utils.py

from __future__ import unicode_literals

import hashlib

import six


def get_cache_key(**kwargs):
    """
    Get MD5 encoded cache key for given arguments.

    Here is the format of key before MD5 encryption.
        key1:value1__key2:value2 ...

    Example:
        >>> get_cache_key(site_domain="example.com", resource="enterprise-learner")
        # Here is key format for above call
        # "site_domain:example.com__resource:enterprise-learner"
        a54349175618ff1659dee0978e3149ca

    Arguments:
        **kwargs: Key word arguments that need to be present in cache key.

    Returns:
         An MD5 encoded key uniquely identified by the key word arguments.
    """
    key = '__'.join(['{}:{}'.format(item, value) for item, value in six.iteritems(kwargs)])

    return hashlib.md5(key).hexdigest()