Meteor UUID `v.0.2.0`

UUID is a package created for adding a UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) on the fly.

Installation

From the command line run the following code.

$ meteor add rwatts:uuid

There are often times when you simply want to create a unique id without using the mongo _:id.

Situations where you want to have a unique ID for coding or session purposes on the client, but do not want to expose the mongo _:id

The UUID can also be stored and used as a foreign key for those whom are familiar with sql type databases.

The uuid.new() method is a 128-bit hash that returns a possibility of 340 undecillion combinations.

In your js file call the uuid.new() method to generate a UUID.

To review the api visit the docs directory and review the api.md file.

Generating a new UUID

var customerID = uuid.new();

Checking the new UUID

var customerID = uuid.new();
console.log(customerID);

Version 0.1.0 Introduces a new method uuid.tiny(). This method generates a 4 character UUID with the possibility of 1.6 million combinations .

For more information on advanced usage visit the repository , and review the docs directory.