rewrite(phase4): didnt think if global exists lol

src/Util/Identifier.luau

@@ -1,30 +1,25 @@
 --!optimize 2
---!native
 --@EternityDev
-local BITS: number = 16
+local BITS: number = 8
 local MAX_VALUE: number = bit32.lshift(1, BITS) - 1
 
-local cache: { [string]: number } = {}
+if not shared.__identifier_registry then
-local hash: number = game.PlaceVersion + 5381
+    shared.__identifier_registry = {
-local count: number = 0
+        cache = {} :: { [string]: number },
-
+        counter = 0,
-return function(name: string): number
+    }
-	local cached = cache[name]
+end
-	if cached then
+
-		return cached
+local registry = shared.__identifier_registry
-	end
+return function(name: string): number
-	if count >= 255 then -- 255 is safer from collision
+    local cached = registry.cache[name]
-		warn("ran out of ids :(")
+    if cached then
-		return 0
+        return cached
-	end
+    end
-
+
-	local b: number = hash
+    local id = registry.counter + 1
-	for i = 1, #name do
+    assert(id <= MAX_VALUE, `Identifier overflow: exceeded {MAX_VALUE + 1} unique names.`)
-		b = bit32.bxor(bit32.lshift(b, 5) + b, string.byte(name, i))
+    registry.counter = id + 1
-	end
+    registry.cache[name] = id
-
+    return id
-	local reduced = bit32.band(b, MAX_VALUE)
-	cache[name] = reduced
-	count += 1
-	return reduced
 end