asc_build_component_global_id ()

gchar *
asc_build_component_global_id (const gchar *component_id,
                               const gchar *checksum);

Builds a global component ID from a component-id and a (usually MD5) checksum generated from the component data.

The global-id is used as a global, unique identifier for a component. (while the component-ID is local, e.g. for one source). Its primary usecase is to identify a media directory on the filesystem which is associated with this component.

asc_filename_from_url ()

gchar *
asc_filename_from_url (const gchar *url);

Generate a filename from a web-URL that can be used to store the file on disk after download.