+    * @param val:String - String to pad
+    * @param length:Number - Amount to pad by
+    * @param char:String - character to pad with, defaults to '0'
+    * @param padRight:Boolean - set true for right padding
+    * @returns String : padded string
+    */
+    public static function pad(val:String,length:Number,char:String,padRight:Boolean):String{
+        //Char defaults to '0'
+        if(!char){
+            char='0';
+        }
+        //Left or right pad, assume left if not specified
+        if(!padRight) {
+            padRight=false;
+        } 
+        
+        //Go through and pad out the string
+        for (var i=val.length;i<length;i++) {
+            if(padRight){
+                val = val + char;
+            }else {
+                val = char + val;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //Finished return string
+        return val;
+        
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * Constructs a unique ID made up of YYYY-MM-DD-HH-SS-MS-ID where ID is a number between 1 and 999 
+    * @usage    var myID:Number = NumberUtils.getUID();
+    * @returns  String - Containing the UID  
+    */
+    public static function getUID():String {
+        //Return object
+        var uid:String;
+        //Get the time now in ms and concatenate with random number between 1-10
+        var date:Date = new Date();
+        
+        //YEAR
+        var year_str:String = String(date.getFullYear());
+        //MONTH
+        var month_str:String = String(date.getMonth()+1);
+        month_str = StringUtils.pad(month_str,2);
+        //DAY
+        var day_str:String = String(date.getDate());
+        day_str = StringUtils.pad(day_str,2);
+        //HOUR
+        var hour_str:String = String(date.getHours());
+        hour_str = StringUtils.pad(hour_str,2);
+
+        //MINUTE
+        var minute_str:String = String(date.getMinutes());
+        minute_str = StringUtils.pad(minute_str,2);
+
+        //SECOND
+        var second_str:String = String(date.getSeconds());
+        second_str = StringUtils.pad(second_str,2);
+
+        //MILLI-SECOND
+        var milliSecond_str:String = String(date.getMilliseconds());
+        milliSecond_str = StringUtils.pad(milliSecond_str,3);
+
+        //var rand_str:String = String(NumberUtils.randomBetween(0,999));
+        //rand_str = StringUtils.pad(rand_str,3);
+        
+        var id:String = String(_nextID++);
+        id = StringUtils.pad(id,3);
+        
+        //Reset _nextID?
+        if(_nextID>999){
+            _nextID=0;
+        }
+        
+        //Convert back to a number for return
+        //uid = year_str + month_str + day_str + hour_str + minute_str + second_str + milliSecond_str + '-'+ rand_str;
+        uid = year_str + month_str + day_str + hour_str + minute_str + second_str + milliSecond_str + '-'+ id;
+       
+        return uid;
+    } 
+    
+}
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