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| 5 | # uuid [](https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/actions?query=workflow%3ACI) [](https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/actions/workflows/browser.yml) |
| 6 | |
| 7 | For the creation of [RFC9562](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9562.html) (formerly [RFC4122](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4122.html)) UUIDs |
| 8 | |
| 9 | - **Complete** - Support for all RFC9562 UUID versions |
| 10 | - **Cross-platform** - Support for... |
| 11 | - ESM & Common JS |
| 12 | - [Typescript](#support) |
| 13 | - [Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge](#support) |
| 14 | - [NodeJS](#support) |
| 15 | - [React Native / Expo](#react-native--expo) |
| 16 | - **Secure** - Uses modern `crypto` API for random values |
| 17 | - **Compact** - Zero-dependency, [tree-shakable](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Tree_shaking) |
| 18 | - **CLI** - [`uuid` command line](#command-line) utility |
| 19 | |
| 20 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 21 | > [!NOTE] |
| 22 | > `uuid@11` is now available: See the [CHANGELOG](./CHANGELOG.md) for details. TL;DR: |
| 23 | > * TypeScript support is now included (remove `@types/uuid` from your dependencies) |
| 24 | > * Subtle changes to how the `options` arg is interpreted for `v1()`, `v6()`, and `v7()`. [See details](#options-handling-for-timestamp-uuids) |
| 25 | > * Binary UUIDs are now `Uint8Array`s. (May impact callers of `parse()`, `stringify()`, or that pass an `option#buf` argument to `v1()`-`v7()`.) |
| 26 | |
| 27 | ## Quickstart |
| 28 | |
| 29 | **1. Install** |
| 30 | |
| 31 | ```shell |
| 32 | npm install uuid |
| 33 | ``` |
| 34 | |
| 35 | **2. Create a UUID** |
| 36 | |
| 37 | ESM-syntax (must use named exports): |
| 38 | |
| 39 | ```javascript |
| 40 | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; |
| 41 | uuidv4(); // ⇨ '9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d' |
| 42 | ``` |
| 43 | |
| 44 | ... CommonJS: |
| 45 | |
| 46 | ```javascript |
| 47 | const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid'); |
| 48 | uuidv4(); // ⇨ '1b9d6bcd-bbfd-4b2d-9b5d-ab8dfbbd4bed' |
| 49 | ``` |
| 50 | |
| 51 | For timestamp UUIDs, namespace UUIDs, and other options read on ... |
| 52 | |
| 53 | ## API Summary |
| 54 | |
| 55 | | | | | |
| 56 | | --- | --- | --- | |
| 57 | | [`uuid.NIL`](#uuidnil) | The nil UUID string (all zeros) | New in `[email protected]` | |
| 58 | | [`uuid.MAX`](#uuidmax) | The max UUID string (all ones) | New in `[email protected]` | |
| 59 | | [`uuid.parse()`](#uuidparsestr) | Convert UUID string to array of bytes | New in `[email protected]` | |
| 60 | | [`uuid.stringify()`](#uuidstringifyarr-offset) | Convert array of bytes to UUID string | New in `[email protected]` | |
| 61 | | [`uuid.v1()`](#uuidv1options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 1 (timestamp) UUID | | |
| 62 | | [`uuid.v1ToV6()`](#uuidv1tov6uuid) | Create a version 6 UUID from a version 1 UUID | New in `uuid@10` | |
| 63 | | [`uuid.v3()`](#uuidv3name-namespace-buffer-offset) | Create a version 3 (namespace w/ MD5) UUID | | |
| 64 | | [`uuid.v4()`](#uuidv4options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 4 (random) UUID | | |
| 65 | | [`uuid.v5()`](#uuidv5name-namespace-buffer-offset) | Create a version 5 (namespace w/ SHA-1) UUID | | |
| 66 | | [`uuid.v6()`](#uuidv6options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 6 (timestamp, reordered) UUID | New in `uuid@10` | |
| 67 | | [`uuid.v6ToV1()`](#uuidv6tov1uuid) | Create a version 1 UUID from a version 6 UUID | New in `uuid@10` | |
