#1 Google UUID
Package uuid generates and inspects UUIDs.
github.com/gofrs/uuid
uuid
Package uuid provides implementations of the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), as specified in RFC-4122 and the Peabody RFC Draft (revision 03).
Decision Signals
Health score 93/100, confidence 100/100.
Install
go get github.com/gofrs/uuid
Package Data
updated May 28, 2026| Latest version | v4.4.0+incompatible |
| Imported by | 22.7K packages |
| Stars | 1.8K |
| Forks | 124 |
| Last activity | 16 days ago |
| Latest release | v5.4.0 (7 months ago) |
| License | MIT |
| Known vuln records | 0 |
API Surface
81 symbols| Symbol | Kind | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| EpochFunc | Type | type EpochFunc func() time.Time |
| Gen | Type | type Gen struct{} |
| Gen.NewV1 | Method | func (g *Gen) NewV1() (UUID, error) |
| Gen.NewV3 | Method | func (g *Gen) NewV3(ns UUID, name string) UUID |
| Gen.NewV4 | Method | func (g *Gen) NewV4() (UUID, error) |
| Gen.NewV5 | Method | func (g *Gen) NewV5(ns UUID, name string) UUID |
| Gen.NewV6 | Method | func (g *Gen) NewV6() (UUID, error) |
| Gen.NewV7 | Method | func (g *Gen) NewV7() (UUID, error) |
| NewGen | Function | func NewGen() *Gen |
| NewGenWithHWAF | Function | func NewGenWithHWAF(hwaf HWAddrFunc) *Gen |
| NewGenWithOptions | Function | func NewGenWithOptions(opts ...GenOption) *Gen |
| GenOption | Type | type GenOption func(*Gen) |
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