class BCrypt::Engine

def self.generate_salt(cost = self.cost)
  cost = cost.to_i
  if cost > 0
    if cost < MIN_COST
      cost = MIN_COST
    end
    if RUBY_PLATFORM == "java"
      Java.bcrypt_jruby.BCrypt.gensalt(cost)
    else
      __bc_salt("$2a$", cost, OpenSSL::Random.random_bytes(MAX_SALT_LENGTH))
    end
  else
    raise Errors::InvalidCost.new("cost must be numeric and > 0")
  end
end