| 68 | | [`uuid.v7()`](#uuidv7options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 7 (Unix Epoch time-based) UUID | New in `uuid@10` | |
| 69 | | ~~[`uuid.v8()`](#uuidv8)~~ | "Intentionally left blank" | | |
| 70 | | [`uuid.validate()`](#uuidvalidatestr) | Test a string to see if it is a valid UUID | New in `[email protected]` | |
| 71 | | [`uuid.version()`](#uuidversionstr) | Detect RFC version of a UUID | New in `[email protected]` | |
| 72 | |
| 73 | ## API |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ### uuid.NIL |
| 76 | |
| 77 | The nil UUID string (all zeros). |
| 78 | |
| 79 | Example: |
| 80 | |
| 81 | ```javascript |
| 82 | import { NIL as NIL_UUID } from 'uuid'; |
| 83 | |
| 84 | NIL_UUID; // ⇨ '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000' |
| 85 | ``` |
| 86 | |
| 87 | ### uuid.MAX |
| 88 | |
| 89 | The max UUID string (all ones). |
| 90 | |
| 91 | Example: |
| 92 | |
| 93 | ```javascript |
| 94 | import { MAX as MAX_UUID } from 'uuid'; |
| 95 | |
| 96 | MAX_UUID; // ⇨ 'ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff' |
| 97 | ``` |
| 98 | |
| 99 | ### uuid.parse(str) |
| 100 | |
| 101 | Convert UUID string to array of bytes |
| 102 | |
| 103 | | | | |
| 104 | | --------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
| 105 | | `str` | A valid UUID `String` | |
| 106 | | _returns_ | `Uint8Array[16]` | |
| 107 | | _throws_ | `TypeError` if `str` is not a valid UUID | |
| 108 | |
| 109 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 110 | > [!NOTE] |
| 111 | > Ordering of values in the byte arrays used by `parse()` and `stringify()` follows the left ↠ right order of hex-pairs in UUID strings. As shown in the example below. |
| 112 | |
| 113 | Example: |
| 114 | |
| 115 | ```javascript |
| 116 | import { parse as uuidParse } from 'uuid'; |
| 117 | |
| 118 | // Parse a UUID |
| 119 | uuidParse('6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b'); // ⇨ |
| 120 | // Uint8Array(16) [ |
| 121 | // 110, 192, 189, 127, 17, |
| 122 | // 192, 67, 218, 151, 94, |
| 123 | // 42, 138, 217, 235, 174, |
| 124 | // 11 |
| 125 | // ] |
| 126 | ``` |
| 127 | |
| 128 | ### uuid.stringify(arr[, offset]) |
| 129 | |
| 130 | Convert array of bytes to UUID string |
| 131 | |
| 132 | | | | |
| 133 | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| 134 | | `arr` | `Array`-like collection of 16 values (starting from `offset`) between 0-255. | |
| 135 | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Starting index in the Array | |
| 136 | | _returns_ | `String` | |
| 137 | | _throws_ | `TypeError` if a valid UUID string cannot be generated | |
| 138 | |
| 139 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 140 | > [!NOTE] |
| 141 | > Ordering of values in the byte arrays used by `parse()` and `stringify()` follows the left ↠ right order of hex-pairs in UUID strings. As shown in the example below. |
| 142 | |
| 143 | Example: |
| 144 | |
| 145 | ```javascript |
| 146 | import { stringify as uuidStringify } from 'uuid'; |
| 147 | |
| 148 | const uuidBytes = Uint8Array.of( |
| 149 | 0x6e, |
| 150 | 0xc0, |
| 151 | 0xbd, |
| 152 | 0x7f, |
| 153 | 0x11, |
| 154 | 0xc0, |
| 155 | 0x43, |
| 156 | 0xda, |
| 157 | 0x97, |
| 158 | 0x5e, |
| 159 | 0x2a, |
| 160 | 0x8a, |
| 161 | 0xd9, |
| 162 | 0xeb, |
| 163 | 0xae, |
| 164 | 0x0b |
| 165 | ); |
| 166 | |
| 167 | uuidStringify(uuidBytes); // ⇨ '6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b' |
| 168 | ``` |
| 169 | |
| 170 | ### uuid.v1([options[, buffer[, offset]]]) |
| 171 | |
| 172 | Create an RFC version 1 (timestamp) UUID |
| 173 | |
| 174 | | | | |
| 175 | | --- | --- | |
| 176 | | [`options`] | `Object` with one or more of the following properties: | |
