diff --git a/src/morethantext/cache.rs b/src/morethantext/cache.rs
index d5d0f5e..0c4936b 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/cache.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/cache.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,78 @@
 use super::{ErrorCode, FromCache, MTTError, Store, ToCache, ENTRY};
 use async_std::{channel::Receiver, path::PathBuf};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, thread_rng, Rng};
+use std::{collections::{HashMap, VecDeque}, iter::Iterator};
+
+struct IDGenerator {
+    ids: Option<VecDeque<String>>,
+}
+
+impl IDGenerator {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ids: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn with_ids<T, D>(ids: T) -> Self where T: Into<Vec<D>>, D: Into<String> {
+        let id_list = ids.into();
+        let mut data = VecDeque::new();
+        for id in id_list {
+            data.push_back(id.into());
+        }
+        Self {
+            ids: Some(data),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for IDGenerator {
+    type Item = String;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        match &self.ids {
+            Some(id_list) => {
+                let mut ids = id_list.clone();
+                let output = match ids.pop_front() {
+                    Some(id) => Some(id.to_string()),
+                    None => None,
+                };
+                self.ids = Some(ids);
+                output
+            }
+            None => Some(thread_rng().sample_iter(&Alphanumeric).take(64).collect()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod genid {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unique_ids() {
+        let mut gen = IDGenerator::new();
+        let mut output: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            let id = gen.next().unwrap();
+            assert!(!output.contains(&id), "{} found in {:?}", id, output);
+            output.push(id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn controlled_ids() {
+        let ids = ["one",  "two", "three"];
+        let mut gen = IDGenerator::with_ids(ids.clone());
+        for id in ids {
+            assert_eq!(id, gen.next().unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 pub struct Cache {
     data: HashMap<String, Store>,
+    ids: IDGenerator,
 }
 
 impl Cache {
@@ -13,7 +82,10 @@ impl Cache {
     {
         let mut data = HashMap::new();
         data.insert(ENTRY.to_string(), Store::new());
-        Self { data: data }
+        Self { 
+            data: data,
+            ids: IDGenerator::new(),
+        }
     }
 
     pub async fn listen(&mut self, listener: Receiver<ToCache>) {