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uid

package module

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Versions in this module

v1

v1.9.0

Jan 16, 2026

Changes in this version

+ var ErrInvalidByte = errors.New("character not in alphabet")

+ var ErrInvalidInput = errors.New("uid: invalid numeric input")

+ func Short(id string) (string, error)

+ func ShortenBase16(id string) (string, error)

+ func ShortenBase32(id string) (string, error)

+ func ShortenBase36(id string) (string, error)

+ func ShortenBase58(id string) (string, error)

+ func ShortenBase62(id string) (string, error)

+ func ShortenBase64(id string) (string, error)

+ func ShortenCrockford(id string) (string, error)

+ func ShortenZBase32(id string) (string, error)

+ func Unshort(s string) (string, error)

+ func UnshortenBase16(s string) (string, error)

+ func UnshortenBase32(s string) (string, error)

+ func UnshortenBase36(s string) (string, error)

+ func UnshortenBase58(s string) (string, error)

+ func UnshortenBase62(s string) (string, error)

+ func UnshortenBase64(s string) (string, error)

+ func UnshortenCrockford(s string) (string, error)

+ func UnshortenZBase32(s string) (string, error)

v1.8.0

Sep 1, 2025

v1.7.0

Aug 31, 2025

v1.6.0

Aug 31, 2025

Changes in this version

+ func HumanUid() string

+ func MicroUid() string

+ func NanoUid() string

+ func SecUid() string

+ func Timestamp() string

+ func TimestampMicro() string

+ func TimestampNano() string

+ func Uuid() string

+ func UuidFormatted() string

+ func UuidV1() string

+ func UuidV1Formatted() string

+ func UuidV3(namespace string, data []byte) (string, error)

+ func UuidV3Formatted(namespace string, data []byte) (string, error)

+ func UuidV4() string

+ func UuidV4Formatted() string

+ func UuidV5(namespace string, data []byte) (string, error)

+ func UuidV5Formatted(namespace string, data []byte) (string, error)

+ func UuidV6() string

+ func UuidV6Formatted() string

+ func UuidV7() string

+ func UuidV7Formatted() string