| 177 | | [`options.node = (random)` ] | RFC "node" field as an `Array[6]` of byte values (per 4.1.6) | |
| 178 | | [`options.clockseq = (random)`] | RFC "clock sequence" as a `Number` between 0 - 0x3fff | |
| 179 | | [`options.msecs = (current time)`] | RFC "timestamp" field (`Number` of milliseconds, unix epoch) | |
| 180 | | [`options.nsecs = 0`] | RFC "timestamp" field (`Number` of nanoseconds to add to `msecs`, should be 0-10,000) | |
| 181 | | [`options.random = (random)`] | `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) used to generate other fields, above | |
| 182 | | [`options.rng`] | Alternative to `options.random`, a `Function` that returns an `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) | |
| 183 | | [`buffer`] | `Uint8Array` or `Uint8Array` subtype (e.g. Node.js `Buffer`). If provided, binary UUID is written into the array, starting at `offset` | |
| 184 | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Index to start writing UUID bytes in `buffer` | |
| 185 | | _returns_ | UUID `String` if no `buffer` is specified, otherwise returns `buffer` | |
| 186 | | _throws_ | `Error` if more than 10M UUIDs/sec are requested | |
| 187 | |
| 188 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 189 | > [!NOTE] |
| 190 | > The default [node id](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#section-5.1) (the last 12 digits in the UUID) is generated once, randomly, on process startup, and then remains unchanged for the duration of the process. |
| 191 | |
| 192 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 193 | > [!NOTE] |
| 194 | > `options.random` and `options.rng` are only meaningful on the very first call to `v1()`, where they may be passed to initialize the internal `node` and `clockseq` fields. |
| 195 | |
| 196 | Example: |
| 197 | |
| 198 | ```javascript |
| 199 | import { v1 as uuidv1 } from 'uuid'; |
| 200 | |
| 201 | uuidv1(); // ⇨ '2c5ea4c0-4067-11e9-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d' |
| 202 | ``` |
| 203 | |
| 204 | Example using `options`: |
| 205 | |
| 206 | ```javascript |
| 207 | import { v1 as uuidv1 } from 'uuid'; |
| 208 | |
| 209 | const options = { |
| 210 | node: Uint8Array.of(0x01, 0x23, 0x45, 0x67, 0x89, 0xab), |
| 211 | clockseq: 0x1234, |
| 212 | msecs: new Date('2011-11-01').getTime(), |
| 213 | nsecs: 5678, |
| 214 | }; |
| 215 | uuidv1(options); // ⇨ '710b962e-041c-11e1-9234-0123456789ab' |
| 216 | ``` |
| 217 | |
| 218 | ### uuid.v1ToV6(uuid) |
| 219 | |
| 220 | Convert a UUID from version 1 to version 6 |
| 221 | |
| 222 | ```javascript |
| 223 | import { v1ToV6 } from 'uuid'; |
| 224 | |
| 225 | v1ToV6('92f62d9e-22c4-11ef-97e9-325096b39f47'); // ⇨ '1ef22c49-2f62-6d9e-97e9-325096b39f47' |
| 226 | ``` |
| 227 | |
| 228 | ### uuid.v3(name, namespace[, buffer[, offset]]) |
| 229 | |
| 230 | Create an RFC version 3 (namespace w/ MD5) UUID |
| 231 | |
| 232 | API is identical to `v5()`, but uses "v3" instead. |
| 233 | |
| 234 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 235 | > [!IMPORTANT] |
| 236 | > Per the RFC, "_If backward compatibility is not an issue, SHA-1 [Version 5] is preferred_." |
| 237 | |
| 238 | ### uuid.v4([options[, buffer[, offset]]]) |
| 239 | |
| 240 | Create an RFC version 4 (random) UUID |
| 241 | |
| 242 | | | | |
| 243 | | --- | --- | |
| 244 | | [`options`] | `Object` with one or more of the following properties: | |
| 245 | | [`options.random`] | `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) | |
| 246 | | [`options.rng`] | Alternative to `options.random`, a `Function` that returns an `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) | |
| 247 | | [`buffer`] | `Uint8Array` or `Uint8Array` subtype (e.g. Node.js `Buffer`). If provided, binary UUID is written into the array, starting at `offset` | |
