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boundless-utils-uuid
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Generates a unique ID. Adds a prefix so it is suitable for use as an HTML ID.
Generates a unique ID. Adds a prefix so it is suitable for use as an HTML ID.
Based on this algorithm.
npm i boundless-utils-uuid --save
Then use it like:
/** @jsx createElement */
import uuid from 'boundless-utils-uuid';
uuid(); // b-1f2cd27f-0754-4344-9d20-436a201b2f80
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Generates a unique ID. Adds a prefix so it is suitable for use as an HTML ID.
We found that boundless-utils-uuid demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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