YYID for Node.js

• Generates a UUID#4-like random string, but in contrast to RFC 4122, omits the static bits
• Format: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx (128bit randomness)
• Use a crytographically solid source of randomness: crypto.randomBytes
• See yyid.js for an ESM browser version

Install

$ npm install yyid-node

Usage

var yyid = require('yyid-node');
yyid(); // => '5ebd4295-92a2-c98b-9103-b1e5d16f2bfa'

Other Versions

YYID is available for more languages, such as Ruby, Elixir, and Rust.