uuid-readable

Generate Easy to Remember, Readable UUIDs, that are Shakespearean and Grammatically Correct Sentences 🥳

Built on UUID v4
Supports any UUID version (v1, v3, v4, v5, v6)
Optionally pass your UUID to generate a unique sentence
128 Bit Crypto Secure
Grammatically correct sentences
Easy to remember
Has a Shakespeare feeling
Universally Unique Identifier

Example

Loren Chariot Addy the Titbit of Cholame questioned Cele Garth Alda and 16 windy frogs

Drucill Hubert Lewse the Comer of Avera rejoices Fiann Craggy Florie and 5 hard trouts

Jacquette Brandt John the Pectus of Barnsdall doubted Glenn Gay Gregg and 12 noisy stoats

Note

Think of it this way, it's impossible to remember 32 random characters in UUID, but these sentences even though hard can be remembered, and are definitely fun!

Demo

Thanks to uuid.rocks, we have a demo

curl https://uuid.rocks/plain?readable
# Joyce Ange Barrett the Orient of Alco killed Marlyn Hewett Lady and 11 strong bulls

Installation

npm install uuid-readable --save

Usage

const id = require('uuid-readable')

console.log( id() )
// Cathleen d Dieball the Monolith of Alderson reflects Arly Arnie Keenan and 18 large ants

Pass your own UUID

console.log( id(uuid) )

MongoDB

const id = require('uuid-readable')

readable_id: {
  'type': String,
  'default': id
}

// or use as real id

_id: {
  'type': String,
  'default': id
}

Use Cases

Customer Support

You can remember parts of the id and that's enough to search it up and communicate throughout a large team. I will be using it as a secret generation for a service, and customer tickets.