Module couchdb_uuids

new/0

Generate a new uuid

At start time, default the algorithm will be set to random should you require a different algorithm use the function set_algorithm/1 first.

set_algorithm/1

Set the algorithm used for uuid genration

Available algorithms:

random: 128 bits of random awesome.

sequential: Monotonically increasing ids with random increments. The first 26 hex characters are random, the last 6 increment in random amounts until an overflow occurs. On overflow, the random prefix is regenerated and the process starts over.

utc_random: The time since Jan 1, 1970 UTC, in microseconds. The first 14 characters are the time in hex. The last 18 are random.

utc_id: The time since Jan 1, 1970 UTC, in microseconds, plus the utc_id_suffix string. The first 14 characters are the time in hex. The uuids/utc_id_suffix string value is appended to these.

Usage:

       set_algorithm(random).
       set_algorithm(utc_random).
       set_algorithm(sequential).
       set_algorithm({utc_id, <<"suffix">>).