| 248 | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Index to start writing UUID bytes in `buffer` | |
| 249 | | _returns_ | UUID `String` if no `buffer` is specified, otherwise returns `buffer` | |
| 250 | |
| 251 | Example: |
| 252 | |
| 253 | ```javascript |
| 254 | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; |
| 255 | |
| 256 | uuidv4(); // ⇨ '9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d' |
| 257 | ``` |
| 258 | |
| 259 | Example using predefined `random` values: |
| 260 | |
| 261 | ```javascript |
| 262 | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; |
| 263 | |
| 264 | const v4options = { |
| 265 | random: Uint8Array.of( |
| 266 | 0x10, |
| 267 | 0x91, |
| 268 | 0x56, |
| 269 | 0xbe, |
| 270 | 0xc4, |
| 271 | 0xfb, |
| 272 | 0xc1, |
| 273 | 0xea, |
| 274 | 0x71, |
| 275 | 0xb4, |
| 276 | 0xef, |
| 277 | 0xe1, |
| 278 | 0x67, |
| 279 | 0x1c, |
| 280 | 0x58, |
| 281 | 0x36 |
| 282 | ), |
| 283 | }; |
| 284 | uuidv4(v4options); // ⇨ '109156be-c4fb-41ea-b1b4-efe1671c5836' |
| 285 | ``` |
| 286 | |
| 287 | ### uuid.v5(name, namespace[, buffer[, offset]]) |
| 288 | |
| 289 | Create an RFC version 5 (namespace w/ SHA-1) UUID |
| 290 | |
| 291 | | | | |
| 292 | | --- | --- | |
| 293 | | `name` | `String \| Array` | |
| 294 | | `namespace` | `String \| Array[16]` Namespace UUID | |
| 295 | | [`buffer`] | `Uint8Array` or `Uint8Array` subtype (e.g. Node.js `Buffer`). If provided, binary UUID is written into the array, starting at `offset` | |
| 296 | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Index to start writing UUID bytes in `buffer` | |
| 297 | | _returns_ | UUID `String` if no `buffer` is specified, otherwise returns `buffer` | |
| 298 | |
| 299 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 300 | > [!NOTE] |
| 301 | > The RFC `DNS` and `URL` namespaces are available as `v5.DNS` and `v5.URL`. |
| 302 | |
| 303 | Example with custom namespace: |
| 304 | |
| 305 | ```javascript |
| 306 | import { v5 as uuidv5 } from 'uuid'; |
| 307 | |
| 308 | // Define a custom namespace. Readers, create your own using something like |
| 309 | // https://www.uuidgenerator.net/ |
| 310 | const MY_NAMESPACE = '1b671a64-40d5-491e-99b0-da01ff1f3341'; |
| 311 | |
| 312 | uuidv5('Hello, World!', MY_NAMESPACE); // ⇨ '630eb68f-e0fa-5ecc-887a-7c7a62614681' |
| 313 | ``` |
| 314 | |
| 315 | Example with RFC `URL` namespace: |
| 316 | |
| 317 | ```javascript |
| 318 | import { v5 as uuidv5 } from 'uuid'; |
| 319 | |
| 320 | uuidv5('https://www.w3.org/', uuidv5.URL); // ⇨ 'c106a26a-21bb-5538-8bf2-57095d1976c1' |
| 321 | ``` |
| 322 | |
| 323 | ### uuid.v6([options[, buffer[, offset]]]) |
| 324 | |
| 325 | Create an RFC version 6 (timestamp, reordered) UUID |
| 326 | |
| 327 | This method takes the same arguments as uuid.v1(). |
| 328 | |
| 329 | ```javascript |
| 330 | import { v6 as uuidv6 } from 'uuid'; |
| 331 | |
| 332 | uuidv6(); // ⇨ '1e940672-c5ea-64c0-9b5d-ab8dfbbd4bed' |
| 333 | ``` |
| 334 | |
| 335 | Example using `options`: |
| 336 | |
| 337 | ```javascript |
| 338 | import { v6 as uuidv6 } from 'uuid'; |
| 339 | |
| 340 | const options = { |
| 341 | node: [0x01, 0x23, 0x45, 0x67, 0x89, 0xab], |
| 342 | clockseq: 0x1234, |
| 343 | msecs: new Date('2011-11-01').getTime(), |
| 344 | nsecs: 5678, |
| 345 | }; |
| 346 | uuidv6(options); // ⇨ '1e1041c7-10b9-662e-9234-0123456789ab' |
| 347 | ``` |
| 348 | |
| 349 | ### uuid.v6ToV1(uuid) |
| 350 | |
| 351 | Convert a UUID from version 6 to version 1 |
| 352 | |
| 353 | ```javascript |
| 354 | import { v6ToV1 } from 'uuid'; |
| 355 | |
| 356 | v6ToV1('1ef22c49-2f62-6d9e-97e9-325096b39f47'); // ⇨ '92f62d9e-22c4-11ef-97e9-325096b39f47' |
