/* Generates a UUID/GUID in Node.Js. The script uses `Math.random` in combination with the timestamp for better randomness. The function generate an RFC4122 (https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt) version 4 UUID/GUID */ export const Guid = () => { const pattern = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx' let currentDateMilliseconds = new Date().getTime() return pattern.replace(/[xy]/g, (currentChar) => { const randomChar = (currentDateMilliseconds + Math.random() * 16) % 16 | 0 currentDateMilliseconds = Math.floor(currentDateMilliseconds / 16) return ( currentChar === 'x' ? randomChar : (randomChar & 0x7) | 0x8 ).toString(16) }) } // > Guid() // 'edc848db-3478-1760-8b55-7986003d895f'