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|  | # uuid [](https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/actions?query=workflow%3ACI) [](https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/actions?query=workflow%3ABrowser)
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | For the creation of [RFC4122](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt) UUIDs | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | - **Complete** - Support for RFC4122 version 1, 3, 4, and 5 UUIDs | ||
|  | - **Cross-platform** - Support for ... | ||
|  |   - CommonJS, [ECMAScript Modules](#ecmascript-modules) and [CDN builds](#cdn-builds) | ||
|  |   - Node 8, 10, 12, 14 | ||
|  |   - Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, IE 11 browsers | ||
|  |   - Webpack and rollup.js module bundlers | ||
|  |   - [React Native / Expo](#react-native--expo) | ||
|  | - **Secure** - Cryptographically-strong random values | ||
|  | - **Small** - Zero-dependency, small footprint, plays nice with "tree shaking" packagers | ||
|  | - **CLI** - Includes the [`uuid` command line](#command-line) utility | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | **Upgrading from `uuid@3.x`?** Your code is probably okay, but check out [Upgrading From `uuid@3.x`](#upgrading-from-uuid3x) for details. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ## Quickstart
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | To create a random UUID... | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | **1. Install** | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```shell | ||
|  | npm install uuid | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | **2. Create a UUID** (ES6 module syntax) | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | uuidv4(); // ⇨ '9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ... or using CommonJS syntax: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid'); | ||
|  | uuidv4(); // ⇨ '1b9d6bcd-bbfd-4b2d-9b5d-ab8dfbbd4bed' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | For timestamp UUIDs, namespace UUIDs, and other options read on ... | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ## API Summary
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | |  |  |  | | ||
|  | | --- | --- | --- | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.NIL`](#uuidnil) | The nil UUID string (all zeros) | New in `uuid@8.3` | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.parse()`](#uuidparsestr) | Convert UUID string to array of bytes | New in `uuid@8.3` | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.stringify()`](#uuidstringifyarr-offset) | Convert array of bytes to UUID string | New in `uuid@8.3` | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.v1()`](#uuidv1options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 1 (timestamp) UUID |  | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.v3()`](#uuidv3name-namespace-buffer-offset) | Create a version 3 (namespace w/ MD5) UUID |  | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.v4()`](#uuidv4options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 4 (random) UUID |  | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.v5()`](#uuidv5name-namespace-buffer-offset) | Create a version 5 (namespace w/ SHA-1) UUID |  | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.validate()`](#uuidvalidatestr) | Test a string to see if it is a valid UUID | New in `uuid@8.3` | | ||
|  | | [`uuid.version()`](#uuidversionstr) | Detect RFC version of a UUID | New in `uuid@8.3` | | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ## API
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.NIL
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | The nil UUID string (all zeros). | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { NIL as NIL_UUID } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | NIL_UUID; // ⇨ '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.parse(str)
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Convert UUID string to array of bytes | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | |           |                                          | | ||
|  | | --------- | ---------------------------------------- | | ||
|  | | `str`     | A valid UUID `String`                    | | ||
|  | | _returns_ | `Uint8Array[16]`                         | | ||
|  | | _throws_  | `TypeError` if `str` is not a valid UUID | | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Note: Ordering of values in the byte arrays used by `parse()` and `stringify()` follows the left ↠ right order of hex-pairs in UUID strings. As shown in the example below. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { parse as uuidParse } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | // Parse a UUID | ||
|  | const bytes = uuidParse('6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b'); | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | // Convert to hex strings to show byte order (for documentation purposes) | ||
|  | [...bytes].map((v) => v.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')); // ⇨  | ||
|  |   // [ | ||
|  |   //   '6e', 'c0', 'bd', '7f', | ||
|  |   //   '11', 'c0', '43', 'da', | ||
|  |   //   '97', '5e', '2a', '8a', | ||
|  |   //   'd9', 'eb', 'ae', '0b' | ||
|  |   // ] | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.stringify(arr[, offset])
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Convert array of bytes to UUID string | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | |                |                                                                              | | ||
|  | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ||
|  | | `arr`          | `Array`-like collection of 16 values (starting from `offset`) between 0-255. | | ||
|  | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Starting index in the Array                                         | | ||
|  | | _returns_      | `String`                                                                     | | ||
