function generateBuffer(date, ticks, nodeId, clockId) {
  const timeWithTicks = getTimeWithTicks(date, ticks);
  nodeId = getNodeId(nodeId);
  clockId = getClockId(clockId);
  const buffer = utils.allocBufferUnsafe(16);
  //Positions 0-7 Timestamp
  writeTime(buffer, timeWithTicks.time, timeWithTicks.ticks);
  //Position 8-9 Clock
  clockId.copy(buffer, 8, 0);
  //Positions 10-15 Node
  nodeId.copy(buffer, 10, 0);
  //Version Byte: Time based
  //0001xxxx
  //turn off first 4 bits
  buffer[6] = buffer[6] & 0x0f;
  //turn on fifth bit
  buffer[6] = buffer[6] | 0x10;

  //IETF Variant Byte: 1.0.x
  //10xxxxxx
  //turn off first 2 bits
  buffer[8] = buffer[8] & 0x3f;
  //turn on first bit
  buffer[8] = buffer[8] | 0x80;
  return buffer;
}
function generateBuffer(date, ticks, nodeId, clockId) {
  const timeWithTicks = getTimeWithTicks(date, ticks);
  nodeId = getNodeId(nodeId);
  clockId = getClockId(clockId);
  const buffer = utils.allocBufferUnsafe(16);
  //Positions 0-7 Timestamp
  writeTime(buffer, timeWithTicks.time, timeWithTicks.ticks);
  //Position 8-9 Clock
  clockId.copy(buffer, 8, 0);
  //Positions 10-15 Node
  nodeId.copy(buffer, 10, 0);
  //Version Byte: Time based
  //0001xxxx
  //turn off first 4 bits
  buffer[6] = buffer[6] & 0x0f;
  //turn on fifth bit
  buffer[6] = buffer[6] | 0x10;

  //IETF Variant Byte: 1.0.x
  //10xxxxxx
  //turn off first 2 bits
  buffer[8] = buffer[8] & 0x3f;
  //turn on first bit
  buffer[8] = buffer[8] | 0x80;
  return buffer;
}
function generateBuffer ( date , ticks , nodeId , clockId ) { const timeWithTicks = getTimeWithTicks ( date , ticks ) ; nodeId = getNodeId ( nodeId ) ; clockId = getClockId ( clockId ) ; const buffer = utils . allocBufferUnsafe ( 16 ) ; //Positions 0-7 Timestamp writeTime ( buffer , timeWithTicks . time , timeWithTicks . ticks ) ; //Position 8-9 Clock clockId . copy ( buffer , 8 , 0 ) ; //Positions 10-15 Node nodeId . copy ( buffer , 10 , 0 ) ; //Version Byte: Time based //0001xxxx //turn off first 4 bits buffer [ 6 ] = buffer [ 6 ] & 0x0f ; //turn on fifth bit buffer [ 6 ] = buffer [ 6 ] | 0x10 ; //IETF Variant Byte: 1.0.x //10xxxxxx //turn off first 2 bits buffer [ 8 ] = buffer [ 8 ] & 0x3f ; //turn on first bit buffer [ 8 ] = buffer [ 8 ] | 0x80 ; return buffer ; }
Generates a 16-length Buffer instance
@private
@param {Date} date
@param {Number} ticks
@param {String|Buffer} nodeId
@param {String|Buffer} clockId
@returns {Buffer}
Generates a 16 - length Buffer instance