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UID

What is UID ?

  • UID is a small and fast node.js module which generates randomized output string using lowercase alphanumeric characters.

Install:

  • We can install uid from terminal using the command npm install uid or,
  • We can install uid from npm

Feature of Uid:-

  • uid and uid/secure are faster than its alternatives.
  • Instead of using single characters, it creates an output using hexadecimal pairs (from a cached dictionary).
  • It allocates a large Buffer/ArrayBuffer up front and uses small chunks from that as needed.
  • You can see all the example of each and every feature in the sample code of uid.
  • uid offers following 3 modes for generating randomized ids

  1. uid
    The "non-secure" mode which is default mode and uses Math.random to produce UUIDs.

  2. uid/secure
    The "secure" mode uses current environment's inbuilt crypto module to generate cryptographically secure (CSPRNG) UUIDs.

  3. uid/single
    The "single" mode does not maintain internal cache or buffer which is ideal for short-lived environments.