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+# various utility things
+
+import hsluv
+import hashlib
+
+# same algorithm as xep-0392
+def gen_colour(s):
+    b=s.encode("utf-8")
+    h=hashlib.sha1(b)
+    two_bytes=h.digest()[:2]
+    val = int.from_bytes(two_bytes, 'little')
+    angle = 360*(val/65536)
+    col = hsluv.hsluv_to_hex([angle, 80, 70])
+    return col
+    
+