@imrandil/gen_uuid NPM

gen_uuid

A simple npm package for generating unique UUIDs.

Installation

You can install this package using npm:

npm install @imrandil/gen_uuid

Usage

const generateUUID = require('@imrandil/gen_uuid');

// Generate a UUID
const uuid = generateUUID();

console.log(uuid);
//2928a8fd-5a1c-48c4-d522-abfafbdbb86618f46c18728

Description

This package provides a function generateUUID() that generates a unique UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) each time it is called. The UUIDs generated by this function adhere to the UUID format specified in RFC 4122.

The function uses a cryptographically insecure method to generate UUIDs and may produce collisions if used in applications requiring strong uniqueness guarantees.

Use Case

Session Management: Generate unique identifiers for user sessions in web applications.
Database Primary Keys: Use UUIDs as primary keys in databases to ensure unique identifiers for each record.
Message Queue Identifiers: Generate UUIDs as identifiers for messages in message queue systems to ensure each message is uniquely identified.
Distributed Systems: Use UUIDs to uniquely identify resources in distributed systems and microservices architectures.