1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/path.cc b/src/libstore/path.cc
index e642abcd5..392db225e 100644
--- a/src/libstore/path.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/path.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "store-api.hh"
 
+#include <sodium.h>
+
 namespace nix {
 
 static void checkName(std::string_view path, std::string_view name)
@@ -41,6 +43,13 @@ bool StorePath::isDerivation() const
 
 StorePath StorePath::dummy("ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff-x");
 
+StorePath StorePath::random(std::string_view name)
+{
+    Hash hash(htSHA1);
+    randombytes_buf(hash.hash, hash.hashSize);
+    return StorePath(hash, name);
+}
+
 StorePath Store::parseStorePath(std::string_view path) const
 {
     auto p = canonPath(std::string(path));