#!/usr/bin/env python3

import itertools
import logging

# This module is commonly used by others in here and should avoid
# taking any unnecessary dependencies back on them.

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
generators = {}


def get(name: str) -> int:
    """
    def __init__(self):
        self.my_unique_id = id_generator.get("student_id")
    """
    if name not in generators:
        generators[name] = itertools.count()
    x = next(generators[name])
    logger.debug(f"Generated next id {x}")
    return x