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uid-promise

generates a cryptographically strong random uid

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uid-promise

Creates a cryptographically secure UID with a 62 character range that can be safely used in URLs.

Usage

Install the package:

npm i uid-promise

Then import it:

import { uid } = from 'uid-promise';

Finally, call it:

await uid(20);

API

uid(Number len) => Promise

  • Return a Promise that resolves with a string of random characters of length len
  • len must always be provided, else the promise is rejected
  • Under the hood, crypto.randomBytes is used
  • Character set: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789

Authors

  • Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg) - Vercel
  • Leo Lamprecht (@notquiteleo) - Vercel

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Package last updated on 18 May 2023

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