fast-unique-id

fast-unique-id is a super lightweight package written in typescript that allows you generate universal unique identifier (non-standard) in 18 characters.

Installation

npm i fast-unique-id

Usage

import * as uniqueID from 'fast-unique-id';
 
console.log(uniqueID.fast());
//68kUVYfj05caqmg0PL
 
console.log(uniqueID.timestamp());
//68kUVYk4gw9lp3ENRP

Format & Performance

Method	Length	Format	Performance (Ryzen 5 1600)
uniqueID.fast()	18	pid + prefix + timestamp + random suffix	1904761 ops/sec
uniqueID.timestamp()	18	pid + prefix + init timestamp + offset + random suffix	916590 ops/sec

Collision

• multi thread safe
• no collision risk under 1000 ids/sec on average
• any time related functions will be working fine before human extinction