public function create_cart()
{
// Generate hash of new cart for cookie
$hash = sha1(microtime() . Text::random());
// Save cart into database
$this->_cart_id = Arr::get(DB::insert('carts', array('hash', 'created_at'))->values(array($hash, time()))->execute(), 0);
// Save cart to cookie
Cookie::set('cart', $hash, 60 * 60 * 24 * 365);
return true;
}
/**
* Generate a random password
*/
public static function generate_random_password()
{
return Text::random('alnum', 8);
}