|  | | _throws_       | `TypeError` if a valid UUID string cannot be generated                       | | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Note: Ordering of values in the byte arrays used by `parse()` and `stringify()` follows the left ↠ right order of hex-pairs in UUID strings. As shown in the example below. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { stringify as uuidStringify } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | const uuidBytes = [ | ||
|  |   0x6e, | ||
|  |   0xc0, | ||
|  |   0xbd, | ||
|  |   0x7f, | ||
|  |   0x11, | ||
|  |   0xc0, | ||
|  |   0x43, | ||
|  |   0xda, | ||
|  |   0x97, | ||
|  |   0x5e, | ||
|  |   0x2a, | ||
|  |   0x8a, | ||
|  |   0xd9, | ||
|  |   0xeb, | ||
|  |   0xae, | ||
|  |   0x0b, | ||
|  | ]; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | uuidStringify(uuidBytes); // ⇨ '6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.v1([options[, buffer[, offset]]])
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Create an RFC version 1 (timestamp) UUID | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | |  |  | | ||
|  | | --- | --- | | ||
|  | | [`options`] | `Object` with one or more of the following properties: | | ||
|  | | [`options.node` ] | RFC "node" field as an `Array[6]` of byte values (per 4.1.6) | | ||
|  | | [`options.clockseq`] | RFC "clock sequence" as a `Number` between 0 - 0x3fff | | ||
|  | | [`options.msecs`] | RFC "timestamp" field (`Number` of milliseconds, unix epoch) | | ||
|  | | [`options.nsecs`] | RFC "timestamp" field (`Number` of nanseconds to add to `msecs`, should be 0-10,000) | | ||
|  | | [`options.random`] | `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) | | ||
|  | | [`options.rng`] | Alternative to `options.random`, a `Function` that returns an `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) | | ||
|  | | [`buffer`] | `Array \| Buffer` If specified, uuid will be written here in byte-form, starting at `offset` | | ||
|  | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Index to start writing UUID bytes in `buffer` | | ||
|  | | _returns_ | UUID `String` if no `buffer` is specified, otherwise returns `buffer` | | ||
|  | | _throws_ | `Error` if more than 10M UUIDs/sec are requested | | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Note: The default [node id](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122#section-4.1.6) (the last 12 digits in the UUID) is generated once, randomly, on process startup, and then remains unchanged for the duration of the process. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Note: `options.random` and `options.rng` are only meaningful on the very first call to `v1()`, where they may be passed to initialize the internal `node` and `clockseq` fields. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v1 as uuidv1 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | uuidv1(); // ⇨ '2c5ea4c0-4067-11e9-8bad-9b1deb4d3b7d' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example using `options`: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v1 as uuidv1 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | const v1options = { | ||
|  |   node: [0x01, 0x23, 0x45, 0x67, 0x89, 0xab], | ||
|  |   clockseq: 0x1234, | ||
|  |   msecs: new Date('2011-11-01').getTime(), | ||
|  |   nsecs: 5678, | ||
|  | }; | ||
|  | uuidv1(v1options); // ⇨ '710b962e-041c-11e1-9234-0123456789ab' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.v3(name, namespace[, buffer[, offset]])
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Create an RFC version 3 (namespace w/ MD5) UUID | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | API is identical to `v5()`, but uses "v3" instead. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ⚠️ Note: Per the RFC, "_If backward compatibility is not an issue, SHA-1 [Version 5] is preferred_." | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.v4([options[, buffer[, offset]]])
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Create an RFC version 4 (random) UUID | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | |  |  | | ||
|  | | --- | --- | | ||
|  | | [`options`] | `Object` with one or more of the following properties: | | ||
|  | | [`options.random`] | `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) | | ||
|  | | [`options.rng`] | Alternative to `options.random`, a `Function` that returns an `Array` of 16 random bytes (0-255) | | ||
|  | | [`buffer`] | `Array \| Buffer` If specified, uuid will be written here in byte-form, starting at `offset` | | ||
|  | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Index to start writing UUID bytes in `buffer` | | ||
|  | | _returns_ | UUID `String` if no `buffer` is specified, otherwise returns `buffer` | | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | uuidv4(); // ⇨ '1b9d6bcd-bbfd-4b2d-9b5d-ab8dfbbd4bed' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example using predefined `random` values: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | const v4options = { | ||
|  |   random: [ | ||
|  |     0x10, | ||
|  |     0x91, | ||
|  |     0x56, | ||
|  |     0xbe, | ||
|  |     0xc4, | ||
|  |     0xfb, | ||
|  |     0xc1, | ||
|  |     0xea, | ||
|  |     0x71, | ||
|  |     0xb4, | ||
|  |     0xef, | ||
|  |     0xe1, | ||
|  |     0x67, | ||
|  |     0x1c, | ||
|  |     0x58, | ||
|  |     0x36, | ||
|  |   ], | ||
|  | }; | ||
|  | uuidv4(v4options); // ⇨ '109156be-c4fb-41ea-b1b4-efe1671c5836' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.v5(name, namespace[, buffer[, offset]])
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Create an RFC version 5 (namespace w/ SHA-1) UUID | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | |  |  | | ||
|  | | --- | --- | | ||
|  | | `name` | `String \| Array` | | ||
|  | | `namespace` | `String \| Array[16]` Namespace UUID | | ||
|  | | [`buffer`] | `Array \| Buffer` If specified, uuid will be written here in byte-form, starting at `offset` | | ||
|  | | [`offset` = 0] | `Number` Index to start writing UUID bytes in `buffer` | | ||
