Unique Strossle ID generator
Strossle ID is composed of 38 hexadecimal characters:
VVVVRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCC
- First 4 characters
VVVV
represent the version of the ID - Next are 32
RRR...RRR
random characters - The ID is concluded with 2 checksum
CC
characters
Install by running npm install strossle-id
const strossleId = require('strossle-id');
// Generate a new random id
let newID = strossleId.generate();
// Validate id
strossleId.validate(newID); // true
// OPTIONAL - generate a specific version of strossle-ID
let idVersion = 1;
let earlyVersionID = strossleId.generate(idVersion);
Version | Description | State |
---|---|---|
1 (current) | Using metrohash128 and crc8 | Supported |
Note: If an unsupported version is provided as parameter to generate()
function, the function defaults to current version.
Run mocha test/unit-test.js