SCRU128 ID is yet another attempt to supersede UUID for the users who need decentralized, globally unique time-ordered identifiers. SCRU128 is inspired by ULID and KSUID and has the following features:
- 128-bit unsigned integer type
- Sortable by generation time (as integer and as text)
- 25-digit case-insensitive textual representation (Base36)
- 48-bit millisecond Unix timestamp that ensures useful life until year 10889
- Up to 281 trillion time-ordered but unpredictable unique IDs per millisecond
- 80-bit three-layer randomness for global uniqueness
import { scru128, scru128String } from "scru128";
// or on browsers:
// import { scru128, scru128String } from "https://unpkg.com/scru128@^3";
// generate a new identifier object
const x = scru128();
console.log(String(x)); // e.g., "036z951mhjikzik2gsl81gr7l"
console.log(x.toBigInt()); // as a 128-bit unsigned integer
// generate a textual representation directly
console.log(scru128String()); // e.g., "036z951mhzx67t63mq9xe6q0j"
See SCRU128 Specification for details.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.