|  | | _returns_ | UUID `String` if no `buffer` is specified, otherwise returns `buffer` | | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Note: The RFC `DNS` and `URL` namespaces are available as `v5.DNS` and `v5.URL`. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example with custom namespace: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v5 as uuidv5 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | // Define a custom namespace.  Readers, create your own using something like | ||
|  | // https://www.uuidgenerator.net/ | ||
|  | const MY_NAMESPACE = '1b671a64-40d5-491e-99b0-da01ff1f3341'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | uuidv5('Hello, World!', MY_NAMESPACE); // ⇨ '630eb68f-e0fa-5ecc-887a-7c7a62614681' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example with RFC `URL` namespace: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v5 as uuidv5 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | uuidv5('https://www.w3.org/', uuidv5.URL); // ⇨ 'c106a26a-21bb-5538-8bf2-57095d1976c1' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.validate(str)
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Test a string to see if it is a valid UUID | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | |           |                                                     | | ||
|  | | --------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | ||
|  | | `str`     | `String` to validate                                | | ||
|  | | _returns_ | `true` if string is a valid UUID, `false` otherwise | | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { validate as uuidValidate } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | uuidValidate('not a UUID'); // ⇨ false | ||
|  | uuidValidate('6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b'); // ⇨ true | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Using `validate` and `version` together it is possible to do per-version validation, e.g. validate for only v4 UUIds. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { version as uuidVersion } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | import { validate as uuidValidate } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | function uuidValidateV4(uuid) { | ||
|  |   return uuidValidate(uuid) && uuidVersion(uuid) === 4; | ||
|  | } | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | const v1Uuid = 'd9428888-122b-11e1-b85c-61cd3cbb3210'; | ||
|  | const v4Uuid = '109156be-c4fb-41ea-b1b4-efe1671c5836'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | uuidValidateV4(v4Uuid); // ⇨ true | ||
|  | uuidValidateV4(v1Uuid); // ⇨ false | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### uuid.version(str)
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Detect RFC version of a UUID | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | |           |                                          | | ||
|  | | --------- | ---------------------------------------- | | ||
|  | | `str`     | A valid UUID `String`                    | | ||
|  | | _returns_ | `Number` The RFC version of the UUID     | | ||
|  | | _throws_  | `TypeError` if `str` is not a valid UUID | | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Example: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { version as uuidVersion } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | uuidVersion('45637ec4-c85f-11ea-87d0-0242ac130003'); // ⇨ 1 | ||
|  | uuidVersion('6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b'); // ⇨ 4 | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ## Command Line
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | UUIDs can be generated from the command line using `uuid`. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```shell | ||
|  | $ uuid | ||
|  | ddeb27fb-d9a0-4624-be4d-4615062daed4 | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | The default is to generate version 4 UUIDS, however the other versions are supported. Type `uuid --help` for details: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```shell | ||
|  | $ uuid --help | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Usage: | ||
|  |   uuid | ||
|  |   uuid v1 | ||
|  |   uuid v3 <name> <namespace uuid> | ||
|  |   uuid v4 | ||
|  |   uuid v5 <name> <namespace uuid> | ||
|  |   uuid --help | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Note: <namespace uuid> may be "URL" or "DNS" to use the corresponding UUIDs | ||
|  | defined by RFC4122 | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ## ECMAScript Modules
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | This library comes with [ECMAScript Modules](https://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/#sec-modules) (ESM) support for Node.js versions that support it ([example](./examples/node-esmodules/)) as well as bundlers like [rollup.js](https://rollupjs.org/guide/en/#tree-shaking) ([example](./examples/browser-rollup/)) and [webpack](https://webpack.js.org/guides/tree-shaking/) ([example](./examples/browser-webpack/)) (targeting both, Node.js and browser environments). | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | uuidv4(); // ⇨ '1b9d6bcd-bbfd-4b2d-9b5d-ab8dfbbd4bed' | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | To run the examples you must first create a dist build of this library in the module root: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```shell | ||
|  | npm run build | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ## CDN Builds
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### ECMAScript Modules
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | To load this module directly into modern browsers that [support loading ECMAScript Modules](https://caniuse.com/#feat=es6-module) you can make use of [jspm](https://jspm.org/): | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```html | ||
|  | <script type="module"> | ||
|  |   import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'https://jspm.dev/uuid'; | ||
|  |   console.log(uuidv4()); // ⇨ '1b9d6bcd-bbfd-4b2d-9b5d-ab8dfbbd4bed' | ||
|  | </script> | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### UMD
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | To load this module directly into older browsers you can use the [UMD (Universal Module Definition)](https://github.com/umdjs/umd) builds from any of the following CDNs: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | **Using [UNPKG](https://unpkg.com/uuid@latest/dist/umd/)**: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```html | ||
