function DatabaseLockBackend::normalizeName
Normalizes a lock name in order to comply with database limitations.
Parameters
string $name: The passed in lock name.
Return value
string An ASCII-encoded lock name that is at most 255 characters long.
3 calls to DatabaseLockBackend::normalizeName()
- DatabaseLockBackend::acquire in core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Lock/ DatabaseLockBackend.php  - Acquires a lock.
 - DatabaseLockBackend::lockMayBeAvailable in core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Lock/ DatabaseLockBackend.php  - Checks if a lock is available for acquiring.
 - DatabaseLockBackend::release in core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Lock/ DatabaseLockBackend.php  - Releases the given lock.
 
File
- 
              core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Lock/ DatabaseLockBackend.php, line 221  
Class
- DatabaseLockBackend
 - Defines the database lock backend. This is the default backend in Drupal.
 
Namespace
Drupal\Core\LockCode
protected function normalizeName($name) {
  // Nothing to do if the name is a US ASCII string of 255 characters or less.
  $name_is_ascii = mb_check_encoding($name, 'ASCII');
  if (strlen($name) <= 255 && $name_is_ascii) {
    return $name;
  }
  // Return a string that uses as much as possible of the original name with
  // the hash appended.
  $hash = Crypt::hashBase64($name);
  if (!$name_is_ascii) {
    return $hash;
  }
  return substr($name, 0, 255 - strlen($hash)) . $hash;
}
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