@types/uuid

Generating UUID v4

This feature allows for the generation of random UUIDs (version 4). The code sample demonstrates how to import the v4 function from the uuid package and use it to generate a new UUID.

import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
const myUuid = uuidv4();

Validating UUIDs

This feature enables the validation of UUID strings to check if they are valid UUIDs. The code sample shows how to import the validate function from the uuid package and use it to validate a given UUID string.

import { validate as uuidValidate } from 'uuid';
const isValid = uuidValidate('a3bb189e-8bf9-3888-9912-ace4e6543002');

Generating UUID v1

This feature supports the generation of time-based UUIDs (version 1). The code sample illustrates how to import the v1 function from the uuid package and use it to generate a new UUID.

import { v1 as uuidv1 } from 'uuid';
const myUuid = uuidv1();