uuid-regexp

uuid-regexp

RegExp for finding an RFC4122 compliant UUID in a string.

npm install uuid-regexp --save

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API Examples

API

var uuid = require('uuid-regexp')

uuid().exec('f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479')
//=> [ 'f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479', index: 0, input: 'f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479' ]

uuid().test('f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479')
//=> true

uuid().test('f47ac10b58cc4372a5670e02b2c3d479')
//=> true

uuid().test('F47AC10B58CC4372A5670E02B2C3D479')
//=> true

uuid({ nil: true }).test('00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000')
//=> true

uuid().test('00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000')
//=> false

'Secret UUID is: {4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}'.replace(uuid({ flags: 'g' }), '*****')
//=> 'Secret UUID is: {*****}'

RegExp

var regexp = require('uuid-regexp/regexp')

regexp.versioned.source
//=> '[a-f0-9]{8}-?[a-f0-9]{4}-?[1-5][a-f0-9]{3}-?[89ab][a-f0-9]{3}-?[a-f0-9]{12}'

regexp.nil.source
//=> '[0]{8}-?[0]{4}-?[0]{4}-?[0]{4}-?[0]{12}'

API

uuid(options)

arguments

• options.nil (Boolean) Whether to include the nil/empty UUID pattern. (default: false)
• options.flags (String) Additional RegExp flags ('i' is always set).

returns

• (RegExp) RegExp for matching an RFC4122 compliant UUID strings.

Inspiration

• A Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace
• Universally unique identifier

Contributing

SEE: contributing.md

Licenses

Changelog

0.3.0 - 2016-01-14

Changed

• Dropped global option in favor of general flags option.