| 357 | ``` |
| 358 | |
| 359 | ### uuid.v7([options[, buffer[, offset]]]) |
| 360 | |
| 361 | Create an RFC version 7 (random) UUID |
| 362 | |
| 363 | | | | |
| 364 | | --- | --- | |
| 365 | | [`options`] | `Object` with one or more of the following properties: | |
| 366 | | [`options.msecs = (current time)`] | RFC "timestamp" field (`Number` of milliseconds, unix epoch) | |
| 367 | | [`options.random = (random)`] | `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) used to generate other fields, above | |
| 368 | | [`options.rng`] | Alternative to `options.random`, a `Function` that returns an `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) | |
| 369 | | [`options.seq = (random)`] | 32-bit sequence `Number` between 0 - 0xffffffff. This may be provided to help ensure uniqueness for UUIDs generated within the same millisecond time interval. Default = random value. | |
| 370 | | [`buffer`] | `Uint8Array` or `Uint8Array` subtype (e.g. Node.js `Buffer`). If provided, binary UUID is written into the array, starting at `offset` | |
| 371 | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Index to start writing UUID bytes in `buffer` | |
| 372 | | _returns_ | UUID `String` if no `buffer` is specified, otherwise returns `buffer` | |
| 373 | |
| 374 | Example: |
| 375 | |
| 376 | ```javascript |
| 377 | import { v7 as uuidv7 } from 'uuid'; |
| 378 | |
| 379 | uuidv7(); // ⇨ '01695553-c90c-705a-b56d-778dfbbd4bed' |
| 380 | ``` |
| 381 | |
| 382 | ### ~~uuid.v8()~~ |
| 383 | |
| 384 | **_"Intentionally left blank"_** |
| 385 | |
| 386 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 387 | > [!NOTE] |
| 388 | > Version 8 (experimental) UUIDs are "[for experimental or vendor-specific use cases](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9562.html#name-uuid-version-8)". The RFC does not define a creation algorithm for them, which is why this package does not offer a `v8()` method. The `validate()` and `version()` methods do work with such UUIDs, however. |
| 389 | |
| 390 | ### uuid.validate(str) |
| 391 | |
| 392 | Test a string to see if it is a valid UUID |
| 393 | |
| 394 | | | | |
| 395 | | --------- | --------------------------------------------------- | |
| 396 | | `str` | `String` to validate | |
| 397 | | _returns_ | `true` if string is a valid UUID, `false` otherwise | |
| 398 | |
| 399 | Example: |
| 400 | |
| 401 | ```javascript |
| 402 | import { validate as uuidValidate } from 'uuid'; |
| 403 | |
| 404 | uuidValidate('not a UUID'); // ⇨ false |
| 405 | uuidValidate('6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b'); // ⇨ true |
| 406 | ``` |
| 407 | |
| 408 | Using `validate` and `version` together it is possible to do per-version validation, e.g. validate for only v4 UUIds. |
| 409 | |
| 410 | ```javascript |
| 411 | import { version as uuidVersion } from 'uuid'; |
| 412 | import { validate as uuidValidate } from 'uuid'; |
| 413 | |
| 414 | function uuidValidateV4(uuid) { |
| 415 | return uuidValidate(uuid) && uuidVersion(uuid) === 4; |
| 416 | } |
| 417 | |
| 418 | const v1Uuid = 'd9428888-122b-11e1-b85c-61cd3cbb3210'; |
| 419 | const v4Uuid = '109156be-c4fb-41ea-b1b4-efe1671c5836'; |
| 420 | |
| 421 | uuidValidateV4(v4Uuid); // ⇨ true |
| 422 | uuidValidateV4(v1Uuid); // ⇨ false |
| 423 | ``` |
| 424 | |
| 425 | ### uuid.version(str) |
| 426 | |
| 427 | Detect RFC version of a UUID |
| 428 | |
| 429 | | | | |
| 430 | | --------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
| 431 | | `str` | A valid UUID `String` | |
| 432 | | _returns_ | `Number` The RFC version of the UUID | |
| 433 | | _throws_ | `TypeError` if `str` is not a valid UUID | |
| 434 | |
| 435 | Example: |
| 436 | |
| 437 | ```javascript |
