# generate-uuid

> Simple function to generate a uuid or a guid

Latest version **1.0.6** (published 2016-08-18) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install generate-uuid
pnpm add generate-uuid
yarn add generate-uuid
bun add generate-uuid
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.6 |
| Published | 2016-08-18 |
| First published | 2015-12-04 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 5 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 0 |
| Author | Kylie Rose |
| Maintainers | thisiskylierose |
| Keywords | uuid, guid, random, number, generate |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/generate-uuid
- Repository: https://github.com/thisiskylierose/generate-uuid
- Issues: https://github.com/thisiskylierose/generate-uuid/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/generate-uuid

## Dependencies (5)

- [eslint](https://npm.io/package/eslint.md) ^1.10.3
- [rimraf](https://npm.io/package/rimraf.md) ^2.4.4
- [babel-cli](https://npm.io/package/babel-cli.md) 6.11.4
- [babel-core](https://npm.io/package/babel-core.md) 6.13.2
- [babel-eslint](https://npm.io/package/babel-eslint.md) ^5.0.0-beta4

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## Recent versions

- 1.0.6 (latest) — 2016-08-18
- 1.0.5 — 2015-12-04
- 1.0.4 — 2015-12-04
- 1.0.3 — 2015-12-04
- 1.0.2 — 2015-12-04
- 1.0.1 — 2015-12-04
- 1.0.0 — 2015-12-04

## README

# Generate UUID

Simple function to generate a UUID or a GUID.

## Basic Usage

```
import generateUuid from 'generate-uuid';  
const uuid = generateUuid();
```

### About Generate UUID

Fast UUID generator, RFC4122 version 4 compliant.

Sourced from discussion on Stackoverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/105034/how-to-create-a-guid-uuid-in-javascript/21963136#21963136

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