|  | <script src="https://unpkg.com/uuid@latest/dist/umd/uuidv4.min.js"></script> | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | **Using [jsDelivr](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/uuid@latest/dist/umd/)**: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```html | ||
|  | <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/uuid@latest/dist/umd/uuidv4.min.js"></script> | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | **Using [cdnjs](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/uuid)**: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```html | ||
|  | <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/uuid/8.1.0/uuidv4.min.js"></script> | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | These CDNs all provide the same [`uuidv4()`](#uuidv4options-buffer-offset) method: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```html | ||
|  | <script> | ||
|  |   uuidv4(); // ⇨ '55af1e37-0734-46d8-b070-a1e42e4fc392' | ||
|  | </script> | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Methods for the other algorithms ([`uuidv1()`](#uuidv1options-buffer-offset), [`uuidv3()`](#uuidv3name-namespace-buffer-offset) and [`uuidv5()`](#uuidv5name-namespace-buffer-offset)) are available from the files `uuidv1.min.js`, `uuidv3.min.js` and `uuidv5.min.js` respectively. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ## "getRandomValues() not supported"
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | This error occurs in environments where the standard [`crypto.getRandomValues()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Crypto/getRandomValues) API is not supported. This issue can be resolved by adding an appropriate polyfill: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### React Native / Expo
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | 1. Install [`react-native-get-random-values`](https://github.com/LinusU/react-native-get-random-values#readme) | ||
|  | 1. Import it _before_ `uuid`. Since `uuid` might also appear as a transitive dependency of some other imports it's safest to just import `react-native-get-random-values` as the very first thing in your entry point: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import 'react-native-get-random-values'; | ||
|  | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Note: If you are using Expo, you must be using at least `react-native-get-random-values@1.5.0` and `expo@39.0.0`. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### Web Workers / Service Workers (Edge <= 18)
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | [In Edge <= 18, Web Crypto is not supported in Web Workers or Service Workers](https://caniuse.com/#feat=cryptography) and we are not aware of a polyfill (let us know if you find one, please). | ||
|  | 
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|  | ## Upgrading From `uuid@7.x`
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|  | 
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|  | ### Only Named Exports Supported When Using with Node.js ESM
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|  | 
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|  | `uuid@7.x` did not come with native ECMAScript Module (ESM) support for Node.js. Importing it in Node.js ESM consequently imported the CommonJS source with a default export. This library now comes with true Node.js ESM support and only provides named exports. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Instead of doing: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import uuid from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | uuid.v4(); | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | you will now have to use the named exports: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | uuidv4(); | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### Deep Requires No Longer Supported
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | Deep requires like `require('uuid/v4')` [which have been deprecated in `uuid@7.x`](#deep-requires-now-deprecated) are no longer supported. | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ## Upgrading From `uuid@3.x`
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|  | 
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|  | "_Wait... what happened to `uuid@4.x` - `uuid@6.x`?!?_" | ||
|  | 
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|  | In order to avoid confusion with RFC [version 4](#uuidv4options-buffer-offset) and [version 5](#uuidv5name-namespace-buffer-offset) UUIDs, and a possible [version 6](http://gh.peabody.io/uuidv6/), releases 4 thru 6 of this module have been skipped. | ||
|  | 
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|  | ### Deep Requires Now Deprecated
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | `uuid@3.x` encouraged the use of deep requires to minimize the bundle size of browser builds: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | const uuidv4 = require('uuid/v4'); // <== NOW DEPRECATED! | ||
|  | uuidv4(); | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | As of `uuid@7.x` this library now provides ECMAScript modules builds, which allow packagers like Webpack and Rollup to do "tree-shaking" to remove dead code. Instead, use the `import` syntax: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'; | ||
|  | uuidv4(); | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ... or for CommonJS: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid'); | ||
|  | uuidv4(); | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ### Default Export Removed
 | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | `uuid@3.x` was exporting the Version 4 UUID method as a default export: | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | ```javascript | ||
|  | const uuid = require('uuid'); // <== REMOVED! | ||
|  | ``` | ||
|  | 
 | ||
|  | This usage pattern was already discouraged in `uuid@3.x` and has been removed in `uuid@7.x`. | ||
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