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Deno Short UUID Module

This is a random UUID reneration module which allows you to set your own dictionary and length.

Platform Support

This repo is pulled as a submodule by the npm package short-unique-id. This allows us to support the following platforms through TypeScript and deno bundle:

  • Deno
  • Node.js
  • Browsers

Documentation

You can find the docs and online generator at:

https://shortunique.id

Example

import ShortUniqueId from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/short-unique-id@3.0.0-rc1/short_uuid/mod.ts';

const uid = new ShortUniqueId();

// Random UUID of length 6 (default)
console.log(uid()); // x6trff

// Random UUID of length 12
console.log(uid(12)); // wwL44UU5K0z3

const abUid = new ShortUniqueId({
  dictionary: ['a', 'b'],
  shuffle: false,
});

// Sequential UUID
console.log(abUid.seq()); // a
console.log(abUid.seq()); // b
console.log(abUid.seq()); // ab
console.log(abUid.seq()); // bb
console.log(abUid.seq()); // aab
// ...