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Id

Isomorphic universally unique identifiers generator. Inspired from mongodb ObjectId implementation and Snowflake algorithm. An id is a 12-byte value, constructed as follows:

  • A 4-byte timestamp
  • A 5-byte process-specific id
  • A 3-byte script-specific id

constructor​

Class constructor.

public constructor(value?: string);

Parameters​

  • value: Id string representation. If not defined, a new id will be generated.

Usage​

const id = new Id();
const id2 = new Id('000000000000000000000001');

toJSON​

Returns id JSON representation.

public toJSON(): string;

Returns​

Id JSON representation.

Usage​

id.toJSON(); // "000000000000000000000001"

toString​

Returns id string representation.

public toString(): string;

Returns​

Id string representation.

Usage​

id.toString(); // "000000000000000000000001"

valueOf​

Returns id value representation.

public valueOf(): string;

Returns​

Id value representation.

Usage​

id.valueOf(); // "000000000000000000000001"