import hashlib
import string


def generate_id(text: str) -> str:
    """Generate a 3-character alphanumeric hash from a URL that is unlikely to collide."""

    hash_object = hashlib.md5(text.encode())
    hash_hex = hash_object.hexdigest()

    # Convert to integer
    hash_int = int(hash_hex, 16)

    # Convert to base62 using the same character set
    characters = string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits
    base = len(characters)

    result = ""
    for _ in range(3):
        result = characters[hash_int % base] + result
        hash_int //= base

    return result