Namespaced IDs

This is an attempt to model a value compatible with the UUID representation

but with the following attributes:

• Namespaced: Every NID has a namespace value that allow to easily diferenciate one ID from another
• Sortable: a Time object (or current time) is used on the value to allow NID object to be sorted within their namespace

Also NID object can be reprented both in UUID format and on NID format. For example sample__Vq_DG_RasCrrkg and b1a9a995-efff-56af-c31b-f45ab02aeb92 represent the same randomly generated NID within the sample namespace. They are freely inspired by Stripe's ID scheme.

Usage

To generate a random NID on the sample namespace you just:

NID.new(:sample)
# => #<NID sample__Vq_DG_RasCrrkg>

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/nid. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.