| 438 | import { version as uuidVersion } from 'uuid'; |
| 439 | |
| 440 | uuidVersion('45637ec4-c85f-11ea-87d0-0242ac130003'); // ⇨ 1 |
| 441 | uuidVersion('6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b'); // ⇨ 4 |
| 442 | ``` |
| 443 | |
| 444 | <!-- prettier-ignore --> |
| 445 | > [!NOTE] |
| 446 | > This method returns `0` for the `NIL` UUID, and `15` for the `MAX` UUID. |
| 447 | |
| 448 | ## Command Line |
| 449 | |
| 450 | UUIDs can be generated from the command line using `uuid`. |
| 451 | |
| 452 | ```shell |
| 453 | $ npx uuid |
| 454 | ddeb27fb-d9a0-4624-be4d-4615062daed4 |
| 455 | ``` |
| 456 | |
| 457 | The default is to generate version 4 UUIDS, however the other versions are supported. Type `uuid --help` for details: |
| 458 | |
| 459 | ```shell |
| 460 | $ npx uuid --help |
| 461 | |
| 462 | Usage: |
| 463 | uuid |
| 464 | uuid v1 |
| 465 | uuid v3 <name> <namespace uuid> |
| 466 | uuid v4 |
| 467 | uuid v5 <name> <namespace uuid> |
| 468 | uuid v7 |
| 469 | uuid --help |
| 470 | |
| 471 | Note: <namespace uuid> may be "URL" or "DNS" to use the corresponding UUIDs |
| 472 | defined by RFC9562 |
| 473 | ``` |
| 474 | |
| 475 | ## `options` Handling for Timestamp UUIDs |
| 476 | |
| 477 | Prior to `uuid@11`, it was possible for `options` state to interfere with the internal state used to ensure uniqueness of timestamp-based UUIDs (the `v1()`, `v6()`, and `v7()` methods). Starting with `uuid@11`, this issue has been addressed by using the presence of the `options` argument as a flag to select between two possible behaviors: |
| 478 | |
| 479 | - Without `options`: Internal state is utilized to improve UUID uniqueness. |
| 480 | - With `options`: Internal state is **NOT** used and, instead, appropriate defaults are applied as needed. |
| 481 | |
| 482 | ## Support |
| 483 | |
| 484 | **Browsers**: `uuid` [builds are tested](/uuidjs/uuid/blob/main/wdio.conf.js) against the latest version of desktop Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. Mobile versions of these same browsers are expected to work but aren't currently tested. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | **Node**: `uuid` [builds are tested](https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L26-L27) against node ([LTS releases](https://github.com/nodejs/Release)), plus one prior. E.g. `node@18` is in maintainence mode, and `node@22` is the current LTS release. So `uuid` supports `node@16`-`node@22`. |
| 487 | |
| 488 | **Typescript**: TS versions released within the past two years are supported. [source](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/49088#issuecomment-2468723715) |
| 489 | |
| 490 | ## Known issues |
| 491 | |
| 492 | <!-- This header is referenced as an anchor in src/rng-browser.ts --> |
| 493 | |
| 494 | ### "getRandomValues() not supported" |
| 495 | |
| 496 | This error occurs in environments where the standard [`crypto.getRandomValues()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Crypto/getRandomValues) API is not supported. This issue can be resolved by adding an appropriate polyfill: |
| 497 | |
| 498 | #### React Native / Expo |
| 499 | |
| 500 | 1. Install [`react-native-get-random-values`](https://github.com/LinusU/react-native-get-random-values#readme) |
| 501 | 1. Import it _before_ `uuid`. Since `uuid` might also appear as a transitive dependency of some other imports it's safest to just import `react-native-get-random-values` as the very first thing in your entry point: |
| 502 | |
| 503 | ```javascript |
| 504 | import 'react-native-get-random-values'; |
| 505 | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; |
| 506 | ``` |
| 507 | |
| 508 | --- |
| 509 | |
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